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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Tapped Dry: How Do You Solve a Water Shortage?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Economists do not operate in a vacuum. If an economist is going to suggest that the price of a good needs to be increased, he or she needs to consider who will bear the increase in costs. Will the costs be distributed equally or will one...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Incentives Video and Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Economics website with video [1:35] and interactive quiz teaches about costs, benefits, and incentives.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Costs and Benefits of Buying a T Shirt

For Students 3rd - 5th
Video and related resources examines the costs and benefits of buying a new T-shirt.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Financial Costs and Benefits of College

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an article about the financial costs and benefits of college.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Worker Safety the Triangle Fire Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire tragedy and how its impact is still felt today. Students identify eerie parallels between the Triangle Fire and more recent workplace events with safety implications. How can future...
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Other

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Nuclear Energy [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 8 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It examines nuclear energy, what it is, its history, and its uses. The nuclear power industry in Texas is described, including uranium mining, and types of nuclear reactors and how...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Country Mouse Makes a Decision! (Student Version)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this site to teach your primary students how to identify the costs and benefits of making a decision. Animated link to the story, Country Mouse Makes a Decision, makes this an entertaining and educational economics activity.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Dumptown, Usa: Making a Ton of Difference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The amount of trash produced in the United States is mounting with each passing year. Communities are finding it increasingly difficult and costly to handle trash disposal. Recycling is considered a key solution to the garbage problem....
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1970 to 1990

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource compares the environmental benefits of pollution control to the costs incurred by industry, taxpayers, and consumers.
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Other

Rand Corp.: Gifts of the Muse: Reframing Debate About Benefits of the Arts [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With schools cutting costs, often times arts educators must justify why what they teach is important. This study in pdf format addresses many of the positive outcomes of arts education for students. Many of the benefits relate to 21st...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Choosing Between Home Appliances: Benefits to the Planet and Your Wallet

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students compare various options for purchasing new home appliances by comparing the energy usage of more efficient models to less energy efficient models. They calculate the payback period in cases for which the purchase price for the...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The 411 on College Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What are the costs and benefits to getting a college degree? Use this lesson plan to get your students thinking about the options they have for higher education and how to pay for it.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Technology Its Benefits and Negative Effects [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity, students consider advances in technology over the past several hundred years and the positive and negative impacts these advances have had on human beings and the natural world. Note: The video referred to...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Externality

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a definition and examples of an externality, both positive and negative, and the externality's effect on marginal private benefit and marginal social benefit.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: You're Going to College

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive game gives students the chance to learn about costs and benefits, the cost of college, and potential lifetime earnings.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: State Electricity on Google Earth: How Many Solar Panels Would It Take?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity addresses the Energy Awareness Principle by having students calculate electricity use by state, and also determine how much land would be required to replace all sources of electricity with solar panels considering costs...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Benefits and Costs of Us Environmental Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about specific examples of environmental laws in the United States.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: You're Going to College

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The students will explore the costs and the benefits of going to college. They participate in a three-part game designed to help them understand the decisions associated with attending college and the benefits available to college...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Voting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Since the 1960s, many Americans eligible to vote have not bothered to do so- not even in presidential elections. Low rates of participation in voting have been worrisome to people interested in preserving our democratic traditions....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Off to Interactive Island

For Teachers K - 1st
This activity provides a fun way to explore concept of economic decision making. In the lesson, young scholars are given a limited number of "tokens" and asked to exchange those tokens for goods in preparation for pioneering in a new...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: If You Hear a Hoot, Then This Site Is Kaput

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be left alone so the legal system is left to decide the toughest cases? Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be revised in order to increase economic growth without endangering listed...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Voting: What Do You Mean My Vote Doesn't Count?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson explores the costs and benefits associated with voting in national elections. Specifically, the concepts of rational apathy, rational ignorance and expressive voting are explained.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: How Much Is That Doggy?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will investigate the concept of total cost of ownership. They will brainstorm the costs of owning a dog or a cat. Students will calculate the total cost of ownership to help determine which might be the best pet for them.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Break a Leg

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students will learn about the basic components and terminology of individual health insurance. Students will make decisions about the value of insurance protection and you will identify trends in the cost...

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