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Goods and Services 3
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In this interactive students will match workers with the good or service they provide. When they make a correct match they will receive feedback explaining whether the worker provides a good or service. more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
1-minute Goods vs. Services Drag and Drop Activity
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In this interactive students will look at a list of six items and categorize the items as either goods or services. more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Goods and Services 2
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In this interactive students match workers to the goods or services they provide. When they match a correct pair, feedback explains whether a good or service is provided. more »
Grades: K-2 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
LeBron James, The Cavaliers, and Derived Demand
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PBS video author Paul Solman reports that LeBron James has added $200 million in value to the city of Cleveland since 2003. His presence brings in $100 million each year to the workers and local businesses surrounding the NBA tea... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, September 29, 2011
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This lesson focuses on the September 29, 2011, third (final) estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (real GDP) for the second quarter (Q2) of 2011, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: For Undocumented Workers, It's Not-so-Sweet Home Alabama
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The controversial Alabama immigration law, know as HB 56, instructs employers to check a worker's immigration status with the government's E-Verify system. Paul Solman reports from Alabama on how one of the nation's toughest immig... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: For Undocumented Workers, It's Not-so-Sweet Home Alabama
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The controversial Alabama immigration law, know as HB 56, instructs employers to check a worker's immigration status with the government's E-Verify system. Paul Solman reports from Alabama on how one of the nation's toughest immig... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: For Undocumented Workers, It's Not-so-Sweet Home Alabama
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The controversial Alabama immigration law, know as HB 56, instructs employers to check a worker's immigration status with the government's E-Verify system. Paul Solman reports from Alabama on how one of the nation's toughest immig... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Avatar, King of the Box Office?
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On January 26, 2010, the film Avatar officially topped Titanic as the top-grossing film of all-time at the box office. However, the following day, Forbes.com published an article entitled Is Avatar Really King of the Box Office? T... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side?
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A new Congressional Budget Office analysis supports the idea that income inequality has grown considerably over the past few decades. As part of his Making Sen$e series on economic inequality, Paul Solman talks to libertarian law ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side?
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A new Congressional Budget Office analysis supports the idea that income inequality has grown considerably over the past few decades. As part of his Making Sen$e series on economic inequality, Paul Solman talks to libertarian law ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Calculating Simple Interest
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How do banks calculate the amount of interest paid on a loan? In this lesson, students will view a Livescribe Pencast to learn how to find the dollar amount in interest that is due at maturity. This lesson uses different time pe... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: W, V, U or L: How Is the Economic Recovery Shaping Up, Literally?
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The latest unemployment figures out Friday reinforce the notion that the U.S. economy remains weak when compared to recoveries of the past. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman visits with econom... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: W, V, U or L: How Is the Economic Recovery Shaping Up, Literally?
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The latest unemployment figures out Friday reinforce the notion that the U.S. economy remains weak when compared to recoveries of the past. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman visits with econom... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, September 21, 2011
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This lesson focuses on the September 21, 2011, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals, as a result of the FOMC meeting on... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
You're Going to College
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This game-based interactive gives students the chance to learn about costs and benefits, the cost of college, and potential lifetime earnings. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, September 15, 2011
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This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and U.S. rate of inflation reported September 15, 2011, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of August, 2011. Students read the BLS report, analyze the me... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
EconEdLink Overview
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This video is a basic introduction to the features of EconEdLink. It takes a look at the three most important components of EconEdLink and explains what they consist of. The video details the features of the lessons, the different... more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
EconEdLink Workshop Overview
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This video is from an EconEdLink workshop held at the National Center for Economic and Financial Education. Teachers learn how to use technology to teach economics and personal finance using EconEdLink. It discusses how EconEdLin... more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, September 2, 2011
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This lesson focuses on the September 2, 2011, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Employment Situation" announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of August, 2011. This lesson introd... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

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