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Grades 6-8

Agent Pincher: P is for Penny or Where did money come from?

Over time everyone has had a pocketful of pennies, it’s not something we think about very much. But what if...

Key Concepts: Money

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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: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Demand, Investing…

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Grades 9-12

The Economics of Voting: What Do You Mean My Vote Doesn't Count?

This lesson explores the costs and benefits associated with voting in national elections. Specifically, the concepts of rational apathy, rational...

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

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Grades 9-12

What Do You Get for Your $1,818,600,000,000?

Using MS Excel and data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis web site on federal government spending, students will compare...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Choice, GDP…

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Grades 9-12

Economic Sectors and International Development

Using poverty rate as a measure of development, students select countries five at a time to compare how resources are...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Economic Systems

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

How E-Commerce Influences Consumer Choice

In this lesson students learn decision making skills that will help them become better consumers. As consumers they have a...

Key Concepts: Choice, Markets and Prices

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Grades 9-12

Business Ownership: The Franchise Option

Students explore an alternative to starting a business from scratch – investing in a franchise. They begin by considering the...

Key Concepts: Business, Choice, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Government Spending: Why Do We Spend the Way We Do?

Students look at definitions for the three categories of federal spending and using the internet locate examples of each. They...

Key Concepts: Interest

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Be an Energy Saver

This lesson focuses on the scarce and nonrenewable nature of fossil fuels in order to stimulate student thinking about energy...

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

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

This lesson introduces regulation and information as two tools used by government to promote fair competition and complete information in...

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Roles of Government

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Grades 3-5

Money Comes and Goes

Students read two online stories that introduce them to the elements of a budget and show that a successful budget...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting

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Grades 9-12

Why Do People Trade Across National Borders? | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 40: Why Do People Trade Across National Borders? from CEE's Capstone Exemplary...

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

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Grades 9-12

Productivity, Diminishing Marginal Returns, and the Demand for Labor | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 21: Productivity, Diminishing Marginal Returns, and the Demand for Labor from CEE's...

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Productivity, Specialization

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Grades 9-12

Why Are Some Nations Wealthy? | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 43: Why Are Some Nations Wealthy? from CEE's Capstone Exemplary Lessons for...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Division of Labor/Specialization, Economic Systems…

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Grades 9-12

Why Helping Yourself Helps Others | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 20: Why Helping Yourself Helps Others from CEE's Capstone Exemplary Lessons for...

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 9-12

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) And How to Measure It | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 33: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and How to Measure It from CEE's...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Consumption, Fiscal Policy…

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