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Grades 9-12

Public Choice Economics

Students participate in a series of classroom elections to analyze special-interest effects and see how the costs of voting and...

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

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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...

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Grades 9-12

President Jackson and the Veto of the Second National Bank

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA Could the conflict over the Second National Bank have been resolved in a way that supported the values...

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Grades 9-12

Medicare, Governance, and the National Debt

In this economics lesson, students will learn about how medicare affects the national deficit and debt.

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Crowding Out, Debt

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Grades 9-12

Unemployment Survey Lesson Demo

In this economics lesson demo video, teachers will learn how to model Lesson 18 from CEE’s High School Economics publication.

Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Phillips Curve, Unemployment

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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…

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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....

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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...

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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…

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Grades 6-8

The Civil War: A War of Resources

The North won the Civil War in large part due to its superior resources. In this lesson students will learn...

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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...

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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: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Foreign Exchange, Marginal Analysis

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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