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What Do People Want to Wear?
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To stay in business, fashion merchandisers must be able to anticipate what consumers want. By looking at different retail websites, students will look to anticipate what consumers are demanding. Students will then go through... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
You Decide!
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Think about a difficult decision you have had to make. After you decided did it work out? Why or why not? Why do you think decisions and choices are hard to make? We make personal decisions and we make decisions as groups. Th... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
A Pet For Beans from 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
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After listening to a computer-read story, "Jack and the Beanstalk," the students will find out that beans were used as an exchange for Jack's cow. Jack traded his pet cow for an old man's magic beans. Were they both ... more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Simple Simon Meets a Producer
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A classic rhyme, Simple Simon and the Pie-Man, introduces students to the concepts of consumer and producer. Students learn that consumers are the people who buy and use goods and services. Producers make the goods and provide the... more »
Grades: K-2 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Coming and Going: Imports and Exports Throughout the World
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Students will study various imports and exports to and from different regions in the world. They will then compare the imports and exports to determine the importance of each. more »
Grades: 6-8 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate - July 16, 2003
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The seasonally adjusted rate of change in the consumer price index (CPI) during the month of June 2003 was 0.2 percent (an increase of two-tenths of one percent). The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the past twel... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
What's My Interest?
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Students explore the concept of interest by means of two activities. The first, a simple activity with jellybeans, introduces the concept of interest accruement, and the second, a practical, "real world" activity, re... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Hey Pop!
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One of the best sounds and smells is fresh popcorn! At the movies, at the fair, or at home, everyone likes to munch on popcorn. What is your favorite brand? Is the most expensive the best? You will conduct a taste test to find... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
No Funny Money, Honey....I Want the Real Thing!
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Do you know what funny money is? It's NOT the real thing! Find out how our government tries to make our money hard to copy in this lesson about real and fake money. more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The Write Stuff
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Right now you are probably using a pencil to do your school work. But do you know where the pencil came from, or how it is made? Did you know that the Star Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key was first written in pen... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
President Obama's Allowance
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In this lesson, students will identify different expenses in the US budget and will decide on the order of importance for different expenses. more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: Gross Domestic Product - First Quarter 2003
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Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the first quarter (January through March) of 2003 increased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent. For the entire 2002 year, real GDP increased at a rate of 2.4 percent. This is the final releas... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Frontier Town
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Laura Ingalls Wilder made a sketch of De Smet, South Dakota in the 1880's. This lesson will discuss the markets in De Smet and competition. more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy - June 25, 2003
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“The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1 percent. In a related action, the Board of Governors approved a 25 basis point reduction in the discount... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
This Little Piggybank Went to Market
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Students will learn that work is the source of income and that banks are places in which people save and secure money they have earned. more »
Grades: K-2 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Bringing the Market to the Farm
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Students learn how community supported agriculture (CSAs) is changing the relationship between the farmer and the consumer. more »
Grades: 6-8 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Marketplace: Back-to-School Retail
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Marketplace, a daily economics news program heard on National Public Radio, featured a story on August 14, 2001 about teenagers’ retail habits during the months preceding the 2001 school year. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
If I Ran the Zoo - Economics and Literature
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Welcome to the Zoo! In this two-day lesson you will use Dr. Seuss' If I Ran The Zoo book to introduce the economic concepts to your students. You will also get the chance to use actual zoo criteria to help a zoo "choose" new anima... 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
Economic Incentives in Our Community
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Students will identify positive and negative economic incentives used in their communities to encourage people to make CHOICES beneficial to the community. Students will recognize that not all incentives convince all people, s... more »
Grades: 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

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