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In this economics lesson, students will research natural resources and illustrate how they are used to provide goods and services.

In Lesson #3 from the "Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues" curriculum, students will play the role of a medical professional or a patient to see how information and ethics can alter decision making.

Updated! Perfect for an integrated economics and math or technology lesson. Students use Excel to create scatterplots, regression line equations, and correlation coefficients (r) for inflation and unemployment data from the 1980s, 1990s, and the 2000s. This lesson is suitable for Algebra I…

The National Economics Challenge (NEC) is the country’s only economics competition of its kind for high school students. It tests micro and macroeconomic principles as well as knowledge of the world economy.  This motivating and fun team learning experience begins with competitions at the st…

Leith Thompson that Economics is the language of power, public policy and change and so it is essential that not only Economics flourish at the secondary level but also in order to achieve gender parity in the discipline as a whole, the disparity in the Secondary sector needs to be addressed…

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

Enter the 2021 National Economics Challenge! The National Economics Challenge (NEC) is the country’s only economics competition of its kind for high school students. It tests micro and macroeconomic principles as well as knowledge of the world economy.  This motivating and fun team learning …

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 43: Why Are Some Nations Wealthy? from CEE's Capstone Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics publication. In this lesson, students work in groups to examine data from several nations regarding size, natural resources, and population. Usi…

COMPELLING QUESTION Why don’t we always choose the best option when making a decision? The lesson presents three short illustrations of how people may not always make decisions by weighing the costs and benefits of the alternatives. The lesson emphasizes how reference points…

COMPELLING QUESTION: Why do people tend to procrastinate when it comes to doing things that are good for them? Students observe a “mind” that tries to decide whether to exercise or not. They see how discounting can change a person’s intended choices and actual choice…