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In this math lesson, students will use net income & net worth equations to learn about wealth and equality (math).

One of the best sounds and smells is fresh popcorn! At the movies, at the fair, or at home, everyone likes to munch on popcorn. What is your favorite brand? Is the most expensive the best? You will conduct a taste test to find out. You will get the chance to learn about its history, wh…

This economics manual provides a framework for teaching economics in kindergarten through 12th grade.

This NY1 segment features Jonathan Joseph, an economics teacher at White Plains High School (NY) and recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award, who created a semester-long honors course called Economics and Sports.

Shanan Riegle, an award-winning teacher from Yorktown Elementary School in Indiana, demonstrates how to use play dough to teach the concept of scarcity to her 5th grade students using a lesson from Playful Economics by Dr. Harlan Day. Playful Economics is a collection of 15 hands-on lessons…

Professor Richard MacDonald of St. Cloud University demonstrates a lesson on Powerball Economics at a workshop organized by the Indiana Council for Economic Education. This lesson appears in CEE's print publication, Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life for grades 9-12. For informati…

Using play dough is a fun way to introduce new economic concepts and to keep your students engaged. In this video, Shanan Riegle, an award-winning teacher from Yorktown Elementary School in Indiana, demonstrates the Opportunity Cost lesson from Playful Economics by Harlan Day. Playful Econom…

Teach your students about developing a business plan. In this video a young man uses a business plan to determine where he should sell his t-shirts, who will buy them, and how much profit he will make. CEE's Entrepreneurship Economics publication introduces students to entrepreneurship th…

In this economics lesson, students will compare different schools of economic thought to learn about the role of government.

In this economics and ethics guide, students will use the ethical and economic way of thinking to examine the choices that are made in any news event, public policy, or other issue selected by the teacher.