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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Dog Gone Job!

For Teachers K - 1st
Dog Gone Job! demonstrates how job specialization increases productivity.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Right Job for the Tortoise and the Hare

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This entertaining lesson teaches your primary learners about the value of specialized labor within a community, via The Tortoise and The Hare. This classic story also reinforces character education values of respect and friendship....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Frontier Specialists

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The level of output in an economy can be increased through specialization. Economic specialization occurs when people produce different goods and services than they consume. It requires people to exchange goods and services.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In ancient Hawaii, chiefs managed the economy by creating a land division system, the Ahupua'a, which divided the islands into pie slice shapes. Each Ahupua'a covered the three main regions of the islands: the mountains, the valleys, and...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Professinoal Sports: If You Build It, Will They Come?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Should Le Bron James Mow His Own Lawn?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss absolute advantage, comparative advantage, specialization and trade with an example using professional basketball player LeBron James.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: What Makes Water Special?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
In this lesson students will explore and compare the physical properties of water and oil. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Classroom Cash Incentive Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn more about the economy through this informative lesson. "In this lesson, you will learn how the incentive program affects the personal choices you make in class. You will also analyze how economic incentives can affect behavior."
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Incentives Influence Us

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Find out more about the concept of incentives in our economy through this lesson plan. "You will identify incentives used at home and school."
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Digestion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Digestion is the process of breaking down food into smaller units. This is done by special chemicals in the body. Proteins are important for muscles and cell growth and repair. Students learn about digestion and proteins by observing the...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: What Is a Neuron?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Messages within the brain and the rest of the nervous system are sent very rapidly. These messages are conducted by cells called neurons. Neurons are specialized to receive and transmit message and neurons are connected in networks. In...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Neurotransmitters Contain Chemicals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Nervous system signals are transmitted electrically along individual neurons, but neurons are separated from each other by a tiny gap. Chemical messengers called neurotransmitters cross the gap between neurons. Neurotransmitters fit into...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Price We Pay for Health: Us and Canada

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the trade-offs associated with those positive aspects. In Canada, everyone has health care,...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this lesson to learn more about the Hawaiian economics system. Learn how they developed and used this specialized type of money system. "In this lesson, you will learn how specialization and division of labor increased productivity...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Music, Maestro, Please: Show Business and the Factors of Production

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently opened a $300 million dollar center for the performing arts, the Kimmel Center. This lesson was developed for a special teacher workshop to incorporate economics and the arts to teach kids...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: To Buy or Not to Buy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Let's Talk Turkey: The Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving? Are you joined by friends and/or family for a special feast? What do you eat? Most American families celebrate Thanksgiving by cooking turkey. According to EatTurkey.com, approx. 88 percent of...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Agent Pincher: The Case of the Ufo

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes when people first try to use money from another country, they feel like they are playing with toy...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides young scholars with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: How Can Big Business Make Money From Tariffs?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students investigate the impact of tariffs on businesses and consumers during the 1880s by looking at a political cartoon, solving a short math problem, and comparing protectionism between time periods. They then...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Education: Weigh Your Options

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Getting and keeping a job often requires special education or training. While an employer may provide or pay for some additional education or training, workers often have to obtain it on their own. In this lesson, students use a weighted...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Widget Production: Producing More, Using Less

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is an extension of a lesson called "Widget Production" and discusses a lesson plan on increasing productivity.

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