Use this EconEdLink intermediate lesson plan to teach your students about the concept of scarcity. Allow students to use the interactive simulation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to demonstrate their ability to make sound decisions in...

A comprehensive learning module on needs and wants that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students learn about what needs and wants are, how...

The students will explore the ideas of scarcity and choices by exploring a virtual model of the Mayflower. They will then pack a virtual suitcase making good choices about what they pack.

Think about a difficult decision you have had to make. After you decided did it work out? Why or why not? Why do you think decisions and choices are hard to make? We make personal decisions and we make decisions as groups. There is a...