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Title Grade Date
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, January 25, 2012

STANDARD: 12, 18, 19, 20

 9-12 01/31/2012
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, January 19, 2012

STANDARD: 7, 18, 19

 9-12 01/31/2012
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, January 6, 2012

STANDARD: 15, 17, 18, 19

 9-12 01/31/2012
The Economics of Pro Sports: Why are the Cowboys and Yankees so Valuable?

STANDARD: 2, 3, 4

 9-12 01/26/2012
Understanding a Balance Sheet

STANDARD: 2, 10

 9-12 01/23/2012
Green Eggs and ...Economics?

STANDARD: 1, 2, 4, 6, 16

 9-12 01/19/2012
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, December 22, 2011

STANDARD: 15, 18, 20

 9-12 01/10/2012
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, December 16, 2011

STANDARD: 8, 18, 19, 20

 9-12 01/10/2012
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, December 13, 2011

STANDARD: 10, 18, 20

 9-12 01/10/2012
Goods and Services: Some are Private, Some are Not

STANDARD: 1, 3, 16

 3-5, 6-8 01/03/2012
A Penny Saved

STANDARD: 10, 12, 15, 16

 9-12 01/03/2012
Opportunity Cost

STANDARD: 1, 7, 11

 9-12 01/03/2012
Chevy Volt...It’s Electric!

STANDARD: 2, 8

 6-8, 9-12 12/20/2011
Using an Excel Checkbook

STANDARD: 10

 9-12 12/18/2011
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, December 2, 2011

STANDARD: 15, 18, 19, 20

 9-12 12/16/2011
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, November 22, 2011

STANDARD: 13, 14, 15, 18

 9-12 12/16/2011
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, November 16, 2011

STANDARD: 8, 18, 19

 9-12 12/16/2011
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, November 4, 2011

STANDARD: 15, 18, 19

 9-12 12/16/2011
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, November 2, 2011

STANDARD: 10, 16, 18, 20

 9-12 12/16/2011
Production Possibilities Curve

STANDARD: 1, 2, 3, 15

 9-12 12/15/2011
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, October 27, 2011

STANDARD: 13, 15, 16, 18

 9-12 11/21/2011
Loan Amortization - Mortgage

STANDARD: 2, 12

 9-12 11/10/2011
You've Won The Lottery! Now What?

STANDARD: 10, 12

 9-12 11/04/2011
LeBron James, The Cavaliers, and Derived Demand

STANDARD: 4, 7, 8, 15

 9-12 10/31/2011
Avatar, King of the Box Office?

STANDARD: 11, 19

 9-12 10/27/2011
Calculating Simple Interest

STANDARD: 12

 6-8, 9-12 10/20/2011
Specialization and the Decathlon

STANDARD: 5, 6

 9-12 08/09/2011
Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics

STANDARD: 2, 10

 9-12 07/29/2011
Balance of Payments (BOP)

STANDARD: 5, 6, 18

 9-12 06/02/2011
Baseball Economics 201

STANDARD: 2, 13

 6-8, 9-12 05/27/2011
Preparing a 1040EZ Income Tax Form

STANDARD: 16

 9-12 05/18/2011
Supply and Demand, Lessons From Toy Fads.

STANDARD: 7, 8

 6-8 05/17/2011
Trouble is Brewing in Boston - "Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak"

STANDARD: 2, 4, 6

 K-2, 3-5 01/27/2011
Trade to the Tailor

STANDARD: 1, 5

 K-2 01/26/2011
Should LeBron James Mow His Own Lawn?

STANDARD: 5, 6

 9-12 01/25/2011
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference

STANDARD: 1, 10, 14

 3-5 01/14/2011
How Global is Your Portfolio?

STANDARD: 10

 3-5, 6-8 12/09/2010
Human Resources and Capital Resources: It's A Match!

STANDARD: 1

 K-2 11/02/2010
Utility

STANDARD: 2, 3, 8

 9-12 08/18/2010
The Trading Game

STANDARD: 5, 6

 6-8, 9-12 07/26/2010
How Much Does it Cost Now?

STANDARD: 19

 9-12 06/03/2010
Graphing a Lorenz Curve and Calculating the Gini Coefficient

STANDARD: 13, 18

 9-12 04/05/2010
Everyday Opportunities

STANDARD: 1

 K-2, 3-5 03/24/2010
Traditional Economies and the Inuit

STANDARD: 1, 3, 8

 9-12 01/12/2010
Phillips Curve

STANDARD: 18, 19

 9-12 01/07/2010
The Ice Cream Stand

STANDARD: 1, 9, 14

 6-8 12/02/2009
The Credit Card Mystery

STANDARD: 4, 12

 9-12 11/20/2009
Okun's Law

STANDARD: 15, 18, 19

 9-12 11/02/2009
The Effects of the Recession

STANDARD: 18, 19

 6-8 10/21/2009
The Economics of Voting

STANDARD: 4

 9-12 08/28/2009
Competition Works in Our Flavor

STANDARD: 9, 16

 3-5, 6-8 08/11/2009
The Family Vacation

STANDARD: 11, 18

 6-8, 9-12 08/03/2009
Staying Afloat Financially in the 21st Century

STANDARD: 1, 2, 11

 6-8 06/21/2009
You're Going to College

STANDARD: 4

 6-8 06/21/2009
The Prices Are Changing

STANDARD: 7, 8

 6-8 06/11/2009
The Unemployment Game

STANDARD: 18, 19

 9-12 06/08/2009
Who Is Ben Bernanke?

