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SOS: Save Our Ski Slopes
Learners defend downhill skiing as an Olympic Games event by creating a presentation that graphically proves the economic impact and popularity of this event.
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Leading Economic Indicators
Twelfth graders collect the data of the leading economic indicators over the last six months and create graphs plotting the data. They analyze/evaluate the data collected in order to predict economic trends for the next six month period.
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What is Economics? An Economic Board Game
Students learn the fundamental concepts of economics as it relates to government.
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Frozen Price Game
Students participate in an economics game which demonstrates the advantages of price allocation over other methods.
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Business Lesson Describing Trends
Students practice their skills using business English. After a lecture/demo, students interpret economic graphs which are imbedded in this lesson. Then, they create their own graphs and describe them to the class.
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Money Simulation (mini economy)
Students participate in a local, classroom economy in both the resource and products market. They track all transactions and learn economic principles and concepts.
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Power House
Students reflect, speculate, identify, research, and create a blueprint for renewable energy sources.
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Introduction to Economics
Students discover the basic economic problem: scarcity; examine how "there is no such thing as a free lunch" (opportunity costs); and define economics. They act out a play demonstrating basic economic principles.
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Fitness Day
High schoolers develop skills and a comfort level in interpreting economic concepts through graphic analysis.
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Lesson on economic value of education
Students use economic reasoning to analyze both the short-term and long-term benefits and opportunity costs of educational choices, identify incentives that may influence students' career decisions and solve an "economic mystery"
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Where in the World is Rubber?
Learners research countries where rubber is naturally produced. In this geography lesson, students create a poster from their researched information. They present their poster in class.
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Microeconomics Summary
Twelfth graders study microeconomics. For this Economics lesson, 12th graders draw graphs on government taxes. Students decide if these graphs are true or false.
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GDP and Standard of Living
Seventh graders discuss the GDP and Middle Eastern nations. In this standard of living instructional activity, 7th graders complete a worksheet during a lecture on the GDP. Students identify the impact of the GDP on a country and reasons...
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Economics Discussion
For this economics discussion worksheet, students respond to economics ideas and defend their opinions with facts and examples.
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NAFTA Trade Unit
Students research the geography, economics and government of Canada and how that affects US/Canadian trade relations. In this NAFTA lesson plan, students play a game, read about Canadian history, and creat a graph.
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Turning Brain Drain into Brain Gain
Pupils investigate the PACED system as it relates to making good decisions. In this economics lesson, students define brain drain and its effect on the community. They use the PACED idea to come up with a solution to the problem.
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The Labor Force and Unemployment
Learners calculate employment and unemployment rate. For this economics lesson, students investigate the labor market and make predictions based on collected data. They also calculate unemployment rate in the class.
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Ayiti Lesson 1: Play the Game
Students participate in an economics role-playing video game demonstrating social responsibility In this economics activity, students play "The Cost of Life" game which requires students to think critically to make...
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Where Does It Come From?
Young scholars research agricultural commodities. In this agricultural commodities lesson, students read background information about food products and commodities. Young scholars complete worksheets with specific product information...
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Banking on the Future: Penny Drive
Students study why philanthropy is needed and learn to complete a penny drive. In this philanthropy activity, students learn the need to invest money for future purposes and identify a cause in the community to hold a penny drive for.
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You Can't Have it All
In this economic worksheet, 7th graders read about the ideas of choice as well as scarcity for producers and consumers. Students then complete three activities based on economic choices.
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Running The Business
In this career worksheet, students are asked to look at the six stages necessary for the success of running a hypothetical new business.
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Beginning Economics Word Search Puzzle
For this economics worksheet, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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Car Maintenance Costs
For this literacy worksheet, students practice interpreting data that is focused upon organizing the costs of car maintenance and the details of planning for future costs.