This activity has students redesign and justify the packaging currently used in some consumer products. Design criteria include reducing the amount of packaging material by 25%.

A website dedicated to helping students make informed financial decisions through their road to college. Website focues on filling out financial aid to choosing a loan.

This site is an essay that by advocates of ATM surcharges.

Students practice creating a buying plan and apply this strategy to provide buying advice to others.

Tips for high school students interested in buying their first car. This site will help them make informed decisions.

[PDF] This downloadable brochure will help high school students prepare for the financial decisions they will need to make once high school is over.

In this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore activism - taking action to bring about change - including some causes that activists espouse and the tactics that they use to end harmful practices or reshape policies. The lesson...

Consider how individuals making economic decisions connect countries to one another around the world. Discuss what happens and how farmers and factory workers in third-world countries are affected when production exceeds consumption.

While consumers and producers obviously make most decisions that mold the economy, government activities have at least four powerful effects on the U.S. economy.

Explore this website to find out how and why consumers make choices on what products to buy. Learn how producers entice consumers into buying their products. This is a very informative lesson plan.

This lesson reveals to learners how advertisers use words and images to make goods and services look their best. To protect consumers and make sure that competition among sellers is fair in the marketplace, the federal government...

Students will investigate unforeseen costs of car loans and/or house loans. They will then evaluate the economics of decision making, the ramifications of their choices, and options available to them. Students will compute costs and...

Even the savviest consumer has a problem with a good or service on occasion. It is a consumer's right to complain when there is a genuine problem. In some situations, it is also a consumer's responsibility. A problem can't be fixed if no...

This lesson focuses on the scarce and non-renewable nature of fossil fuels in order to stimulate student thinking about energy conservation. It emphasizes the fact that saving energy can be good for the wallet as well as the earth's...

This printable instructional activity discusses producers and consumers from an agricultural perspective. It focuses on choices that the consumer has with regard to purchasing agricultural goods (e.g. fruits and vegetables). As an...

Students explore an alternative to starting a business from scratch- investing in a franchise. They begin by considering the pros and cons of a franchise and whether this form of business is an option that would fit their personality and...

Learners will learn how to determine 'price per unit' to help make decisions when comparing products.

In this instructional activity, students will calculate savings for different products when using coupons. They will also decide what factors will influence the choices they make when choosing products.

This lesson introduces regulation and information as two tools used by government to promote fair competition and complete information in a market economy. Using the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act as a case study, students explore the...

Examines how supply relates to economic decision making. Using the example of purchasing blue jeans, students take the role of producer to determine how many blue jeans they would supply to the market. Includes links and discussion...

While precise numbers are not known, it is believed the number of boycotts has grown markedly in the past fifty years. Consumers seem to be besieged by requests from special interest groups to refrain from buying certain goods and...

At T.V. 411 you can explore the concept of paying over time with situations involving credit cards, rent to own items, and more. This interactive lesson gives the learner an opportunity to make decisions about money management.

Students will be able to make economically sound purchasing decisions by using unit pricing, calculating discounts, and analyzing fixed and variable costs.

Follow the story line to create a pop star. You must make good financial choices to achieve success. You can also quiz yourself about commercials and other uses of music.