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In this lesson about the EPA, students will find out that their government pays for goods and services by taxing people and companies.

Students compare the economic costs and benefits of helping people who are experiencing housing insecurity and consider the ethical implications.

Students analyze and rank the four general goals of corrections to help them determine their personal beliefs about what prisons are supposed to do. Through a series of readings and data analysis students evaluate whether private prisons are better than public prisons at meeting the goals.

Students play charades to mimic noise pollution and consider the question "what can be done if someone's choices are putting a burden on others"?

In this lesson, you will learn about substitute goods. You will have choices to make in your role as a shopper. In making these choices, you will decide whether you are willing to accept one good as a substitute for another or not. Are you willing to make substitutions at the grocery store…

Hot debate and arguments galore whirl around this question: "Which economic approach is the most efficient and fair to resolve utility issues surrounding the use of common or public property?" This lesson will explore, examine and analyze this perplexing question by engaging in a…

Students will be rewarded for positive behavior and performance in class through a monetary incentive program. Classroom cash will be earned on a daily basis for such things as attendance, punctuality, and assignment completion. Conversely, students will be charged for such things as…

This year's federal elections will involve electing a president, all members of the House of Representatives, and one third of the Senate. Barring some international crisis, economic issues appear likely to dominate the debates. In past elections, macroeconomic issues related to the b…

Students learn about the purpose of the reserve requirement, how money is "created" in the economy through fractional reserves, and how the Federal Reserve uses the reserve requirement and loans to correct economic instability.

This lesson demonstrates a method for teaching students about inflation and the Consumer Price Index, using baseball players' salaries for purposes of illustration. Babe Ruth's salary from 1931 is adjusted to account for changes in the price level and is then compared to the salaries of tho…