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International trade allows countries to buy and sell both domestic and foreign goods, as well as services and financial assets. A country's transactions are summarized in a set of accounts called the "Balance of Payments (BOP)." Students will learn how to record transactions in the BOP acco…

When working online, children aren't usually aware that parents have to enter a credit card in order to pay for apps on mobile devices. In this lesson, students will learn how to be responsible when downloading apps. Although many apps are free, even free apps can have costs because many com…

In this economics lesson, students will examine political forces influencing the federal budget.

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

Students use a looping activity to review personal finance vocabulary.

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 explore fiscal policy remedies used by the federal government to reduce volatile fluctuations in the business cycle.

In this lesson, updated with 2023 statistics, students learn about the challenges of the federal debt and play the Fiscal Ship simulation.

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