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Students will learn how productivity and government policy influences the distribution of income and create and analyze Lorenz curves and the Gini coefficient.

In this economics activity, students will find a combination of policies that match their values and priorities and set a budget.

In this lesson students learn about banks and banking. The study the fractional reserve system, and the role the Fed plays in the money creation process.

Students will investigate the concept of total cost of ownership. They will brainstorm the costs of owning a dog or a cat. Students will calculate the total cost of ownership to help determine which might be the best pet for them.

Students use a looping activity to review personal finance vocabulary.

In this economics lesson, students will analyze arguments concerning income and corporate taxes and the impact of national debt.

In this lesson, students will learn about a speculative bubble within the context of the U.S. real estate market.

Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.

Students research the economic systems of North Korea and Chad and compare them to the US, guided by questions and using information from the CIA World Factbook website.