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Grades 6-8
Improving on the Original
What makes something worth marketing? This lesson focuses on the distinction between marketing a new product or licensing it to...
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Grades 3-5
Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard
Ben & Jerry are producers of ice cream. Even if they produce ice cream for the entire nation, they still...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation…
Grades 9-12
CPI- The Crystal Ball
Governments and other financial organizations are constantly measuring trends in the economy to try to predict what will happen next....
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Lemon Squeeze - The Lemonade Stand
Everyone has at one time or another opened a lemonade or Kool-Aid Stand. What a great place to begin an...
Grades 6-8
Capital Chips (Part 1)
Through the use of a historical timeline of the capital investments made by the company the resulting benefits will be...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Goods and Services
Grades 6-8
Capital Chips (Part 2)
Through the use of a historical timeline of the capital investments made by the company the resulting benefits will be...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Goods and Services
Grades 6-8
Capital Chips (Part 3)
Through the use of a historical timeline of the capital investments made by the company the resulting benefits will be...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
Grades 3-5
Music, Maestro, Please: Show Business and the Factors of Production
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently opened a $300 million dollar center for the performing arts, the Kimmel Center. This...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
Grades 9-12
It's a Matter of Power
Students examine tradeoffs and profit- maximization decisions in the case study of Kaiser Aluminum, which decided to shut down aluminum...
Grades 3-5, 6-8
From Butterflies to Buffaloes
Nature tourism, also known as ecotourism, is a fast growing segment of the tourism industry. In this lesson, students learn...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
Grades 9-12
Economics in the Headlines
Students learn how to identify headlines in the news and current events as illustrations of problems in supply and demand....
Grades 3-5, 6-8
The Mystery of the Amazing Farmers
In this lesson you will be taking on the role of an an investigative reporter to solve the Amazing Farmer...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Goods and Services, Specialization…
Grades K-2
Increasing Productivity
This lesson stimulates students' thinking with stories about rigorous athlete training illustrating the importance of training and practice. After students...
Grades K-2
Eureka!
Take a look at how inventions, such as plastic, have changed our lives and how they are changing the future...
Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs
Grades 9-12
Should I Be a Professional Basketball Player?
The purpose of this lesson is to help you explore the relationship between education and income. Income is earned from...
Key Concepts: Buying Goods and Services, Entrepreneurs
Grades 9-12
Do You Have a Yen to Go to College?
Carlos is a senior at local high school. When he graduates, he plans to study computer animation. He has applied...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Exchange Rates, Marginal Analysis
