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Grades 6-8

Resources for a Lemonade Stand

Students will identify the different types of productive resources used to own and operate a lemonade stand.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Productive Resources

20 mins

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

National Standards for Financial Literacy

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

Key Concepts: Personal Finance

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

Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics

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

Key Concepts: Economics

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

Black History Month: Black Wall Street and the Threat of Black Financial Stability

In this economics webinar, examine rise and fall of Black Tulsa, OK, and the historical implications of race in American...

Key Concepts: Competition, Human Capital, Money

60 mins

Feb 25 6:00-7:00pm ET

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

Black History Month: The Price of Excluding Black English Vernacular in Schools

In this webinar, learn about the Black English Vernacular spoken by most Black students in America and culturally responsive teaching.

Key Concepts: Demand, Human Capital

60 mins

Feb 16 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Women's History Month: Using Children’s Literature to Teach on Economics and Enterprising Women

In this economics webinar, teach both Women's History and foundational concepts via the biographies of diverse, inspirational figures.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Entrepreneurs, Productive Resources

Mar 16 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Black History Month: Kareem Abdul- Jabbar and the Pedagogy of Preparation

In this economics webinar, learn how setting goals and making choices have served this athlete, activist and Black History icon.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Division of Labor/Specialization, Productivity

60 mins

Feb 17 7:00-8:00pm ET

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

Economic Literacy Colorado Presents: K-8 Essential Economic Concepts

In this economics webinar, focus on essential concepts: why we can't have everything we want, and what we give up...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Incentives, Scarcity

60 mins

Apr 21 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Economic Literacy Colorado Presents: Personal and Corporate Debt

In this economics webinar, explore the historic role of debt in the business cycle, and see why it is both...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost

60 mins

May 05 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Economic Literacy Colorado Presents: The Economics of Latin America

In this economics webinar, focus on current issues within Latin America, such as population movements and changing economic policies.

Key Concepts: Market Structures, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

60 mins

Mar 24 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Economic Literacy Colorado Presents: Africa and the New Silk Road

In this economics webinar, learn about what this historic, global initiative is and how it is impacting development on the...

Key Concepts: Markets and Prices, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

60 mins

Feb 24 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

March Madness and the Economics of College Basketball

In this economics webinar, grab your students' attention with real world examples drawn from the annual March Madness tournament.

Key Concepts: Comparative Advantage, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Price Ceilings and Floors

60 mins

Mar 09 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Economics of the SuperBowl and the NFL

In this economics webinar, grab your students' attention with real world issues drawn from the costs of the annual Super...

Key Concepts: Competition and Market Structures, Public-Choice Analysis

60 mins

Mar 23 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

MRU Presents Finding Equilibrium: Supply Meets Demand

In this economics webinar, teach supply and demand via interactive games, videos, news articles and shifting curves software.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurship, Markets and Prices

60 mins

Feb 02 7:00-8:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Pandemics Past, Present & Future: 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

Feb 23 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

MRU Presents Finding Equilibrium: Supply Meets Demand

In this economics webinar, teach supply and demand via interactive games, videos, news articles and shifting curves software.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurship, Markets and Prices

60 mins

Jan 11 7:00-8:00pm ET

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