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While initially introduced as a payment system, crypto assets are seen by many as an enticing investment opportunity. This issue of Page One Economics® introduces crypto assets, blockchain technology, and the emerging crypto universe.

In this lesson, students act as buyers with a fixed amount to spend on beverages. They identify a favorite beverage from a list of beverages offered for the same price. They then react to changes in the price of that favorite beverage.

These mini lessons and materials include multi-discipline instruction and cultural components that can help students understand and celebrate the legacy of the Negro Leagues Baseball and how they transformed generations.

Learn about the history of redlining and its impact on wealth and health inequalities using historical maps and other primary sources. This three-module lesson plan includes handouts, video links, and a podcast to examine the connection between homeownership and disparities in wealth and health.

In this lesson, students participate in a market activity in which a market for cake ingredients is set up to demonstrate the process of using a spending budget. They listen to the story Splat the Cat Takes the Cake and answer comprehension questions through a student-led Q&A. By participating in the opening market activity and reading the story, students use what they have read and learned to conclude that the ingredients Splat used were purchased with money that was earned. They participate in a read-aloud activity to identify specific long-vowel sounds and earn Splat bucks. They use the Splat bucks to purchase materials to decorate a cake and track their spending.

This fun lesson simulates how firms determine the profit-maximizing quantity of labor to hire in a perfectly competitive labor market.

Supply and demand are among the most fundamental concepts in economics. An understanding of these topics helps explain the economic world in which we live. To understand demand, you need to understand the behavior of buyers. This short course for teachers and students uses a fictitious chocolate market to help you better understand the demand side of markets.

Supply and demand are among the most fundamental concepts in economics. An understanding of these topics helps explain the economic world in which we live. Understanding the behavior of sellers provides some insight into the concept of supply. This short course for teachers and students uses a fictitious chocolate market to help students better understand the supply side of markets.

Supply and demand are among the most fundamental concepts in economics. An understanding of these topics helps explain the economic world in which we live. So, is it supply or demand that determines the market price of a chocolate bar, or any other good or service, for that matter? The answer is "both." This short online course for teachers and students uses a fictitious chocolate market to help students better understand how supply and demand work together to determine prices.

Supply and demand are among the most fundamental concepts in economics. An understanding of these topics helps explain the economic world in which we live. This series of short courses uses a fictitious chocolate market to help explain the essential concepts: demand, supply, and market equilibrium.