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\nMiddle School World History\n

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\nA 22-lesson Middle School World History unit uses a unique problem-solving approach to teach tweens economic history. After reading articles that provide background information, pupils engage in activities and simulations that require...\n
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\nCrash Course: Economics\n

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\nNudge Theory, Game Theory, and Oligopoly? A 35-part video Crash Course goes beyond supply and demand and provides young economists with everything they need to know about economics. Based on the 2015 AP Economics guidelines, the...\n
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\nPractical Money Skills: Lessons for Special Needs Students\n

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\nHelp special needs learners develop the money management skills they need to prepare for living on their own. The collection of 10 lessons cover budgeting, shopping, banking, saving and investing, understanding credit, and much more....\n
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\nEconomic Lowdown Podcast Series\n

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\nAccepting a cow as payment for a car is not udder-ly ridiculous. A collection of 21 podcasts provide high schoolers with the lowdown on economics. Topics covered include economics, banking, monetary policy, and the role the Federal...\n
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\nKatrina's Classroom: Teaching Money Skills for Life\n

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\nImagine a hurricane teaching high schoolers about financial preparedness! The four lessons in this collection are based on the personal stories in Katrina’s Classroom: Financial Lessons from a Hurricane video. Topics include goal...\n
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\n\"Opportunity\n\n
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\nOpportunity Cost\n

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\nThe price of those new shoes involves more than just money! Individuals explore the concept of opportunity cost using a video clip and gratification discussions. They prepare a budget based off of their set of values in regards to...\n
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\nEpisode 1: Opportunity Cost\n

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\nThe concept of opportunity cost challenges historians to analyze how some choices come at a loss in the opening lesson of a 21-part economic series. Podcasts offer insight into the subject of what a decision costs the consumer....\n
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\nProduction Possibilities Curve and Opportunity Cost\n

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\nWhat happens when the resources used as part of a production possibilities curve are not easily adaptable to produce both goods? Watch as an economics instructor uses an example of an economy producing pizzas and robots in...\n
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\nIdentifying Opportunity Cost\n

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\nStudents work together to examine the concept of opportunity costs. They complete a practice problem and solve other problems during the class period. They share their solutions with the class.\n
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\nChoices Are Everywhere: Why Can’t We Just Have It All?\n

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\nHere is a resource covering a range of terms and concepts regarding scarcity, opportunity cost, and government debt in economics. \n
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\nSusan's Choice\n

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\nYoung economists explore opportunity cost by counting how much money Susan has in her piggy bank. From here, they are challenged to help Susan make a choice about what she can buy with her money. \n
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\nOpportunity Cost\n

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\nLearners review the concept of opportunity cost. Using a clip from a money, they identify the people who made a choice and the value of the choice given up. They read various scenarios about opportunity costs and trade-offs and make...\n
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\nOpportunity Cost\n

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\nStudents study what opportunity cost is and why it is important to their lives.\n
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\nScarcity and Opportunity Cost - To Choose Is To Refuse\n

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\nStudents are introduced to scarcity and opportunity costs. They discuss how different societies allocate their resources differently based on their needs. Illustrating trade offs, they create a production possibility frontier. They...\n
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\nProduction Possibilities & Opportunity Cost\n

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\nIn this economics instructional activity, 12th graders respond to 15 multiple choice questions about production possiblities and opportunity costs.\n
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\nLocation of Resources in Early Civilizations\n

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\nSixth graders define scarcity and opportunity costs.\n
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\nEconomics Study Guide\n

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\nUse this resource as a basic review of economic principles. There are six questions relating to the factors of production, opportunity costs, wants and needs, tangibles and intangibles, and more.\n
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\nEconomics Worksheet: Opportunity Costs\n

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\nIn this economics worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to calculate opportunity costs and graph their calculations.\n
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\nThe Legacy of the Olympics: Economic Burden or Boon?\n

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\nDo the economic benefits of major sporting events such as the Olympics or the World Cup outweigh the expected costs? Using fundamental economic terms, discover the explicit and implicit costs and benefits for countries that host these...\n
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\nTarantula Shoes\n

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\nStudents read a book about Ryan O'Keefe, a young man who wants a pair of basketball shoes promoted by a basketball star. They explore about spending, saving, opportunity cost, and trade-offs as they study Ryan's decisions throughout the...\n
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\nMoney situations\n

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\nIn this money situations worksheet, students read money word problems and then list the benefit, opportunity cost, risks, and responsibilities for each one. Students do this for 6 questions.\n
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\nWhy Nations Trade\n

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\nLearners discuss international trade. In this trade lesson plan, students read about comparative advantage and the benefits of international trade. Learners perform a skills test to determine their individual specialization areas and...\n
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\nTiming Is Everything\n

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\nStudents discuss the incentives and opportunity costs of spending vs. saving. They follow an interactive website which shows them the how much money they could end up with by saving instead of spending.\n
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\nGive and Take\n

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\nStudents analyze a scheduling dilemma. In this opportunity cost and trade-offs lesson, students must schedule the school gym for basketball games, but there are not enough hours for all the games. Groups determine how time will be...\n
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