Scholastic
Scholastic: Serving Up Economics
This lesson plan describes how students can use a restaurant setting to study the basic concepts of economics, while they learn business, math, and even get to eat.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Lean on Me We Depend on Each Other!
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate that the production of most goods can be broken down into a number of specific tasks (division of labor), with each of these tasks assigned to specific workers (specialization.)
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Mystery of the Amazing Farmers
In this lesson plan, you will be taking on the role of an investigative reporter to solve the Amazing Farmer Mystery. The goal will be to use seven clues provided throughout the lesson plan in order to figure out how so few farmers can...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Widget Production: Producing More, Using Less
This is an extension of a instructional activity called "Widget Production" and discusses a lesson plan on increasing productivity.