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Boom Town/Gold Rush
Students discover the history of California by researching the Gold Rush. In this economics history lesson, students participate in a class discussion about the book Boom Town, and the value of gold in California. Students...
National Wildlife Federation
Quantifying Land Changes Over Time in Areas of Deforestation and Urbanization
Is qualitative or quantitative research more convincing when it comes to climate change? In the eighth activity during this 21-part series, scholars begin by performing a quantitative analysis of deforestation and urbanization. Then,...
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Hot Commodities in Turm-Oil?
Learners assess their daily consumption of oil and petroleum-based products. They examine current global oil supply situation.
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Kindergarten Money
Students identify the various coins and their values through presentations, a rubric, a value pretest, and coin manipulatives. Money is incorporated into various activities whether at home or in school. Students create money webs using...
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Demand and Supply Worksheet
In this economics worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 28 questions regarding demand and supply.
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Supply, Demand, and Prices Worksheet
For this economics worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 34 questions about supply, demand and prices.
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Competition and Market Structure
High schoolers participate in a simulation in which some are buyers and some are sellers in a trading activity. They set their own prices and record transactions. Then they calculate who made the biggest profit. They discuss the results.
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A Dollar Goes A Long Way
Investigate life along the Old Spanish Trail! They visit websites and identify the history and environment. They create journals, dramatic enactments, and maps to discover the role individuals played in society. They also explore the...
National WWII Museum
Rationing by the Numbers: Quantitative Data as Evidence
What was it like to live on wartime rations in the United States during World War II? Young historians find out by exploring how those on the home front bought food thanks to the ration system. Other data includes statistics on car sales...
Library of Congress
The Conservation Movement at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy
Should wilderness areas be preserved or managed? Class members examine primary source documents, including lecture notes, articles, essays and congressional records to better understand the Hetch Hetchy controversy that created a split...
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The Minimum Wage and Unemployment
Have your class discuss the pros and cons of minimum wage laws using this resource. First, they read quotes from the perspective of those in favor of, and against, minimum wage laws. Then, they answer six questions about it.
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Aggregate Demand and Supply
Students analyze major events in terms of aggregate demand and supply models. The Activity provides students with a range of 'newspaper headline' events. They analyze the event using the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model.
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Market Simulation
Students explore the role of markets in Asian countries. They bring items from home to barter with to simulate markets. They discuss the advantages and problems of exchanging and how price is determined.
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Price Elasticity of Demand
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 15 fill and the blank and multiple choice questions about price elasticity of demand.
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Pizza and the Economy
Students become aware of the history behind pizza and how it was adapted to the economic and geographic conditions of the United States. They have a basic understanding of the concepts of supply and demand.
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Chapter 11: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Bring the intricacies of the Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply Model (AD-AS) to life in this detailed - yet understandable - presentation. Viewers will appreciate the clear explanations and graphs as they begin their adventure through...
Population Connection
Lessons From the Lorax
Is progress progressing too fast? So believes the Lorax, the eponymous character from Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. Young environmental science students read the book and debate the arguments of the Lorax and the Once-ler regarding the...
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How Markets Allocate Resources
Students study how markets allocate resources, students read background, analyze graphs, and make predictions about the impact of variables on the curves.
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Studies And Taxes
Students use knowledge of supply and demand models and demonstrate how markets can be affected by intervention from governments or other agencies in an attempt to correct a perceived market failure
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The Equilibrium Price Level And the Equilibrium Output
In this economics worksheet, students answer 3 short answer questions based on an equilibrium graph. They then answer 8 questions based on 8 different situations and illustrate the equilibrium changes on the graphs. In addition, students...
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Equilibrium Prices And Equilibrium Quantities
In this economics worksheet, high schoolers plot data regarding the demand for the supply of a product and answer 6 detailed fill in the blank/multiple choice questions regarding market prices and quantities.
Federal Reserve Bank
Once Upon a Dime: High School Lesson Plan
Who knew that fairy tales and economics go hand-in-hand? Pupils complete a host of handouts, using everything from graphic organizers to short answer questions to reinforce concepts. They also complete a project that builds on everything...
Council for Economic Education
Sand Art Brownies
Which is better, Coke or Pepsi? Pupils analyze the concept of substitute goods as they investigate the choice to purchase alternate products for better prices. Fun and practical, the engaging shopping exercise helps savvy scholars get...
Amnesty International
Respect My Rights, Respect My Dignity Module Three – Sexual and Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights
Give learners the support they need to take action in their communities when it comes to sexual and reproductive rights. A resource teaches the class about global issues surrounding gender inequality, including both readings and...