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Econ Ed Link: The Controversial School Voucher Issue
Recently, the concept and use of school vouchers has come to the forefront of political, societal, constitutional, and economical discourse. From Florida's new voucher program to the presidential political debates, school vouchers...
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Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Income: The Rich Nations Mystery
Why are some countries very wealthy and others so poor? In this activity you will learn about the factors that contribute to a nation's standard of living.
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Econ Ed Link: Save the Moonflowers
Margaret Mee (1909-1988) was a botanical artist who often traveled up the Amazon River alone in search of rare flowers to collect and paint. Even at the age of 79, she planned to return to the Amazon for another excursion. On...
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Econ Ed Link: How Long Is Your Life?
High school students have rarely been asked to look at their future beyond where they will be going to college or what job they think they will have. This lesson asks you to think in a long-term perspective. By using a timeline,...
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Econ Ed Link: Let's Talk Turkey: The Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner
How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving? Are you joined by friends and/or family for a special feast? What do you eat? Most American families celebrate Thanksgiving by cooking turkey. According to EatTurkey.com, approx. 88 percent of...
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Econ Ed Link: The Wizard of Oz Visits Japan
Deflationary conditions in the United States have not returned since the Great Depression. Instead, U.S. policymakers have frequently found it necessary to battle inflation over the past sixty years. While not a problem in America,...
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Econ Ed Link: Tapped Dry: How Do You Solve a Water Shortage?
Economists do not operate in a vacuum. If an economist is going to suggest that the price of a good needs to be increased, he or she needs to consider who will bear the increase in costs. Will the costs be distributed equally or will one...
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Econ Ed Link: The Road to Emerald City Is Paved With Good Intentions
'The Wizard of Oz' is perhaps the most popular film ever made. Generations of families have enjoyed this classic tale of Dorothy's struggle to return home from a faraway land. What is not well known, however, is that 'The Wonderful...
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Econ Ed Link: If You Hear a Hoot, Then This Site Is Kaput
Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be left alone so the legal system is left to decide the toughest cases? Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be revised in order to increase economic growth without endangering listed...
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Econ Ed Link: Airline Mergers, Software Industry Monopolies: Contestable Markets?
Mergers within industries such as banking, telecommunications, and airlines have created a stir among consumers who charge that economic freedom and efficiency are being sacrificed in favor of corporate profits. In this instructional...
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Econ Ed Link: Forecasting Economics
Can you learn economics from the weather? Young scholars will be able to integrate science, math, and economics through this engaging lesson. The forecast predicts some percentage chance of success.
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Econ Ed Link: Human Resources and Capital Resources: It's a Match!
Students will define and identify human resources and capital resources workers use in their jobs.
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Econ Ed Link: The Mitten
This is a folktale retold by Jan Brett about a little boy whose grandmother knits him a pair of snow-white mittens. While the boy is outside playing, he loses one of the mittens and some animals find it and move thinking that it looks...
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Econ Ed Link: Funny Money or Phony Money?
Money is what we use to show what goods or services are worth. When you do work, you are paid with money. When you sell something, the buyer gives you money. Sometimes it's a lot of money and sometimes it's just a little money. How much...
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Econ Ed Link: No Extra Room on the Mayflower
The students will explore the ideas of scarcity and choices by exploring a virtual model of the Mayflower. They will then pack a virtual suitcase making good choices about what they pack.
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Econ Ed Link: Build Your Community
Students will learn about a variety of businesses and the service they provide to a community. They will build a town selecting seven business they feel would be the most important to have in order to live in this community.
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Econ Ed Link: Tricks for Treats
Learners will recognize that people (and animals) will work for incentives.
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Econ Ed Link: What Do Other People Want to Be?
For this lesson, young scholars will graph people's job choices and identify which jobs would have the most competition based on the data.
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Econ Ed Link: Dog Gone Job!
Dog Gone Job! demonstrates how job specialization increases productivity.
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Econ Ed Link: The Changing Face of Money
In this instructional activity, students play a game to guess which objects have been used as money throughout history. In the process, they learn several basic economic concepts. For instance, money must be a unit of account, meaning...
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Econ Ed Link: Increasing Productivity
This lesson stimulates students' thinking with stories about rigorous athlete training illustrating the importance of training and practice. After students read the story, they will experiment to see how instruction and practice improves...
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Econ Ed Link: Eureka!
Take a look at how inventions, such as plastic, have changed our lives and how they are changing the future of living in space. Learners explore the concept of invention and innovation by studying the use of plastics. Various uses of...
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Econ Ed Link: Booker T. Washington:"fifty Cents and a Dream"
Young Booker T. Washington had a dream. That dream was to use the resources at his disposal to earn the money necessary to get an education that would allow him and others to become financially secure. This lesson based on the picture...
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Econ Ed Link: Trouble Is Brewing in Boston: "Colonial Voices Hear Them Speak"
It's December 16, 1773 and many of the citizens of Boston are furious with King George's new tax on tea. Young Ethan, a printer's errand boy, has been given the task of conveying information concerning an upcoming protest meeting. As he...