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Students gain an understanding about non-profit organizations and the role they play in our economy. Students then learn about a relatively new type of fundraising effort, known as CowParade©, for non- profit organization...
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Grades: 6-8
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson will help students to understand the terms that are associated with the New York Stock Exchange. It will also help students to read a stock market report found in any major newspaper or online.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The Tortoise and the Hare live in a very nice village. The animals of the village own different businesses and their specialization works very well. Daniel Hare is the very fast mail carrier and Mr. R.S. Tortoise is the slow, ...
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Grades: K-2
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the first quarter (January through March) of 2002 increased at an annual rate of 5.6 percent. This is the preliminary estimate for the first quarter, a downward revision from the advance es...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
OPEC is generally seen as the primary institution that controls oil prices. Is that what OPEC really does? Use this lesson to get an overview of the history and function of this institution.
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Each of us seek to make wise investment decisions that will make our money grow. Unfortunately, we cannot predict the future, but the past can give us a window to understanding the risks and rewards of investing in the stock ...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services decreased by $2.0 billion to $35.1 billion in October from a revised $37.1 billion in September as exports decreased (-$0.8 billion) and imports decreased as well (-$2.9 b...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The seasonally adjusted rate of change in the consumer price index during the month of April 2002 was 0.5 percent (an increase of five-tenths of one percent). The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the past twelve m...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported new productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the first quarter of 2002. The seasonally-adjusted annual rates of productivit...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate unchanged at 1 3/4 percent.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The unemployment rate for the month of April was 6.0 percent, an increase of .3 percent from February. The number of individuals employed increased by 58,000 this month.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Students learn how to identify headlines in the news and current events as illustrations of problems in supply and demand. Students will be linked to news sites to create their own analysis of supply and demand issues in prob...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The Lewis and Clark expedition was filled with scarcity issues. They made life and death choices based on scarcity. In this lesson, you will travel back to the early 1800's in a time machine and travel with Lewis and Clark. Se...
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the first quarter (January through March) of 2002 increased at an annual rate of 5.8 percent. This is the advance estimate for the first quarter and will be revised in the preliminary and f...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Very young students will be able to make a cost/benefit chart for the Country Mouse after hearing the classic story.
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Grades: K-2
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
After hearing the story, "The Shoemaker and the Elves," the students will find the capital resources of the shoemaker's business.
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Grades: K-2
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Students explore the reasons for differences in the wages for several occupations. Then students are guided through the Bureau of Labor Statistics website to find information about their potential careers and wage rates natio...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Students take a trip back in time and spot economic concepts in a historical fiction tale. This time frame features Boston Harbor around 1680.
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services increased by $3.3 billion to $31.5 billion in February from a revised $28.2 billion in January as imports increased by $4.2 billion and exports increased by $1.0 billion.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
The seasonally adjusted rate of change in the consumer price index during the month of March 2002 was 0.3 percent (an increase of three-tenths of one percent). The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the past twelve ...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
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