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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: u.s. Farmers and the Cuban Embargo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson explores trade barriers in general and why some U.S. farmers want one specific trade barrier, the Cuban embargo, completely eliminated.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S.government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. In this series of three lessons, the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: What Happened to Railroads?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral part of people's lives. In this lesson plan, students assume the role of detectives investigating why the rail companies...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will visit "A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget" and use the federal government website to obtain information which will help them understand basic information about the budget of the United States Government for the current...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Mystery of Is It Mine or Ours? (Educator Version)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Did you ride to school on a road today? Yesterday did you skate in a public park? Maybe Mom or Dad traveled home from one of your ball games on their bicycles under a string of street lights? How did the road, the park or the street...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. In this series of three lessons, the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Deceptive Advertising: Crossing the Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Businesses use advertising to tell consumers about the goods and services they are selling. Businesses hope that their advertisements will convince people to buy their products. In this lesson, students examine the ground rules for...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Worker Safety the Triangle Fire Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire tragedy and how its impact is still felt today. Students identify eerie parallels between the Triangle Fire and more recent workplace events with safety implications. How can future...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: What Do You Get for Your $1,818,600,000,000?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using MS Excel and data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis web site on federal government spending, students will compare the amounts spent on various sectors and programs over a range of years.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces regulation and information as two tools used by government to promote fair competition and complete information in a market economy. Using the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act as a case study, students explore the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Constitution Costs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson helps learners understand the basic services provided for Americans in the United States Constitution and the necessity of a system of taxation to fund those services. Students will debate the pros and cons of having...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students will watch a Paul Solman video of an interview of Yoram Bauman, the Stand up Economist....
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Keynes vs. Hayek: The Rise of the Chicago School of Economics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Economic freedom is freedom from government intervention in the production and distribution of goods and services. After World War II, governments were trying to rebuild their economies from the ground up. They looked to the ideas of the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: National Parks: Only You Can Prevent the Coming Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you think of when you think of the National Parks System? Do you think of the majesty of the Grand Canyon and the redwoods of Northern California? Or does the serenity of Cape Cod and the Everglades come to mind?
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: One Is Silver and the Other's Gold

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the money supply and that it can affect the value of money. Students investigate this in the 1896 presidential election (Bryan vs. McKinley, Free Silver vs. Gold Standard) and examine a political cartoon that depicts...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of the New Deal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The stock-market crash of 1929 is generally seen as the start of The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the United States. The Depression had devastating effects on the country. But it also served as a...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Why Cities Provide Tax Breaks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Like the state and federal government, local governments offer tax incentives to businesses to help solve economic and/or environmental problems. In this lesson, students will explore three different cities and determine what incentives...
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Article
Scholastic

Scholastic: Functions of Government

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains a few of the main purposes of government.
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Article
Other

Money: What It Is, How It Works: Understanding Government Debt

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how our monetary system works and the role the government plays. Organized into the following sections: "Government Money," "Treasury Options", "Tax or Borrow?", "Rolling Over Government Debt", and "Net Financial...
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Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: State Government

For Students 9th - 10th
A short easy-to-understand explanation of federalism and tug-of-war between state government power and federal government power.