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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe the circumstances around the 1998 NBA players strike. They list the incentives that influenced player and owner decisions and identify the costs and benefits the strike had on various groups. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare the rates of population growth between developed and less developed countries. Using a formula, they discover how to calculate population growth rates and complete tables with information collected from the Bureau of Census Website. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the list of endangered National Parks. They compare and contrast the prices of good and services related to the parks and identify the costs and benefits of existing public policies. Explaining how incentives affect behavior, they write a letter to a congressman for the protection of the parks. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss the benefits of exercise before writing a persuasive essay describing a variety of physical activities. They research information about fitness and exercise using a variety of web sites and print resources. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students read and analyze the book "The Teacher From the Black Lagoon" by Mike Thaler. They compare/contrast the two Mrs. Greens with a Venn diagram, design a new book cover, create a paper mache mask, and complete a story setting worksheet. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students are introduced to the PACED model in Economics. Using the model, they solve problems in making decisions about meals and careers. They compare and contrast the costs of a decision with the benefits. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students read "The Three Little Pigs" and define and compare terms cost and benefit. They identify costs and benefits of decisions based on examples given, and discuss importance of making good decisions. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students are introduced to the concept of decision-making. Using tokens, they exchange them for goods in their classroom marketplace to prepare themselves for a journey to a new land. They identify what they have chosen to left behind and give reasons for it. They list the costs, benefits and opportunity costs of all their choices. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the costs and benefits of marital choice. Using song lyrics, they realize that love and marriage are not costless. They identify the opportunity costs of each member of the couple making a decision. They discover that people would make different decisions if they were single. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students choose a cultural topic to research and publish on their website. They reflect upon the reasons they chose to study the French language and select a topic that influenced their choice. Full Review »

