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Economics Teacher Resources
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Using the latest updates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Consumer Price Index, learners conduct economic data analysis. They examine the charts, graphs, and websites provided to draw conclusions on current and future economic trends.
Here are 27 concepts and five graphs for learners to consider, as they study for their first economics exam. The topics cover introductory concepts typical of the first unit in an economics class.
Eleventh graders examine the economy of Korea. In this Economics lesson, 11th graders research how Korea transformed its economy in such a short period. Students read documents on Korea's transformation.
Provide your class with the definitions to several key economic concepts related to the Federal Reserve and macroeconomics. Then, engage them in a discussion using the new vocabulary in the context of factual economic data analysis.
Upper graders examine a series of graphs that show economic data related to the growth of the GDP. They use the charts and the information provided in lecture to respond to several discussion questions that require critical thinking and data analysis to answer.
Economics after the Great Depression and the effects of the Great Depression on the US economy are covered in 10 questions. Learners answer five multiple choice and five matching questions related to the Federal Reserve System, thrift institutions, and savings and loans.
Twelfth graders examine government spending. In this Economic Bill of Rights lesson, 12th graders explore consumer rights, individual economic decisions, and basic economic principles. Student then create a budget for the American government in an efforts to limit government spending.
Students discuss supply, demand, scarcity, and opportunity costs and how these may affect business decisions in this Economics lesson for an upper-level High School class. The lesson includes possible cross-curricular extensions.
Research and connect America's current economic downturn with the 1929 Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression.
The upcoming royal wedding can lead students on an exploration of economics and finances.