The Labor Market
Explain the basics of the labor market.
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16-30 min
Learning Activity: Westward Expansion & Marginal Productivity
OVERVIEW
In this activity, calculate the difference between total, average, and marginal productivity rates in two agricultural states to explain westward expansion in early American history. Students examine how decisions are made when resources are scarce.
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Will Your Smartphone Get You a Job?
Explore the data behind app-driven employment and the workers who pursue it.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Everything Including the Kitchen Sink: Progressive Reforms & Wealth in the 1920's
Investigate economic prosperity in the 1920's.
FRED GRAPHS
Teaching with FRED
Teach data literacy and economics with FRED graphing activities.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Barbie in the Labor Force
Review historical trends in women's share of the labor force.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Acceleration of the Great Migration
Analyze factors affecting groups during the Great Migration of 1916-1917.