STANDARD: 10, 20

 9-12 06/08/2009
Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 2)

STANDARD: 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16

 6-8, 9-12 06/03/2009
Marketplace: MIT Business Plan Competition

STANDARD: 14

 6-8, 9-12 04/03/2009
Marketplace: TV Niche News

STANDARD: 9

 6-8, 9-12 04/03/2009
Marketplace: Doing Business in Afghanistan

STANDARD: 2, 4, 14, 15, 16

 6-8, 9-12 02/26/2009
Marketplace: Economy of Architecture

STANDARD: 14

 6-8, 9-12 01/21/2009
Marketplace: The Argentina Barter Fair

STANDARD: 1, 5, 11

 6-8, 9-12 12/23/2008
Dumptown, USA: Making a Ton of Difference

STANDARD: 2, 16, 17

 6-8 12/01/2008
What Is Money? Why Does It Have Value?

STANDARD: 7

 6-8 11/26/2008
Marketplace: The Trouble with Truffles

STANDARD: 1, 3, 8

 6-8, 9-12 07/30/2008
Marketplace: Iraq's Supply and Demand

STANDARD: 1, 7, 8

 9-12 07/30/2008
Tax Time Scavenger Hunt

STANDARD: 10, 16

 9-12 07/30/2008
The Mitten

STANDARD: 1

 K-2 07/25/2008
Marketplace: School Competition

STANDARD: 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 17

 9-12 07/15/2008
Marketplace: Price Increase or Price-Gouging?

STANDARD: 7, 8

 9-12 06/23/2008
Lemonade For Sale!

STANDARD: 14

 6-8 06/17/2008
Cowboy Bob Builds a Community

STANDARD: 10

 3-5 05/21/2008
Marketplace: Real(ity) Estate

STANDARD: 9

 6-8, 9-12 05/21/2008
Jobs: Who Needs 'Em?

STANDARD: 19

 3-5 05/08/2008
Funny Money or Phony Money?

STANDARD: 11

 K-2 03/14/2008
Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)

STANDARD: 4, 14, 16

 6-8, 9-12 02/05/2008
How Labor Got Its Day

STANDARD: 10

 3-5 02/04/2008
The Civil War: A War of Resources

STANDARD: 1, 2

 6-8 02/01/2008
Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 1)

STANDARD: 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16

 6-8, 9-12 01/30/2008
The Five Stages of Investing

STANDARD: 1, 2

 9-12 01/30/2008
Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)

STANDARD: 8, 9, 13, 14, 15

 6-8, 9-12 01/15/2008
Work, Earnings and Economics: Using 'Lyddie' by Katherine Paterson

STANDARD: 1, 4, 10, 16

 6-8 09/13/2007
The Choice is Us: Monopolies

STANDARD: 7, 9, 16

 6-8 06/22/2007
What Happened to Railroads?

STANDARD: 9, 14, 16, 17

 9-12 06/07/2007
Banks & Credit Unions (Part I)

STANDARD: 10

 9-12 05/24/2007
It's a Not So Wonderful Life

STANDARD: 11, 12, 20

 9-12 05/23/2007
The Higher you Climb, The More You Pay

STANDARD: 1

 6-8 05/23/2007
The Color of Resources

STANDARD: 6

 3-5 04/30/2007
No Extra Room on the Mayflower

STANDARD: 1

 K-2 01/10/2007
Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)

STANDARD: 4, 13, 14, 15

 6-8, 9-12 01/05/2007
Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 1)

STANDARD: 6, 14, 15

 6-8, 9-12 01/05/2007
China - Where will they fit in the world economy?

STANDARD: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 15, 16

 9-12 11/10/2006
Deceptive Advertising: Crossing the Line

STANDARD: 4, 16

 9-12 11/01/2006
Marketplace: Teen Nightclubs

STANDARD: 7, 14

 9-12 07/27/2006
The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It?

STANDARD: 7, 8, 13

 6-8 07/21/2006
Did You Get the Message?

STANDARD: 4, 7, 8, 9

 3-5, 6-8 06/15/2006
Why does Brett Favre make $8.5 million per year?

STANDARD: 1, 7, 8, 13

 9-12 06/06/2006
Education: Weigh Your Options

STANDARD: 2

 9-12 05/22/2006
Goods and Services

STANDARD: 1, 7, 13

 K-2 05/17/2006
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