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Free Ride
Free Ride helps students identify goods and services provided by the government and evaluate the cost of government provided goods and services.
Taxation without Representation?
This lesson will take students through the series of tax acts that were enacted by the British government and disputed by the original 13 colonies of America prior to the American Revolution. Students will discuss the concept of government-provided services in exchange for taxes. Students will explain the specific taxes and the right of the English government to levy them in the context of the oft-used slogan: “No taxation without representation.”
Tic Tac Taxes!
This lesson will assist students in identifying various taxes and the services they help governments provide.
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Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature
This interdisciplinary curriculum guide helps teachers introduce their students to economics using popular children's stories.
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Energy, Economics, and the Environment: Case Studies and Teaching Activities for Elementary School
This publication helps elementary students analyze energy and environment issues from an economics perspective.
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Focus: Economics - Grades 3-5
This publication contains fourteen lessons that use a unique blend of games, simulations, and role playing to illustrate economics in a way elementary students will enjoy.
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