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Council for Economic Education

Econedlink: Elasticity of Demand Video and Quiz

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concept of Elasticity of Demand. Price elasticity of demand is the way of measuring how much quantity demanded will change in response to a change in price. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Property Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Economics website presents video [2:12] and interactive quiz on property rights and ownership.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Buying vs. Renting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you given any thought to where you will live when you are "on your own" - out in the world earning a living? You will have many decisions to make as you look for a place to call home. In this lesson, your basic economic decision...
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Econ Ed Link: The Price We Pay for Health: Us and Canada

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the trade-offs associated with those positive aspects. In Canada, everyone has health care,...
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Econ Ed Link: Baseball Economics 201

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Some believe our national pastime may be threatened by the big market, high revenue teams like the Yankees (or the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, etc.) and that smaller market teams (e.g., the Florida Marlins, San Diego...
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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, students assume the role of detectives investigating why the rail companies...
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Econ Ed Link: Q T Pi Fashions Learning About Credit Card Use

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Credit cards are convenient, user-friendly, and at times dangerous. In this lesson plan, students learn the joys and dangers of using credit as they help Credit, the main character in this activity, solve her credit problems.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Do You Have a Yen to Go to College?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Help Carlos determine his financing options for college based on his current level of investment and the financial packages offered by several different schools. Evaluate these options, and then recommend which path Carlos should take to...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: u.s. Senate Mulls Over Bankruptcy Legislation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During the week of September 20, 1998, the US Senate agreed to debate a bill (S 1301), intended to make it more difficult for people of means to use bankruptcy to walk away from debt. Those who could pay at least 20 percent of their...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Best Deal

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will learn how to determine 'price per unit' to help make decisions when comparing products.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Costs and Benefits of 'The Three Little Pigs'

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Find out what the definition of a cost and a benefit is in terms of the economy when using this site. "When making a decision, students should consider the costs and the benefits of that decision."
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Chevy Volt It's Electric!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The costs and benefits of owning an electric or hybrid car will be evaluated in this lesson. By reading and researching the history of the production of electric cars, the lesson allows students to understand how this market has developed.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Competition Pizza

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson that teaches about competition in the marketplace that uses student-gathered information about businesses where they live. Includes student activities and links to national standards in economics and personal finance.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: An Investigation of Regional Housing Costs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson has young scholars explore differences in regional housing costs, determine the percentage of gross income spent on housing, assess the impact of housing costs on a relocation decision and recognize wages and housing costs...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Recycling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will review the legislation in Japan that requires all consumers to pay a fee for recycling large appliances.
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Econ Ed Link: Pop Goes the Housing Bubble

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will learn about a speculative bubble within the context of the U.S. real estate market.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Be an Energy Saver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the scarce and non-renewable nature of fossil fuels in order to stimulate student thinking about energy conservation. It emphasizes the fact that saving energy can be good for the wallet as well as the earth's...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: It's a Matter of Power

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine tradeoffs and profit- maximization decisions in the case study of Kaiser Aluminum, which decided to shut down aluminum production in favor of reselling electricity.
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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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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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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Voting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Since the 1960s, many Americans eligible to vote have not bothered to do so- not even in presidential elections. Low rates of participation in voting have been worrisome to people interested in preserving our democratic traditions....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Voting: What Do You Mean My Vote Doesn't Count?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson explores the costs and benefits associated with voting in national elections. Specifically, the concepts of rational apathy, rational ignorance and expressive voting are explained.
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Khan Academy: Command and Control Regulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Command-And-Control Regulation: The simplest kind of regulation is to just tell people what to do. This has downsides, though.

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