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Each of us seek to make wise investment decisions that will make our money grow. Unfortunately, we cannot predict the future, but the past can give us a window to understanding the risks and rewards of investing in the stock market. This lesson will track the history of a Dow Jones 30 …

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

Student rank, research and compare different fiscal policy responses used by various governments during the Covid-19 pandemic.

COMPELLING QUESTION Why do politicians disagree on economic issues -- isn't there one right answer? Students work in small groups and are assigned a version of diary excerpts written by a student intern working for a policymaking legislator. Half the groups read a diary that f…

This lesson explores the costs and benefits associated with voting in national elections. Specifically, the concepts of rational apathy, rational ignorance and expressive voting are explained.

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA How do we know if we are getting good value out of the money we spend on defense?

What do you think of when you think of the National Parks System? Do you think of the majesty of the Grand Canyon and the redwoods of Northern California? Or does the serenity of Cape Cod and the Everglades come to mind?

In this economics interactive, users will play a drag and drop interactive to find the difference between Keynesian theory and New Classical theory.

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn spending multiplier and the marginal propensity of consuming and saving.

In this economics lesson, students will analyze responses to the COVID-19 crisis to learn about fiscal policy and its limits.