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In this elementary lesson, students focus on the economic concepts of price, goods, and services. Knowledge is applied by comparing the pricing of a good (pizza) and a utility service (electricity), highlighting how prices can vary for essentially the same goods and services based on differe…

This personal finance lesson discusses the costs of credit in a manner that helps students calculate those costs and integrate them in short- and long-term decisions.

Recently published, but likely written between 1958 and 1962, What Pet Should I Get? is the delightful tale of a definitive childhood event: selecting a family pet. The activities in this lesson focus on the decision-making process. The text, told in the classic Seuss cadence and rhyme sc…

Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.

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"?

Students practice interpreting and drawing GDP graphs as they analyze why some data can be deceiving.

Students will take a "Virtual Tour" of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France and locate the price of a bottle of water at each viewing platform. They will need to problem solve how to pay for admission, buy the water and be able to pay for the telescope at the top of the tower- all for…

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…

The purpose of this lesson is to help you explore the relationship between education and income. Income is earned from one's resources. Those resources might be natural resources (oil field, farm land), capital resources (man-made resources that are used in the production of goods and serv…

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…