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Marketplace: The Trouble with Truffles
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In this lesson students watch a 60 minutes report on the market for truffles. The report explains how high demand from consumers coupled with the uncontrollable nature of truffle production affects the market. Students identify ma... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The Mitten
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This is a folktale retold by Jan Brett about a little boy whose grandmother knits him a pair of snow white mittens. While he is outside he loses one and some animals, one by one, find it and move in because it looks warm. This sto... more »
Grades: K-2 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Marketplace: School Competition
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In June 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that Cleveland's system of giving students vouchers to attend private or religious schools did not violate the constitutional separation of church and state. In this lesson, students listen to... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The Economy and Consumer Confidence: Economics and Language Arts Curriculum
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Students will understand how important banks are and how they create money/credit by way of fractional reserves. Students will then take this information and form conclusions about what our government should do with respect to ba... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: Lesson
Marketplace: Price Increase or Price-Gouging?
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Students learn about price-gouging. Using a hypothetical post-disaster example, they will learn more about supply and demand, as well as the complexities associated with price increases in a supply-constrained market. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Lemonade For Sale!
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Students will become online entrepreneurs, taking risks and changing their production method to increase their profit while running a lemonade stand. This lesson might best be taught after students have learned about the basic con... more »
Grades: 6-8 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, May 29, 2008
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This lesson focuses on the May 29, 2008, report on Real Gross Domestic Product (Real GDP), produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historical data are explained. The meaning of GDP and potentia... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Cowboy Bob Builds a Community
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A cowboy rides into a ghost town and decides that it needs to be rebuilt. Students will select the necessary things that a town needs in order for it to function and grow. more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Marketplace: Real(ity) Estate
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This lesson teaches students about opportunity cost through some steps of buying a house. It also shows students how advertising affects consumer decision-making. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, May 2, 2008
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The lesson summarizes the content of the May 2, 2008, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of the unemployment rate and employment data for the month of April, 2008. The meaning and importance of the ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Jobs: Who Needs 'Em?
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In this lesson, students will look at the importance having some kind of job. At early ages they sometimes get the idea that money grows on trees and they should get anything that they want. This lesson will look at the consequenc... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
What\'s Up With Gas Prices? 05/05/08
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FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. When the cost of filling a gas tank is at an historical high, and prices are rising daily,... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
Crossing Borders: The Globalization Debate
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Students will consider both sides of the globalization debate—the benefits and the costs—by reading and discussing the article \"Crossing Borders: The Globalization Debate\" from the Spring 2008 issue of Inside the Vault. Working ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product, April 30, 2008
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This lesson focuses on the April 30, 2008, report on Real Gross Domestic Product (Real GDP), produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historical data are explained. The meaning of GDP and potent... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, April 30, 2008
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This lesson focuses on the April 30, 2008, announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide students and teachers through an anal... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Consumer Price Index, April 16, 2008
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This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported April 16, 2008, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of March, 2008. Students read the BLS report, read about the meaning of the ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate - April 4, 2008
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The lesson summarizes the content of the April 4, 2008, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of the unemployment rate and employment data for the month of March 2008. The meaning and importance of the... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Consumer Price Index, March 14, 2008
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This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported March 14, 2008, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of February, 2008. Students read the BLS report, read about the meaning of t... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, March 18, 2008
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This lesson focuses on the March 18, 2008, announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide students and teachers through an analy... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, March 27, 2008
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This lesson focuses on the March 27, 2008, report on Real Gross Domestic Product (Real GDP), produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historical data are explained. The meaning of GDP and potent... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

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