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Incentives Matter
Students identify what motive people. They will learn about both positive, and negative incentives. They will use this knowledge to make predictions about how people will behave. They will apply this knowledge to economics.
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Country Economic Organization
Eighth graders research the economic systems and organization of another country. They prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the class showcasing their findings.
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The Role of Profits in the Economy
Students discuss the role of profits in an economy. As a class, they explain why profits are an incentive and practice calculating profit and loss. They discover what a firm in capitalism must do to earn profits and explain the...
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Early Explorers
Students answer short answer questions and participate in a role play where they are explorers being interviewed. In this early explorers lesson plan, students discuss why it is beneficial to be the first one in a place.
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Innovation in a Bag
Students create a business plan to start up their own business. In this algebra lesson, students think of a product they can produce and sell. They create on paper what they should do and then put into practice creating a mock business.
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Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? | How Incentives Affect Innovation
High schoolers focus on the role played by a nation's institutions in generating creativity, invention and innovation, and analyzes how innovation promotes the economic growth that raises standards of living and alleviates poverty.
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Economics: Who Benefits from Competition?
Students examine competitive markets and complete a simulation called "The More. the Merrier." In the simulation they assess how goods are more available when competition increases. Students investigate how competition and the opening of...
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Entrepreneur: Anita Roddick
Students discover how entrepreneurs make their living. As a class, they identify the characteristics of entrepreneurships and their attitudes. Using the internet, they research the life of Anita Roddick, who founded the Body Shop. They...
Other
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
NFTE's goal is to empower youth from low income areas to develop entrepreneurial skills through its many programs and initiatives. In addition, NFTE offers training programs for teachers, as well as curriculum materials that can be...
Practical Money Skills
Visa: Practical Money Skills for Life
Visa provides a resource that teachers, parents, and students will all enjoy using. There are lesson plans here for all ages, as well as information about spending decisions, budgeting, and money management. Print your own play money,...
Other
Babson College: Define Entrepreneurship
A large collection of informal definitions of entrepreneurship gathered from present and past students and affiliates of this business college. Excellent material to stimulate discussion.
Other
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board: Financial Literacy: Teach It!
Students at all grade levels learn about basic finance skills and explore ways to make informed decisions about their financial future.
Council for Economic Education
Econedlink: Profit Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Profit. Profit is income received for entrepreneurial skills or risk taking and is calculated by subtracting a firm's costs of producing a good or service from the revenues received from selling the good...
Biz Move
Biz Move: Free Home Based Business Plan Sample
This Bizmove site contains information on starting a business at home, including an "entrepreneurial personality" self-test and basic budget formation.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Entrepreneur in You
This website is a valuable resource in finding out more about being an entrepreneur. It contains a comprehensive lesson plan detailing what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Income Budgeting
This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.
Genius Brands International
Secret Millionaires Club: Webisode Activities
Backed by Warren Buffett, "the world's most famous investor," the Secret Millionaires Club teaches children about saving and investing money, about how businesses and credit cards work, and about the personal qualities that support...
Other
Junior Achievement Canada
This organization offers programs for youth to help them understand about business and how to start one. It also offers in-school presentations. They have chapters all across Canada.
Other
U.s. Scouting Service Project: Merit Badge: Entrepreneurship
This site provides an outline for the entrepreneur to follow when thinking about starting a business.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Play a Virtual Market
Use this site to trade traditional stocks and learn how trading stocks in the market can increase your wealth (or decrease it too!)
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan: What the World Consumes
These visual, easy-to-grasp lessons in world economics and consumerism features lessons and related videos in which students experience first-hand the economic dilemmas faced by other countries and are asked to examine their own values...
Other
Co Op America
The Co-op America foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on fair economic practices to teach social and environmental responsibility. Their many programs such as Green Business, Green Energy, Fair Trade, Responsible Shopper...
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Foundation for Teaching Economics
The Foundation for Teaching Economics provides lesson plans and curriculum materials in a variety of areas of economics. Games and exercises enhance the lessons provided. Teachers can search by keywords or choose lessons from the list...
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Council on Economic Education (Ncee)
The NCEE's mission is to "improve school economic education programs throughout Nebraska." Its website provides information on the organization and resources for the classroom teacher.