Browse lesson plans, videos, activities, and more by grade level

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Globalization Wiping Out the American Surfboard Industry?

Economic correspondent Paul Solman reports on an American-born product hit hard by globalization: the surfboard. In Southern California, U.S.-based manufacturers...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Benefits of Trade, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

Video

See Video

Grades 3-5

Spotlighting Entrepreneurs: A Technology "iCon"

What better way to address Common Core standards in Reading Informational Text than by meeting a gentleman that changed the...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business, Credit…

Lesson

See Lesson

Grades 9-12

Pop Goes the Housing Bubble

In this lesson, students will learn about a speculative bubble within the context of the U.S. real estate market.

Key Concepts: Asset, Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Borrow…

Lesson

See Lesson

Grades 9-12

The 411 on College Education

One of the most important financial decisions people make is whether to go to college. The price tag of a...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Division of Labor/Specialization, Market Structures

Lesson

See Lesson

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is China's Fast-Growing Economy Headed for a Crash?

Will the Chinese economy continue its torrid pace of growth and overtake the U.S.'s top status? Or is it a...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Cycles, Consumption…

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Manufacturer Vita Needle Finds Investment in Older Workers Turns a Big Profit

The average age of Vita Needle's workers is 74 years old, and that's no accident. The manufacturing company has intentionally...

Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Goods and Services, Producers

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: 'Tis the Season, But Should We Save or Spend? A Holiday Money Conundrum

In this economics video, Paul Solman weighs in on saving money during the holidays.

Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Consumers…

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: America's Historical Struggle With Debt and the Role of Federal Government

Between paying now or paying later, Americans have just about always preferred debt to taxes. Paul Solman talks to Simon...

Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Budget Deficit, Budget Deficits and Public Debt…

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Lawmakers Consider Cutting Tax Deductions to Bring Down the Deficit

While tax breaks are popular, their future may be limited. Congressional leaders are deliberating on how they can increase revenue...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Business Cycles, Fiscal Policy…

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How Fine Print on Your Bills Helps Big Companies in Taking More of Your Money

Cell phone bills are up 30 percent since 2009. So are cable television bills. Big companies are inserting tiny fees...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Costs and Revenues, Market Structures…

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Learning, Earning and Investing: Meet the Author | Hear from an Expert

This webinar presents an overview of the CEE publication Learning, Earning and Investing for a New Generation. Join one of...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Credit, Investing

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: No Laughing Matter: A Look at the European Debt Crisis Through Cartoons

Lee Buchheit, a lawyer who helped mastermind Greece's debt restructuring earlier this year, and investor Hans Humes explain the wrangling...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Credit, Risk and Return…

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Climate Change Causes Insurers to Rethink Price of Risk After Hurricane Sandy

The insurance industry looks at historical data, old and new, in order to assess the risk for potential disasters and...

Key Concepts: Insurance, Markets and Prices, Profit…

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Future Unclear for Superstorm Sandy Victims Dealing with Insurance Woes

Despite a history of hurricanes, there were many storm victims in New York without flood insurance thinking the risk for...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Institutions, Incentive…

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: 'Red Ink' in the Federal Budget: Understanding Why the U.S. Has So Much Debt

With a federal budget of $3.6 trillion, a deficit of $1 trillion and a total debt of $16 trillion, it...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Roles of Government

Video

See Video

Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Political Polls, Professors and Election Markets Predict the Presidential Race

With such a close presidential race, many would like to look to pollsters and their political crystal balls for predictions....

Video

See Video

All Resources (by date)

Sign Up for Free Membership