Students evaluate the basic rationale, nature, and consequences fo taxes. They describe why governments need taxes as revenue to provide goods and servicesin this series of activities.

Middle schoolers work as travel agents to plan an around-the-world trip to all of Hemingway's favorite world locations. They plan an itinerary which includes facets of the trip and record the information in their journals.

Students examine rights of taxpayers and procedures the IRS uses to process tax returns

Students investigate the stock market using stock market tables, charts, and graphs. They participate in a simulation of stock market investment over time. They read about the history of Wall Street and the Stock Market.

Students have the opportunity to see how the money they earn is dependent, to a great extent, on the education they gain, by examining occupations and salaries. They then will use pay stubs and tax tables to learn what happens to the...

Students use a real-world example to work on measurement skills and learn economic concepts such as budget constrains, trade-offs and expenses. [PDF]

Learn how to calculate a fair price for a service. You'll be exploring calculations of direct cost, overhead, profit and more. The answers you give to the lesson questions will receive immediate feedback.