Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Analyzing Federal Reserve Data
How do you assess the health of the economy? In these lessons, students will analyze data in real time by linkin…
Grades: 9-12
CEE’s National Economics Challenge
CEE's National Economics Challenge (NEC), the only one of its kind, builds critical thinkers and tomorrow's leaders. The NEC recognizes exceptional high school students for their knowledge of economic principles and their ability to apply problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to real-world events. CEE created the NEC to reinforce classroom instruction, reward scholarship, and equip students with the necessary skills to navigate 21st-century life and reach their full potential. Encourage your students to enter the NEC today.
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
Math in the Real World
A collection of lessons and activities that teach important personal finance and economic concepts in the context of math lessons.
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Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Cybersecurity, Personal Finance and Economics
How do students avoid running up a bill on their parents’ credit cards while they’re using an app? How do you recognize false information on the internet? These are a sample of the questions answered in these cybersecurity lessons where students will explore basic concepts personal finance and economics.
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Investing in a College Education
Every high school student is faced with one of the most important decisions of their lives: whether to go to col…
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 6-8, 9-12
Productivity Video and Quiz
In this economics video, students will learn about productivity and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization, Productivity
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Opportunity Cost Video and Quiz
In this economics video, students will learn about opportunity cost and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost
Grades 3-5
Appily Ever After Video
Ana has a big problem. She accidentally spent almost $100 on in-app purchases while playing on her favorite princess app.…
Key Concepts: Consumers, Credit, Goods and Services
Grades 3-5
Cybersecurity and Economics: Goldi and the Three Passwords
In this lesson, students learn about how to create good passwords and the risks of not doing so. Through an…
Key Concepts: Choice, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Calculating Simple Interest
How do banks calculate the amount of interest paid on a loan? In this lesson, students will view a Livescribe…
Key Concepts: Credit, Interest
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On This Day in Economic History
March
20
1933
On this day in 1933, Roosevelt continued his aggressive first month in office, signing the Economy Act into law. Another strike against the Depression, the Economy Act slashed the salaries of federal employees in the name of preserving the nation's fiscal resources. It forced veterans to forgo part of their war benefits in the name of the economy. Along with these austerity measures, the Economy Act also forced the federal government to shuffle various agencies in hopes of maximizing their cost efficiency.