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Econ Ed Link: Lewis and Clark Barter With Native Americans
In this lesson you will define the term barter and give examples of bartering in several different areas. Find out how this system took shape and was useful to Lewis and Clark. This site is extremely informative and contains extension...
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Econ Ed Link: The Shoemaker's Tools
This lesson incorporates the folk tale of The Shoemaker and the Elves to teach your students about the concept of capital resources. Lesson contains a link to an animated retelling of this beloved classic. Use it to have students...
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Econ Ed Link: Taxation Without Representation?
Check out this informative site to learn more about life in the colonies before the Revolutionary War. Find out why the colonists had issues with "taxation without representation." "You will work independently and in pairs to learn about...
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Econ Ed Link: Clipping Coupons
Explore this website to find out how and why consumers make choices on what products to buy. Learn how producers entice consumers into buying their products. This is a very informative lesson plan.
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Econ Ed Link: The Mystery of Is It Mine or Ours? (Student Version)
Check out this informative economics website. "In this lesson, you will learn why some goods are considered to be 'private' goods and others are considered to be 'public' goods." This site contains an interactive activity.
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Econ Ed Link: Opportunity Cost of a Lifetime
This lesson encourages students to define opportunity cost, determine the the opportunity cost and trade-offs for certain decisions, and select criteria important for decision making.
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Econ Ed Link: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Use this informative website highlighting the Food and Drug Administration and the role they play in keeping our food safe.
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Econ Ed Link: National Council of Economic Education: Capital Chips
This site has a multi-part lesson that explores several aspects of productivity. The site incorporates online resources and activities.
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Econ Ed Link: Keep the Strike Going? Or End It? That Was the Question
In this lesson students will be able to describe the circumstances around the 1998 NBA players strike, list the incentives that influenced player and owner decisions, and identify the costs and benefits the strike had on various groups.
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Econ Ed Link: I Can Dream Anything!
Go to this site for fun activities and a great lesson on personal choices and specialization. This lesson provides the primary teacher with an excellent opportunity to incorporate a character education lesson on self-esteem, while...
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Econ Ed Link: The Right Job for the Tortoise and the Hare
This entertaining lesson teaches your primary students about the value of specialized labor within a community, via The Tortoise and The Hare. This classic story also reinforces character education values of respect and friendship....
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Econ Edlink: Taxation Without Representation?
For this teacher lesson, students will review the series of tax acts that were enacted by the British government and disputed by the 13 colonies of America before the American Revolution. They will discuss the government- provided...
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Econ Ed Link: Community Helpers at Your Service
Show elementary students the correlation between goods and services and consumers. "You will draw a picture of a community helper, and perhaps write some sentences about him or her, to show or tell how that helper provides a Service."
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Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: From Mountains to Sea
This economics lesson plan integrates the history of the Hawaiian people with geography, natural resources, good and services and more. "In this lesson, we will learn how Hawaiians shared their island resources long ago."
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Econ Ed Link:i Don't Want Much, Just Want More: Allocation
This student version of an economics lesson plan focuses on allocation. For a lesson about how the rule of force motivates, check out this informative website.
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Econ Ed Link: Pennies Make Cents
This is a lesson that allows for students to examine pennies. Includes links to information about coins as well as activities. It also includes information on the history of the penny.
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Econ Ed Link: On the Money
In this lesson, students explore what money is and how it differs around the world. They will compare U.S. currency with play money and with foreign currency. They will then use their knowledge to design their own money.
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Econ Ed Link: Inventors and Innovators Improve on the Original
This lesson plan focuses on discussion of inventions, brainstorming new products or improvements, and identifying the protection, production, and marketing processes.
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Econ Ed Link: The American Standard of Living for Better or Worse
This lesson addresses the distribution of income. Some believe that income distribution is becoming more unequal. This lesson explores that question. The site includes links to articles and questions.
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Econ Ed Link: How Labor Got Its Day
If you asked students what comes to mind first when they think of Labor Day, what do you think they would say? The last days of summer? A family picnic? Shopping the Labor Day sales? The purpose of this lesson is to broaden and deepen...
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Econ Ed Link: You Can Bank on This! (Part 3)
Building on the first two lessons in the series, this instructional activity deals with savings and interest. This is the Teacher Version. There is also a link to the Student Version.
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Econ Ed Link: What Face Do You Use?
The students will recognize that in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services, most nations create currency for use as money. They will examine the characteristics of money by comparing and contrasting examples of U.S. and...
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Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: From the Mountains to the Sea
Ancient Hawaii was ruled by chiefs, who were responsible for the well-being of their people and for managing the islands' resources. The chiefs divided the islands into land districts shaped like pie slices called Ahupua'a (ah-who-...
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Econ Ed Link: Buy a Bond, James!: A Lesson on u.s. Savings Bonds
Young scholars will find out what savings are and will be introduced to U.S. Savings Bonds.