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Markets and Prices Clear

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Grades K-2

Funny Money or Phony Money?

Money is what we use to show what goods or services are worth. When you do work, you are paid...
Key Concepts: Markets and Prices
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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 1)

Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S.government policies have also had a...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Benefits of Trade, Business Costs and Revenues…
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Grades 9-12

What Happened to Railroads?

Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral...
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
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Grades 6-8

The Higher you Climb, The More You Pay

Students will take a "Virtual Tour" of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France and locate the price of a bottle...
Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Demand…
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Grades 9-12

It's a Not So Wonderful Life

In this lesson students learn about banks and banking. The study the fractional reserve system, and the role the Fed...
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Markets and Prices, Money…
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Grades 6-8

The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It?

In this lesson, students investigate the variables that contribute to the cost of gasoline. They learn that while OPEC nations...
Key Concepts: Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization, Goods and Services…
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Grades 9-12

Was Babe Ruth Under Paid?

Updated with 2022 MLB information! This lesson demonstrates a method for teaching students about inflation and the Consumer Price Index,...
Key Concepts: Inflation, Markets and Prices
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Why do we need money? Think about Ebay!

The students investigate money--its purpose and functions. They complete an exercise, using the online acution site Ebay, to learn why...
Key Concepts: Foreign Exchange, Markets, Markets and Prices…
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Grades 6-8

Fad or Fortune

This lesson focuses on collectibles and how they retain, lose, or gain value. In each round of a trading simulation,...
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Choice, Demand…
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Collecting for Fun . . . and Profit?

Art, baseball cards, coins, comic books, dolls, jewelry and stamps are just a few examples of the many things people...
Key Concepts: Demand, Investing, Markets and Prices…
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