One Fine Day
In this lesson, students hear a story about a fox who makes a series of trades to get something he wants.
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Is Trade a Zero-Sum Game?
Is Trade a Zero-Sum Game?
OVERVIEW
In this activity, students learn a key economic idea: Voluntary trade can make both the buyer and seller better off. Students trade candy with different groups of students to see how increasing trade affects welfare.
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The Perfect Breakfast
This video assignment helps students understand why people in different regions, states, and nations trade.
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Fiscal Policy: Tools for Influencing the Economy
This interactive assignment illustrates how fiscal policy choices can affect the economy.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Does International Trade Create Winners and Losers?
This reading assignment provides the ins and outs of trade.
AUDIO Q&A
0-15 MIN
Fiscal Policy
This audio assignment covers how the government uses fiscal policy to influence the economy.
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Making Personal Finance Decisions Curriculum
The Making Personal Finance Decisions curriculum teaches valuable personal finance lessons grounded in economic theory.
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Teaching Economics with Active Learning
Ten active learning lessons for your economics classroom to make your teaching stick!
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1 HOUR+
PACED Decision Making and Pretzels
Students learn about and apply the five-step PACED decision-making process through a taste test.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
How Many Beverages will Consumers Buy? Lesson on Demand
In this activity, students learn about the law of demand by looking at their favorite beverage.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Using a Minimum Wage Debate in an Economics Class
This activity uses a classroom debate about the minimum wage to teach prices floors.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Teaching Market Structures with Gum
This lesson highlights how different market structures compete through a role playing game.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
How do we Measure Unemployment?
This activity is designed to show students how we calculate the civilian unemployment rate.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
16-30 MIN
Imports and GDP
Learn about gross domestic product (GDP)
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
How Fed Policy Transmits to the Economy
In this activity, students participate in a demonstration showing how changes in monetary policy ripple through the economy.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
Career Choices
This activity highlights the connection between education, training, and experience in determining income.
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31-45 MIN
The Three C's of Credit (Lesson 9A)
Students play the role of credit providers and assess the credit worthiness of a fictitious individual.
