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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 was a turning point for employee health and safety protections in the U.S. Students investigate the Triangle tragedy and how its impact is still felt today. Students identify eerie paral...
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
In this lesson, students will examine different methods for allocating resources, taking note of the cost and benefits associated with each method. This analysis will help students to understand competition and productivity ...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Students are consumers and producers. So are their families. In this lesson students learn how they and family members fulfill these roles at home and in their community. They begin by exploring the goods and services that peo...
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Grades: K-2
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Students look at definitions for the three categories of federal spending and using the internet locate examples of each. They then categorize a list of expenditures as government purchases or transfer payments. Given federal ...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson focuses on the scarce and nonrenewable nature of fossil fuels in order to stimulate student thinking about energy conservation. It emphasizes the fact that saving energy can be good for the wallet as well as the e...
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson complements an NPR Marketplace segment exploring the effects of the rising costs of insurance for high-profile art exhibits since September 11.
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the trade-offs associated with those positive aspects. In Canada, everyone has h...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson introduces regulation and information as two tools used by government to promote fair competition and complete information in a market economy. Using the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act as a case study, students expl...
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
In the first part of the lesson students take a quiz to review the major concepts taught in Lesson 7, "Widget Production," from Master Curriculum Guide in Economics: Teaching Strategies 5-6. Students then search the ...
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Grades: 3-5, 6-8
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
In this lesson students review the concepts of goods, services, and producers using the Internet to locate examples of each in a teacher's classroom. They learn about the three kinds of resources necessary to produce goods an...
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Grades: K-2, 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson is last in a series of lessons on entrepreneurship for 3-5. Students will learn about market research and ways to influence consumer behavior through non-price competition. They will look for ways to make their ...
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Grades: 3-5, 6-8
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Students read two online stories that introduce them to the elements of a budget and show that a successful budget balances money coming in (income) with money going out (expenses and savings). Follow-up activities point out the v...
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Students will learn how to determine 'price per unit' to help make decisions when comparing products.
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Grades: 3-5, 6-8
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.
more »
Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.
more »
Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Booklet on writing a business plan
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: First Nations Development Institute |
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