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In this lesson, students learn about how to create good passwords and the risks of not doing so. Through an original video called Goldi and the Three Passwords, they learn what goes into making up a “just-right” password. As a final activity, they use the information gathered …

In this webinar, you will explore how governments, through fiscal policy, can influence national economies.

Understand how economic reasoning skills are used to critically inquire, analyze, and discuss economic topics while cultivating civility toward opposing viewpoints.

Critical thinking skills used in economic analysis can allow kids to interpret history in new and exciting ways. Using the French Revolution, understand how price controls meant to protect the poor actually led to one of the bloodiest democratic revolutions in history. Bloodshed could have b…

How do you help students practice safe behavior online? In this lesson, students learn the do's and don’ts through the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood. After reading an informational text, the students identify some risky online activities and inform Red why these behaviors…

In this webinar, you will explore how the Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply model can be used to predict the effects of changes.

In this economics webinar, explore effective ways to teach elasticity in AP Economics classrooms in order to promote student mastery.

Decision making can be flawed, and as we try to save for the future, these flaws can be detrimental. But all is not lost!

Cli-Fi, the “hottest” new literature genre, portrays humans dealing with extreme weather situations. Discover how dire events of such as rising water, extreme heat, and freezing temperatures are perfect situations for teaching scarcity, allocation of limited resources, and decision making. D…

In this lesson, students access a website to research the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, which is a hoax. The initial (false) premise of the lesson is that students are learning to use online research to gather evidence, formulate an opinion, and take steps to contact elected officials. …