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ESSENTIAL DILEMMA When, if ever, should the nation prioritize balancing the federal budget?

Working in small groups, students participate in a production simulation (making Valentine's Day greeting cards) to determine the effects of specialization on labor productivity,  the division of labor, and investment in human capital and capital goods. 

Students “produce” blue jeans and make business choices about production to simulate the decision of changing from more expensive, but longer lasting, fabric to cheaper fabric.

Students analyze documents, create a school-funding graphic organizer, and write an email to their state representative with their plan to fund schools in the most ethical way based on their researched opinion.

Newly updated! This lesson introduces students to three basic economic indicators: real GDP, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate. The students work in small groups to develop an economic forecast, using the three basic economic indicators. They participate in a simulation activi…

Have you ever been the victim of discrimination? That is, have you ever been treated differently from other people based not on your individual merits but because of your age, your gender, or your race? Not sure what discrimination is? With a partner or as a group, discuss a personal…

Students collect data from a hands-on activity involving Colors Goldfish® Baked Snack Crackers to learn how to create a two-way table, find the marginal distribution, and find the conditional distribution. Students then use given data to find marginal and conditional distributions to …

Use the cost of a typical Thanksgiving dinner to teach your students about inflation and the CPI.