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It's December 16, 1773 and many of the citizens of Boston are furious with King George's new tax on tea. Young Ethan, a printer's errand boy, has been given the task of conveying information concerning an upcoming prot...
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Grades: K-2, 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
By reading the book "A New Coat for Anna" students will learn about resources, scarcity, costs, trade/bartering, and decision making through a young girl, Anna, whose mother wanted to buy her a coat but did not have the money.
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Grades: K-2
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson will discuss absolute advantage, comparative advantage, specialization and trade with an example using professional basketball player LeBron James.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the ongoing fallout from Europe's debt crisis, which has led to political woes and bank bailouts.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Paul Solman travels to Detroit for an update car and examines how GM and the city are hoping for a brighter economic future.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the ongoing disputes between the U.S. and China over currency valuation and trade.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and China over currency and trade. Amid its trade deficit with China, the U.S. wants to pressure the Chinese to let their currency, the renminbi, ri...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
The picture book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, written by Kate Smith Milway, takes place in Africa. Here in a Ghanan village, young Kojo cannot afford to go to school after the death of his father. His resour...
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Paul Solman looks at grads who've already been out of college for several years and are still struggling to find employment in their areas of interest.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
When individuals produce goods or services, they normally trade (exchange) most of them to obtain other more desired goods or services. In doing so, individuals are immediately confronted with the problem of scarcity - as consumer...
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Grades: K-2, 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This engaging lesson challenges students to connect economics and geography as they investigate global companies in the stock market.
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Grades: 3-5, 6-8
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Paul Solman looks at how college graduates are faring in the dismal job market and how many are force into 'malemployment' jobs to make ends meet.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
This lesson examines the benefits and opportunity cost of spending and saving. The students learn how compound interest makes savings grow. Compounding provides an incentive to save and invest early. The benefits of saving and inv...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Paul Solman follows with questions and viewer reactions surrounding mortgage modifications as part of his reporting on Making Sense or Financial News.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
President Obama met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Seoul today to discuss ongoing concerns over China devaluing its currency.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Students will define and identify human resources and capital resources workers use in their jobs.
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Grades: K-2
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Paul Solman tracks the outside money pouring into some campaigns and examines how big of an influence they have.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Many struggling homeowners rely on loan modifications from government programs, but some say they are running into problems with these services.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
This interactive tool asks students what they would like to be when they grow up. After they make a decision, students will drag and drop each of the parts of a uniform into the correct place of the professional.
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Grades: K-2
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
This interactive tool will teach students about savings. The game will ask students to deposit and withdraw money from a savings account depending on the scenarios.
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
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