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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Investigating Taxes in Your Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students play a game to explore how tax revenues pay for various events and services they encounter in daily life.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Overview: Taxation and Deadweight Loss

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an overview of Taxation and Deadweight Loss. When a tax is imposed on a market it will reduce the quantity that will be sold in the market. Whenever the quantity sold in the market is not the equilibrium quantity,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tax Incidence and Deadweight Loss

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you've learned about tax incidence and deadweight loss when a tax is placed on a market in this exercise.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Where Does Your Paycheck Go?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using real copies of pay stubs, students will examine them to see where all the deductions go. An extensive teacher's guide can be downloaded - the lessons are also intended for other sections of this website.