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A Rooster and a Bean Seed
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In this lesson, students hear a folk tale and participate in a simulation that helps them recognize problems with barter and benefits of monetary exchange. more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Money, Money, Honey Bunny!
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Students listen to a story written in rhyme about a bunny that has a lot of money in her piggy bank. Students distinguish between spending and saving and goods and services. They play a matching game to review the content of the... more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson - children's literature
Dynamic Decision Making
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Students will be introduced to the PACED Model and learn to use the parts of the model-- Problem, Alternatives, Criteria, Evaluation, and Decision -- in solving problems and making decisions. They will practice using the model in ... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
How Much is that Doggy?
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Students will investigate the concept of total cost of ownership. They will brainstorm the costs of owning a dog or a cat. Students will calculate the total cost of ownership to help determine which might be the best pet for t... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Inventive Incentive
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There are many ways in which people are rewarded or penalized for doing, or not doing, their work. These are known as “incentives.” more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
 
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
What Happened to Railroads?
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Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral part of people’s lives. In this lesson, students assume the role of detectives investigating why the rail c... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
 
Although many people use the words saving and investing interchangeably, they have different meanings. To save money is to put money aside for use in the future. Investing is using one's money to try to make more money. Students t... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
 
Part II of a three-part series, this lesson provides students with an overview of popular investment options in terms of risk, return and liquidity. Students also take a trip to Investor Island on the imaginary Planet Orange where... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
 
How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving? Are you joined by friends and/or family for a special feast? What do you eat? Most American families celebrate Thanksgiving by cooking turkey. According to EatTurkey.com, approx. 88... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Economic Indicators
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How do economists make their forecasts about the U.S. economy? What are the economic indicators that help forecast economic activity and business cycles? In this lesson you will be able to retrieve up-to-date, key economic statist... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The President's Dilemma
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Problem Based Lesson: Following increasing oil prices, high inflation and unemployment, the President has asked a Special Task Force of the Council of Economic Advisers to recommend a policy to deal with the crisis without increa... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Buck Institute of Education | Type: Lesson
The High School Food Court
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Students must decide which restaurants to choose for a new food court and make an oral presentation to a school board. The High School Food Court unit presents students with straightforward demand and cost issues with political co... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Buck Institute of Education | Type: Lesson
The Ice Cream Stand
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Students will learn about supply, demand, price, competition, and entrepreneurial skills in this lesson. They will put what they learned into action by creating an ice cream stand, to complete with other stands in the classroom. more »
Grades: 6-8 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
 
FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. This one discusses scarcity and allocation. That\'s what economists study, and you\'re tak... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
Funny Money or Phony Money?
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Money is what we use to show what goods or services are worth. When you do work, you are paid with money. When you sell something, the buyer gives you money. Sometimes it’s a lot of money and sometimes it’s just a ... more »
Grades: K-2 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
New Deal vs. the Stimulus
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Video and discussion questions about the 2009 stimulus package compared to the New Deal: Now that government money has begun to trickle down to specific projects in St. Louis, developers hope that the stimulus package will revita... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: video / discussion
The Trading Game
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In this lesson, students will learn about the gains from trade. Students will participate in a trading game that will demonstrate that trade can make everyone better off. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
 
Many students in high school or in college have part time jobs and learn the concept of gross pay and net pay. Their employers take out taxes at the federal and state level. This lesson takes a common situation and helps student... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The ABCs of Saving
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We save money to get things we can’t afford to buy now. Saving for the future requires patience but it can be worth it when we get what we want the most. Successful savings depends on three elements which are presented to st... more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

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