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Market Structure: Oligopolies

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the structure of oligopolistic markets. The business market is explored in order to make a comparison to accepted theory found in textbooks. An overall picture of the market is then created within the student mind to...
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the Business of Good Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider economic factors in patenting a new invention. They research an already-patented health product and assess its profitability.
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Japan's Economic Miracle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concepts of price and demand. In groups, pupils simulate the purchase and selling of land in Japan. They create a loan, and make decisions to buy or sell as the economic market fluctuates. Classmates discuss their...
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How is the Game Played in an Economics Class?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners research companies, choose stocks, and create portfolios online while playing the stock market game.
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Saving, Investing and the Invisible Hand

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how the financial institutions of a market economy help channel savings to economic investment. They complete worksheets based on a teacher-led demonstration.
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Climate Change and Corporate Profitability

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study green economics. In this business ethics lesson, students listen to a lecture about environmentally stable businesses and respond to discussion questions based on the lecture.
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What's In It For Me?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze the costs and benefits that are involved with owning a business. They create their own decision making grid and identify their trade-offs. They also identify the opportunity costs involved in owning their own business.
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Hometown Heroes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the factors of starting a business. In this business lesson plan, students interview a local entrepreneur and discuss the factors that influenced their decision to start a business. Students create a composition based...
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Rebuild Your Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Gulf Coast disaster and what it took to rebuild the community surrounding it. In this economic development lesson, students watch a video from the Nightly Business Report and explore what all it takes to make up a...
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The CPI and You

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners examine the consumer price index (CPI). For this economics lesson, students explore how the cost of living and inflation indicate the CPI. Learners complete activity worksheets in this lesson.
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Developing a Development Plan

For Students 11th - 12th
In this business development worksheet, students read an explanation of business development plans and then create their own business development plans. Students also respond to productivity and personal time management questions.
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Meeting Needs Four Ways: The Drive (6th)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the U.S. economic sectors and their philanthropic role in communities. In this civil society activity, students brainstorm and classify businesses in their community. Students discuss the for-profit, nonprofit, government...
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What's in GDP?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars define GDP and collect data on a country's budget. In this economics lesson, students differentiate between real and nominal GDP. This activity contains an answer key to the activities.  
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What is the Role of the Corporation in Society?

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore ethics. In this business ethics lesson plan, students discuss corporate responsibilities to society as they read selected articles on the topic.  Students consider various scenarios that encourage authentic student...
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Mr. Yamada’s Tips for Success on Current Events Commentary: Macroeconomics

For Students 11th - 12th
For this economic systems worksheet, students read and follow the provided 5 tips to locate, analyze, and discuss macroeconomics current event issues. 
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Meet Kit: An American Girl

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students explore economics by participating in a role-play activity. In this consumerism instructional activity, students identify the Great Depression, the cause of the financial collapse and the devastation it caused people their own...
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Monetary Policy

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars develop an understanding of monetary policy. In this monetary policy lesson, students define economic indicators and specify the economic conditions they reflect. Young scholars explain the three functions of the system...
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23 Cause Effect and Contrast

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this technology worksheet, students practice writing some e-mails that focus upon informing others of some changes for a business.
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Rural America in Transition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the changes in rural America in an economic sense. In groups, they research the problems rural areas face in the 21st century. They examine the economic policies in effect and how they help or hurt rural America.
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Finance and Responsible Lending

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers learn the characteristics of economic systems through problem solving, communication and representation. In this financial lending lesson, students use math to solve problems dealing with the economy today, to work with...
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History: Women Wanting to Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars compare and contrast the economic roles of women throughout history in the United States, India, and Israel. After examining pictures of women from various time periods, they share observations. They watch video clips...
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Federal Reserve Bank

It's Your Paycheck

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Beyond reading and arithmetic, one of the most important skills for graduating seniors to have is fiscal literacy and responsibility. Start them on the right financial track with nine lessons that focus on a variety of important personal...
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Consumer Borrowing and Spending

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Credit can be confusing for teens, some of whom are already using credit cards. Clear up misconceptions with this group research activity which has a solid outline with a lot of room to adjust to your needs and resources. Groups are...
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How Can Big Business Make Money From Tariffs?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of the rise of big business in the United States. In this economics lesson, students investigate the impact of tariffs on businesses. Students also investigate the impact that incentives have on special...

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