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Grades 9-12
Party Platforms and Economic Issues
According to Gallup, Americans have considered the state of the economy "among the most important U.S. problems" since 2008. The...
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Grades 9-12
Campaign Finance
Compelling Question: In addressing the compelling question "Does money matter in political campaigns?" students work through a series of supporting...
Grades 9-12
Can Election Futures Markets be More Accurate than Polls?
The students examine results from opinion polls conducted near the end of the 2012 presidential campaign. They compare results from...
Grades 9-12
Understanding the Debt Ceiling Debate and the Budget Control Act of 2011
This lesson provides an introduction and an overview of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Students will be given information...
Key Concepts: Crowding Out, Debt, Economic Growth…
Grades 9-12
Balance of Payments (BOP)
International trade allows countries to buy and sell both domestic and foreign goods, as well as services and financial assets....
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Family Vacation
Students will take a surprise trip around the world. As they travel, they will use clues to discover where they...
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Economic Institutions, Entrepreneurs…
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...
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: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Foreign Exchange, Marginal Analysis
Grades 3-5
The Color of Resources
This lesson will demonstrate the making of Crayola products to introduce natural, capital, and human resources as well as touching...
Grades 9-12
China - Where will they fit in the world economy?
With its, emerging middle class, its new markets, and a new emphasis on increasing its technology base, where is China...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
Grades 9-12
Education: Weigh Your Options
Getting and keeping a job often requires special education or training. While an employer may provide or pay for some...
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: Exchange Rates
Grades 6-8
There is Something in the Water
The United States is losing 60,000 acres of wetlands each year. Is this good or bad? Does anyone really want...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services, Scarcity
Grades 9-12
Industrial Entrepreneurs or Robber Barons?
This lesson focuses on a group of nineteenth century industrial entrepreneurs described in many history books as Robber Barons. It...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Entrepreneurs, Firms and Production…
Grades 9-12
Fewer Watts and Fatter Wallets
Students learn about incentives for alternative energy programs and the role played by non-price determinants in energy choices.
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
