Curated OER
Teaching and Learning Through Objects
Students identify and interpret the function, usefulness or utitlity, form, beauty or aesthetics, and meaning, context or story, of objects and how they learn new skills and make things that they learn traditionally, by observation and...
Curated OER
The Rising Cost of Health Care: Is there an explanation?
Twelfth graders explore rising health care costs and the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. They participate in an activity that demonstrates the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. Students read the may 27, 2005 Economic Letter and...
Curated OER
Month 2 Budget
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget by completing each category on the sheet. They fill in the blanks and calculate their totals for month two.
Curated OER
Month 3 Budget
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month three.
Curated OER
Month 4 Budget
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month four.
Other
Intel Security: Mc Afee Anti Virus Software
This is the official McAfee Security site offering information, advice, and support for the McAfee virus protection software.
Other
Pc Magazine: Ultimate Utility Guide
PC Magazine's "Ultimate Utility Guide," reviews nearly 200 utilities, organized by the task the utility offers.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: How Individuals Make Choices Based on Their Budget
By the end of this section, you will be able to calculate and graph budgets constraints, explain opportunity sets and opportunity costs, evaluate the law of diminishing marginal utility, and explain how marginal analysis and utility...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Appendices: Indifference Curves
The indifference curve framework helps to clarify the logic of the underlying model. People cannot really put a numerical value on their level of satisfaction. However, they can, and do, identify what choices would give them more, or...
Savvas Learning
Prentice Hall Science & Math: Graphing Calculator Help
This site provides very complete help guides for a variety of graphing calculator models, complete with pictures and step-by-step instructions.
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: Basic Economic Concepts
This list of basic economic terms and concepts includes definitions of value, utility, and wealth.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Graphing Calculators
Contains information on different kinds of Texas Instruments graphing calculators.
Other
Winzip.com: Win Zip
This site has Product information on the WinZip utility software program. It includes basic information, features, and a link for new users of WinZip.
Other
Kroll Ontrack: Data Recovery Services
This is the homepage of Ontrack Data Recovery Services, that provide data recovery, exchange/outlook, and hard drive management software to help protect and manage data. Offers tips and products and a free trial of their software.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Green Eggs and Economics?
Economic concepts are often found in places students have never considered, like children's literature. In this instructional activity, students will explore the various economic concepts addressed in five of Dr. Seuss' most popular...
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Stuart Mill
Detailed discussion from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Mill's thought including biographical summary. Although it chiefly addresses his achievements in logic, Mill's opinion on religion are also presented in closing.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Overview Total Utility and Marginal Utility
This lesson focuses on total utility and marginal utility including definitions and examples.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Total Utility and Marginal Utility
Practice what you've learned about total utility, marginal utility, and the law of diminishing marginal utility in this four-question exercise.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cost Benefit Analysis
Practice what you have learned about total utility, marginal utility, total revenue, and costs in this four-question exercise.
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Marginal Value, Marginal Utility, & Consumer Surplus
"Chapter 4: The Consumer: Marginal Value, Marginal Utility, and Consumer Surplus" by David D. Friedman discusses and analyzes the consumer who buys many goods.