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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Do I Look Like I'm Made of Money?

In this economics lesson, students will learn the importance of money as a medium of exchange.

Key Concepts: Human Capital, Income, Money

45 mins

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Grades 6-8

What Is Money? Why Does It Have Value?

In this economics lesson, students will learn about the history of money and its 5 characteristics.

Key Concepts: Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Investing in Yourself: Closing the Soft Skills Gap

Students will exercise their understanding of soft skills through a series of ten scenarios of conflicts that might occur at...

Key Concepts: Human Capital, Opportunity Cost

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

The Unemployment Game

In this economics lesson, students will participate in a labor market to learn about unemployment rate.

Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment

60 mins

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Grades 6-8

The Trading Game: Should LeBron James Mow His Own Lawn?

In this economics lesson, students will play a trading game to learn about voluntary trade.

Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Comparative Advantage, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

Sports Economics: To Build or Not to Build

In this economics lesson, students will examine a public-private partnership to learn about opportunity cost.

Key Concepts: Opportunity Cost, Roles of Government, Taxes

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Green Eggs and ...Economics?

In this economics lesson, students will learn key economic concepts found in children's literature.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Division of Labor/Specialization, Market Structures

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Where did All the Money Go? The Great Depression Mystery

In this economics lesson, students will identify conditions in the economy to learn about the Great Depression.

Key Concepts: Financial Markets, Markets and Prices, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

90 mins

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Grades K-2

Teach Entrepreneurship with "Arthur's Pet Business"

In this economics lesson, students will read a popular children's book to learn about entrepreneurship.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Goods and Services, Risk and Return

45 mins

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Appily Ever After

When working online, children aren't usually aware that parents have to enter a credit card in order to pay for...

Key Concepts: Consumers, Credit, Goods and Services

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Economics: Protecting Your Identity Online

How do you help students practice safe behavior online? In this lesson, students learn the do's and don’ts through the...

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

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Economics: Goldi and the Three Passwords

In this lesson, students learn about how to create good passwords and the risks of not doing so. Through an...

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

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Economics: Social Media and You

How do you make wise decisions about posting on social media? In this lesson, students will learn how to differentiate...

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

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Economics: Evaluating Websites

In this lesson, students access a website to research the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, which is a hoax. The initial...

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

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Identity Theft

Anyone can become a victim of identity theft. Protecting one’s identity can help reduce the potential of becoming a victim...

Key Concepts: Credit, Fraud

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Grades 9-12

Unemployment Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

In this economics lesson, students will learn about economic data and what they communicate about the health of the economy.

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment

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Grades 9-12

Employment Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

This series of lessons will introduce you to economic data that economists use to assess the health of the economy....

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment

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Grades 9-12

GDP Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

This series of lessons will introduce you to economic data that economists use to assess the health of the economy....

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Fiscal Policy, GDP

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Grades 9-12

Economic Data Lesson: Economic Policy Options

This is the final lesson in a series of lessons that introduces students to the economic data that economists use...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Cycles, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Inflation Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

Newly updated! This series of lessons will introduce you to economic data that economists use to assess the health of...

Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, Inflation

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