The Inventory Game—Net Worth and Cash Flow (Lesson 2A)

Students play a game to learn about net worth, cash flow, and the relationship between them.

College Choice 101: Choosing the Right College for You

This video assignment will help you develop a perspective and a framework for making these important decisions.

Building Human Capital | It's Your Paycheck Lesson 1

This interactive assignment teaches the link between investment in human capital and earning income.

Get an Education, Even if it Means Borrowing

In this reading assignment, learn about the benefits and costs of student loans.

Fiscal Policy

This audio assignment covers how the government uses fiscal policy to influence the economy.

Making Personal Finance Decisions Curriculum

The Making Personal Finance Decisions curriculum teaches valuable personal finance lessons grounded in economic theory.

Teaching Economics with Active Learning

Ten active learning lessons for your economics classroom to make your teaching stick!

PACED Decision Making and Pretzels

Students learn about and apply the five-step PACED decision-making process through a taste test.

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.

Using a Minimum Wage Debate in an Economics Class

This activity uses a classroom debate about the minimum wage to teach prices floors.

Teaching Market Structures with Gum

This lesson highlights how different market structures compete through a role playing game.

Is Trade a Zero-Sum Game?

This simple trading activity demonstrates a key economic idea: Voluntary trade can benefit buyers and sellers.

How do we Measure Unemployment?

This activity is designed to show students how we calculate the civilian unemployment rate.

Imports and GDP

Learn about gross domestic product (GDP)

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.

The Three C's of Credit (Lesson 9A)

Students play the role of credit providers and assess the credit worthiness of a fictitious individual.