Young scholars explore the issues of rebuilding after the Indonesian tsunami. In this reconstruction lesson, students investigate the reconstruction that followed the devastating event.

Pupils examine the use of sources and their quotes in news writing. They determine the reasons specific persons are used as sources and why their opinions are relevant to the article. In groups, they identify sources in articles and...

Students analyze evidence of society's socioeconomic goals, prioritize goals, and identify the opportunity costs of limited government funding.

Students engage in a study that is focused upon the practice of how financial savings is accumulated and spent. This is based upon the rate of consumption with spending. The lesson helps students to create a working budget according to a...

Learners identify problems with a pure market economy, and examine and explain roles of selected regulatory agencies.

Students role play as international traders from different continents. They negotiate prices and resolve trade barriers to better their understanding of free trade.

Students review any materials from two previous lessons on emissions. As a class, they use a graphic organizer to review their stakeholder's hypothesis. They identify possible causes of global warming and discover how to solve this problem.

Fourth graders create mock advertisement campaigns.

Students research how agencies respond to emergencies. They brainstorm ways to help the victims of the earthquake.

Students investigate the socioeconomic and environmental issues associated with radon. They examine the laws that exist in New Jersey that pertain to real estate. They work in groups to design new legislation that addresses associated...

Young scholars research a legal or ethical aspect of radon. They create their own legislation regarding radon and real estate. They present their information to the class.

Economics learning module on the fundamentals of economics including the role of government and economic systems.

Practice what you have learned about economic systems in this four-question exercise.

This student version of an economics lesson plan focuses on allocation. For a lesson about how the rule of force motivates, check out this informative website.

Using poverty rate as a measure of development, students select countries five at a time to compare how resources are allocated to three economic sectors (agriculture, industrial, service). After making comparisons, students will...

Ancient Hawaii was ruled by chiefs, who were responsible for the well-being of their people and for managing the islands' resources. The chiefs divided the islands into land districts shaped like pie slices called Ahupua'a (ah-who-...

An introduction to basic concepts in beginning economics.

A definition is given for allocation in relation to economics.

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.

This is a lesson plan on the environmental aspects of economic development. Focusing on Brazil, the lesson takes students through the pros and cons associated with development and how multiple players are involved.

Students will work in cooperative learning groups to examine the similarities and differences in capitalism, socialism, and communism. They will do research to meet specific requirements of elements that must be included in a...

This lesson introduced the basics of a branch of economics known as welfare economics, which is interested in how the allocation of resources affects well-being. The most important concepts used in welfare analysis are total surplus and...

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...

There are lots of ways to receive income, and lots of ways to spend it. In this EconomicsMinute you will develop two budgets to help you decide how to allocate your income. Assuming you do not love making dollar bill rings.