Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environment: Fishing and Property Rights

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a role-playing "fishing game" to discover how over-harvesting can eliminate a resource. In the second round of the game, students are told they can only fish in their assigned territories. Students explain the...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: What Is Money? Why Does It Have Value?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this lesson, learners consider the fact that the value of money differs depending on where the money is being spent. In order to understand this idea, students will first develop a deeper understanding of what it means for money to...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Fad or Fortune

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson focuses on collectibles and how they retain, lose, or gain value. In each round of a trading simulation, students will learn more about the value of their collectibles and discuss why items gain or lose value. They will...