Grades: 9-12
Car Ownership
Before students get their first car, make sure they know what they are in for. This collection will help prepare…
Grades: 9-12
The History of Social Security
Did the creation of a federally administered old-age pension program support or threaten American values and traditions? This lesson examines the creation of Social Security and different economic attitudes towards the program, past and present. Students will investigate historical documents, political cartoons, and more!
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Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
JUST RELEASED: VIRTUAL ECONOMICS 5.0!
Whether you’re looking for comprehensive lesson plans, quiz and test materials, or after-school interactive activities to challenge small groups of students, you will find resources that are easy to use and just a click away.
The Virtual Economics 5.0 USB features the latest versions of over 80 economics and personal finance titles for grades K-12 including:
Financial Fitness for Life
Personal Finance Printables
High School Economics
K Thru 2 Can Do! Math and Economics
Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work
plus 8 new economics videos, 8 new personal finance videos, lesson tips, a glossary, and a powerful search feature
Additionally, version 5.0 features AUTOMATIC LESSON UPDATES! When connected to the Internet, your VE 5.0 search results will automatically be enhanced with new and updated lessons from CEE’s EconEdLink library!
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The Virtual Economics 5.0 USB features the latest versions of over 80 economics and personal finance titles for grades K-12 including:
Financial Fitness for Life
Personal Finance Printables
High School Economics
K Thru 2 Can Do! Math and Economics
Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work
plus 8 new economics videos, 8 new personal finance videos, lesson tips, a glossary, and a powerful search feature
Additionally, version 5.0 features AUTOMATIC LESSON UPDATES! When connected to the Internet, your VE 5.0 search results will automatically be enhanced with new and updated lessons from CEE’s EconEdLink library!
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Business Cycles Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of the business cycle. The pattern in which economies have periods of recession and then also periods of economic expansion or recovery is known as the business cycle. Play the Kahoot! game to test your skills! This multi-player quiz game reviews the concepts discussed in the video.
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Grades: 9-12
Car Ownership Collection
Before students get their first car, make sure they know what they are in for. This collection of free lesson plans will help prepare students for what will probably be their first major purchase. Students will calculate the costs of buying a new or used vehicle, understand how car insurance works, explore financing options, and more.
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Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
New! Financial Fitness for Life, Third Edition for grades 9-12!
We’ve updated our best-selling personal finance resource that helps you prepare your students to make sound economic decisions in the ways of income, spending, saving, borrowing, investing, and managing money!
The new Third Editions of Financial Fitness for Life (FFFL), for teachers and students grades 9-12, provide completely up-to-date content aligned to the latest personal finance and Common Core standards, including real-world situations to engage your students.
Coming soon: FFFL 9-12 lesson plan activities delivered through educational technology tools, including Kahoot! and Quizlet, free to use on EconEdLink.
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The new Third Editions of Financial Fitness for Life (FFFL), for teachers and students grades 9-12, provide completely up-to-date content aligned to the latest personal finance and Common Core standards, including real-world situations to engage your students.
Coming soon: FFFL 9-12 lesson plan activities delivered through educational technology tools, including Kahoot! and Quizlet, free to use on EconEdLink.
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Grades: 9-12
Financial Fitness For Life 9-12, 3rd Edition
Financial Fitness for Life, 9-12 Third Edition is a CEE publication that helps teachers prepare students for lif…
Grades: 6-8, 9-12
Math in the Real World
Many economics and personal finance concepts overlap with math curriculum, but economics and personal finance te…
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Grades 9-12
Money Management/Budgeting Video and Quiz
In this personal finance video, students will learn how to budget and manage their money and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Saving and Investing, Scarcity
Grades 6-8
Equality Relations and Net Worth, Part 1
In this math lesson, students will use net income & net worth equations to learn about wealth and equality (math).
Key Concepts: Income, Money
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Benefits of Trade Video and Quiz
In this economics video, students will learn about the benefits of trade using comparative advantage and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Comparative Advantage, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
Grades K-2
We are Consumers and Producers
In this economics lesson, students learn how they and family members fulfill the roles of producers and consumers.
Key Concepts: Consumers, Goods and Services, Producers
Content Partner
Grades 9-12
Intro to Mint
In this personal finance activity, students will be introduced to Mint and our fictional user Scott.
Key Concepts: Consumers
Grades 9-12
Insurance Video and Quiz
In this personal finance video, students will learn about insurance and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Insurance, Risk and Return
Grades 6-8, 9-12
How Rapper 50 Cent Made Millions and Then Lost It
In this personal finance webinar, teachers will learn how to teach about mismanagement of money using 50 Cent's case.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Income
Content Partner
Grades 9-12
Consumer Choice and Decision Making Video Series and Quiz
In this economics video series, students will learn about how to be a consumer and how to assess demand.
Key Concepts: Consumers, Demand
Grades 9-12
National Security Goals, the Federal Budget, and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will examine defense spending to learn how it can influence the economy as a whole.
Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, Roles of Government
Grades 9-12
The History of Social Security
In this economics lesson, students will examine the creation of Social Security.
Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, Income Distribution, Roles of Government
Featured Teaching the News
On This Day in Economic History
November
21
1990
On this day in 1990 Michael Milken was sentenced to 10 years in prison for various securities laws infractions. Milken was the CEO of Drexel Burnham and during the 1980s was considered a Wall Street heavy weight. But his success was seemingly built and maintained with corrupt practices. After a four-year probe on his business practices Milken was brought in to face justice in 1990.