Econoclass
Econoclass: Using Economics to Save Lives
This activity presents students with the challenge of saving lives through public policy. A cost-benefit analysis of current programs and potential policies will be used.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Country Mouse Makes a Decision! (Student Version)
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 lesson.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Tradeoff Between Economic Output and Environmental Protection
Unfortunately, it's not possible for a country to maximize both its environmental protection and its economic output. Each country must make a decision about how the two goals should be balanced and how to achieve that balance.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: From the Mountains to the Sea
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-...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: If You Hear a Hoot, Then This Site Is Kaput
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...
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Solar Energy [Pdf]
Chapter 10 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It examines solar energy, its history, and how it is used. The solar power industry in Texas is described, its economic importance, methods of producing it, and how it is...
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Hydropower [Pdf]
Chapter 19 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at hydroelectric power, its history, and how it is used. Hydropower in Texas is described, its economic impact, how it is produced and its availability. The costs and...
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Wind Energy [Pdf]
Chapter 11 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at wind energy, its history, and how it is used. The wind power industry in Texas is described, its economic importance, how it is produced and transmitted, and its...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Benefits and Costs of Us Environmental Laws
Read about specific examples of environmental laws in the United States.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Professinoal Sports: If You Build It, Will They Come?
Special interest groups are able to have a substantial impact on the political system. Such groups can provide valuable services to individuals and to elected officials. They also can generate substantial benefits to a small minority.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: Give and Take
A lesson plan from the University of Nebraska for Middle School middle schoolers about choice, opportunity cost, and trade-offs. Indicates standards, materials, objectives and is differentiated for one grade below and above grade-level...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Be All You Can Be for Minimum Wage? (Educator Page)
This lesson plan ask students to calculate the percentage change in military strength over the last two decades, hypothesize economic (and non-economic) explanations for these changes, test hypothetical explanations by reading an...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: How Much Is That Doggy?
Students 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.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Globalization Debate [Pdf]
In an effort to educate on economics, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides this newsletter and lesson plan highlighting the debate of globalization.
Other
Texas Comptroller of Pub. Accounts: Energy Report: Liquefied Petroleum Gas [Pdf]
Chapter 6 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at liquified petroleum gas, or LPG, which is the name given to hydrocarbon-based gases generated from crude oil or natural gas. The history of LPG is described, its uses,...
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Crude Oil [Pdf]
Chapter 4 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at crude oil as an energy source, its history, and its many uses and products. The economic impact of the petroleum industry in Texas is described, the scale and scope of...
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Natural Gas [Pdf]
Chapter 5 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at natural gas, its history, and its uses. The economic impact of the natural gas industry in Texas is described, consumption, production, distribution through pipelines,...
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Coal [Pdf]
Chapter 7 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at coal, its history, its uses, its economic impact in Texas, consumption, mining, and the transportation of coal. The process of generating electricity from coal is...
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Geothermal [Pdf]
Chapter 21 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at geothermal energy, its history, and uses. The economic impact of geothermal energy in Texas is described, and its production, transmission, and availability. Also looks...
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Hydrogen [Pdf]
Chapter 22 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at hydrogen as an energy source, its history, and uses. The economic impact of the hydrogen energy sector in Texas is described, the consumption of hydrogen, methods of...
Other
National Bureau of Economic Research: Measuring Positive Externalities [Pdf]
This research paper describes how the installation of an anti-theft device on cars has helped reduce crime in general in some areas. The concept of positive externalities can be seen in this example.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Economics of Installing Solar Pv Panels: Is It Worth It to the Individual?
Help determine the financial calculations involved in an actual solar photovoltaic system installed Denver, Colorado in 2013.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Confusion Over Inflation
Why do people worry about inflation? What are the economic effects of inflation?.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Boomtimes: 20th Century Mining Mojave Desert
This collection uses primary sources to explore twentieth-century mining in the Mojave Desert.