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Grades 9-12

Economic Misery and Presidential Elections

Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.
Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment, Fiscal Policy, GDP
45 mins.
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Voters and Elections

Updated with new data! Students identify costs associated with voting. Then they make predictions about who might be more likely...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
45 mins.
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Preparing Your Form 1040

In this personal finance lesson, students will use an IRS Form 1040 to calculate personal income tax.
Key Concepts: Taxes
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

You Decide - Money Allocation Game

Let your students allocate $20,000 money to these repair jobs based on how important they are in the area!
Key Concepts: Money Management, Opportunity Cost, Scarcity…
Activity

Content Partner

Grades 9-12

College Money Matters

Make smart decisions that maximize your college choices and minimize your debt.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Personal Finance Economics, Saving and Investing
Article

Content Partner

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Inflation 101

In this lesson, you will learn about what inflation is, why you should care about it, and how the Federal...
Key Concepts: Inflation
20 mins
Video

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Grades Higher Education, 9-12

EconoFact

On this website, you can see how the frameworks and theories taught in class relate to real-world timely events.
Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment, Fiscal Policy, Income Distribution
20 mins
Article

Grades 9-12

Characteristics of Money

In this personal finance activity, students will match terms related to money with their definitions.
Key Concepts: Characteristics of Money
20 mins
Activity

Grades 9-12

Examining the Gini Coefficient

In this economics activity, students use Gini Coefficient data to compare income between countries.
Key Concepts: Income, Income Distribution
30 mins
Activity

Grades 6-8, 9-12

What Was a Dollar Worth?

In this personal finance activity, students will examine changes in the value of money over time.
Key Concepts: Financial Investments, Inflation, Money
20 mins
Activity

Grades K-2

Matching Goods and Services

In this economics activity, students will match key terms with the appropriate pictures.
Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services, Producers
10 mins
Activity