6-8 Archives - EconEdLink

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Women's History Month: Women on the Money, Resources, Activities, and Lessons featuring the New American Women Quarters

In this webinar, you will learn to introduce students to diverse individuals who were pioneers in their fields.

Key Concepts: Decision Making, Entrepreneur

60 mins

Mar 15 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

COVID Isolation Abroad: Economic Lessons from Barbados

In this webinar, you will see the economic lessons learned from the most expensive "vacation" taken by economics teacher Amanda...

Key Concepts: Budget, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Goods and Services…

60 mins

Jan 18 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Fake News Fibbage - Teaching students how to avoid online misinformation

In this webinar, you will explore Fake News Fibbage, a unique activity that teaches students about misinformation.

Key Concepts: Public-Choice Analysis, Technology

60 mins

Mar 08 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Your Personal Finance for Teachers: Making Informed Decisions Around Current Events

In this personal finance webinar, predict how current events can likely impact various returns and risks of investment portfolios.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Investments, Saving

60 mins

Nov 03 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Your Personal Finance for Teachers: Protecting Your Assets & Using Debt Strategically

In this personal finance webinar, Integrate management of your debt-to-income ratio into lasting "healthy and wealthy" plans.

Key Concepts: Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Investments

60 mins

Nov 10 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Your Personal Finance for Teachers: Planning for Retirement

In this personal finance webinar, sound advice and strategies for teachers planning to retire from education will be offered.

Key Concepts: Consumer Economics, Personal Finance Economics, Technology

60 mins

Oct 13 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Marvelous World of Economics: Using the MCU to Teach Econ!

In this economics webinar, see ready-to-use activities to teach concepts using exciting material from the Marvel Comic Universe.

Key Concepts: Comparative Advantage, Competition, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis

60 mins

Nov 16 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8

Using Percentage Allocation to Create a Basic Spending and Savings Plan

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn to create a spending and savings plan using order of operations.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Income, Money

60 mins

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Grades 6-8

Increasing Engagement with Real World Math Lessons Using Nearpod

In this personal finance webinar, explore ways to increase student engagement by incorporating interactive, "Nearpodized" lessons.

Key Concepts: Financial Investments, Incentives, Money

60 mins

Oct 07 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8

On Demand Thursdays: Media Perception and COVID 19

In this economics webinar, teachers will investigate researching students' use of social media and news outlets.

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Employment and Unemployment

60 mins

Dec 02 12:30-1:30pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

On Demand Thursdays: Pandemics Past, Present and Future in Young Adult Literature

In this economics webinar, discover recently published books that examine pandemics, crises, and societies' responses to them.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Demand, Supply

60 mins

Sep 23 12:30-1:30pm ET

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Who Pays? Who Benefits? Who Provides?

In this economics activity, students identify differences in public and private goods and services.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services

15 mins

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Time Value of Money: What was a dollar worth?

In this personal finance activity, students will examine changes in the value of money over time.

Key Concepts: Financial Investments, Inflation, Money

20 mins

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Comparing Pizza Prices

In this economics activity, students will explain the difference in price for two similar products.

Key Concepts: Markets and Prices

20 mins

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

A Review of Supply and Demand

In this economics activity, students will answer questions related to supply and demand curves.

Key Concepts: Demand, Markets and Prices, Supply

15 mins

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Competition in My Community

In this economics activity, students will compare the practices of two businesses in their community.

Key Concepts: Competition

30 mins

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