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Grade 9-12

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Video

The Entrepreneur Video

Updated: April 3 2023,

Author: barrel fan

Teacher Version

Standards Summary

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Consumption, Division of Labor/Specialization, Entrepreneurs, Goods and Services

Teach your students about the benefits of being an entrepreneur. In this video a young woman starts her own business cleaning garages and does so well that she is able to expand her business.

CEE’s Entrepreneurship Economics publication introduces students to entrepreneurship through a resource market simulation, which demonstrates how entrepreneurship promotes economic activity and benefits society. The book and ebook are available for purchase at the CEE Store.

Grades K-2, 3-5

Curious George Economics

Use the lovable character Curious George to capture student attention while teaching about personal finance and economics.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services, Productive Resources, Saving…

Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5

Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Economics and Enterprising Women

Teach both Women's History and foundational concepts via the lives of diverse, inspirational figures.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Opportunity Cost, Scarcity

Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (Lightning Round)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop classification.

Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services

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