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Working in small groups, students participate in a production simulation (making Valentine's Day greeting cards) to determine the effects of...
Key Concepts: Costs of Production, Diminishing Marginal Utility, Productive Resources…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Product Differentiation: Design and Advertise a Shoe
In this economics lesson, students will design and advertise shoes to learn product differentiation and advertising in markets.
Key Concepts: Advertising, Market Structures, Monopolistic Competition
Content Partner
Grades 6-8
Dinner Discussions at Maggie Walker's House
Students study historic objects, photographs and documents, research influential members of the African American community and role-play a dinner party...
Key Concepts: Banking, Decision Making, Entrepreneurship…
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
Content Partner
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Making a Budget - It Is All Spending!
Students discover that all elements of a budget are essentially spending on goods and services.
Key Concepts: Decision Making, Goods and Services, Income…
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
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
Content Partner
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Costs and Benefits of Beans' Decisions
In this economics lesson, students will make decisions using a cost-benefit analysis.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
Grades 6-8
Wealthy Relations and Net Worth, Part 2
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
Wealthy 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
Case Study on Productivity (Part 1) - Henry Ford and the Model T
In this economics lesson, students will create an assembly line to learn how specialization increases productivity.
Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Productivity
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Case Study on Productivity (Part 2) - Henry Ford and the Model T
In economics lesson, students will research Henry Ford’s innovations to find strategies that improve productivity.
Key Concepts: Human Capital, Incentives, Productivity
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Case Study on Productivity (Part 3) - Henry Ford and the Model T
In this economics lesson, students analyze shifts in supply and demand in the auto market and related markets.
Key Concepts: Demand, Markets and Prices, Supply
Grades 6-8
Sandwich Supply and Dessert Demand
In this economics lesson, students will form a human demand and supply curve.
Key Concepts: Demand, Price Ceilings and Floors, Supply
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Sweet Opportunities - Three Types of Business Organizations
In this economics lesson, students will learn about 3 types of business organizations using candy companies.
Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Market Structures
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Time Value of Money
In this economics lesson, students will learn how the value of money changes over time.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Interest, Money
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Learning Economics with Minecraft: Choices, Costs and Benefits
In this economics lesson, students will use cost-benefit analysis to build their own Minecraft shelter.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost
Grades 6-8
The Supply and Demand of Toy Fads
In this economics lesson, students will examine the market responses to two different toys.
Key Concepts: Demand, Markets and Prices, Supply
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Do I Look Like I'm Made of Money?
In this economics lesson, students will learn the importance of money as a medium of exchange.
Key Concepts: Human Capital, Income, Money
Grades 6-8
What Is Money? Why Does It Have Value?
In this economics lesson, students will learn about the history of money and its 5 characteristics.
Key Concepts: Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence