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New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 11

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You'll C-E-R a difference in classroom achievement after using a helpful lesson. Designed for economics, civics, government, and US history classes, participants practice using the CER model to craft arguments about primary and secondary...
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James Madison University

James Madison University: Online Elementary Economics Lessons

For Teachers K - 1st
James Madison University has developed a variety of online economic lessons for elementary learners. Explore basic economic and financial concepts.
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James Madison University

James Madison University: Online Middle School Economics Lessons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
James Madison University has developed a variety of online economic lessons for middle school young scholars. Explore basic economic and financial concepts.
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James Madison University

James Madison University: Online High School Economics Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
James Madison University has developed a variety of online economic lessons for high school students. Explore basic economic and financial concepts.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Economic Impact of a Changing Middle Class

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students analyze economic data to better understand America's middle class, its role in the economy, its impact on economic growth, and why a shrinking middle class matters to the U.S. economy.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Group of 20 Reacts to Global Economic Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students will explore how a global economic crisis affects nations differently depending on their circumstances. They will also get to know the Group of 20 and how they are addressing the economic crisis of 2009.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Economic Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and concepts related to economic growth, including expansion of capital, technological change, and human capital. This resource is designed as a review...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Effect of Changes in Policies/economic Conditions on Foreign Exch

For Students 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to how changes in economic policies or conditions can affect the foreign exchange market. This resource is designed as a review for the...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students will watch a Paul Solman video of an interview of Yoram Bauman, the Stand up Economist....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Public Policy and Economic Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and concepts related to how policymakers can influence economic growth. This resource is designed as a review for the AP Macroeconomics Test or a college-level...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Economic Sectors and International Development

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using poverty rate as a measure of development, learners select countries five at a time to compare how resources are allocated to three economic sectors (agriculture, industrial, service). After making comparisons, students will...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Work, Earnings and Economics: Using Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In reading and discussing Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, young scholars examine basic economic concepts and explore the growth of labor unions and the role of government in a market economy.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Forecasting Economics

For Teachers K - 1st
Can you learn economics from the weather? Learners will be able to integrate science, math, and economics through this engaging lesson. The forecast predicts some percentage chance of success.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: If I Ran the Zoo Economics and Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Welcome to the Zoo! In this two-day lesson you will use Dr. Seuss' If I Ran The Zoo book to introduce the economic concepts to your students. You will also get the chance to use actual zoo criteria to help a zoo "choose" new animals.
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Other

Foundation for Teaching Economics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Foundation for Teaching Economics provides lesson plans and curriculum materials in a variety of areas of economics. Games and exercises enhance the lessons provided. Teachers can search by keywords or choose lessons from the list...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: Andersonville Prison: An Economic Microcosm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a lesson plan that investigates concepts of scarcity, economic wants, command economic systems, market economic systems, and markets and prices.
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Econoclass

Econoclass: Resources for Economic Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A site with resources for teachers teaching high school economics.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Focus on Economic Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the second estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2012, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on February 28, 2013. The current data and historical GDP data...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: Virtual Economics Web Companion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....
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Other

Texas Council on Economic Education: Building an Economy: Texas Experience [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A 14-lesson, 169-page unit on the economic history of Texas. Lessons cover the free enterprise system, the economic patterns and motivations of Native Americans and various immigrant groups, the impact of the closing of the frontier, the...
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Other

Texas Council on Economic Education:texas Economics Eras & Individuals [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A 10-lesson, 83-page unit targeting Grades 4 and 7. Lessons cover various eras in the history of Texas, including boom and bust towns; the eras dominated by cattle, fences along the frontier, cotton, and oil; the Dust Bowl and the Great...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Keynes vs. Hayek: The Rise of the Chicago School of Economics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Economic freedom is freedom from government intervention in the production and distribution of goods and services. After World War II, governments were trying to rebuild their economies from the ground up. They looked to the ideas of the...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Economic Incentives in Our Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will identify positive and negative economic incentives used in their communities to encourage people to make CHOICES beneficial to the community. Students will recognize that not all incentives convince all people since people...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Comparative Economic Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the economic systems of a communist country and a third-world country and compare them to the US, guided by questions and using information from the CIA World Factbook website.

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