Alabama Learning Exchange
Personal Economics
Students explain the role of government in protecting consumer rights and the role of private organizations in protecting consumer rights.
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Legacies of El Dorado
Students explore the development of urban California as it was driven by the Gold Rush boom. They study historical documents and participate in a variety of hands-on activities designed to reinforce the concept of the lesson.
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As Simple as Beans: Canada's Population
Students gather facts about Canada from various maps. In this Canada lesson, students use beans to relate the populations of the U.S. and Canada. Students create population distribution maps based on the placement of the beans.
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Adventures of Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark Journal
Eighth graders experience the Lewis and Clark expedition. In this Corps of Discovery lesson, 8th graders research details regarding the expedition in order to complete a classroom project that requires them to create journals that might...
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Friendly Letter Format
In this Westward Ho worksheet, students write a friendly letter and fill out a cause and effect chart for the story Westward Ho. Students complete 7 rows in the chart.
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Mini-Economy
Third graders perform jobs in order to sustain their classroom community. After completing a brief overview of how local economies are sustained, they complete job applications for classroom jobs. Students perform their jobs throughout...
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Government Lesson Plan 18
Students identify problems with a pure market economy, and examine and explain roles of selected regulatory agencies.
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Pioneer Currency in Utah: Have you got change for a 5?
Students explore the need for money in a society and the artificial value of coin and paper currencies. They design their own coin and paper currency.
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Tobacco Road
Students use court records to learn that tobacco was used a source of currency in early Delaware history. Students choose something in their culture to use as currency instead of money.
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The Colony of Virginia as Far as the Mississippi
Young scholars study George Washington's map and journal of his 1754 expedition to the French. They draw conclusions about the importance of western lands and the problems involved in tapping the resources of the West during that era.
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Resume Writing
Students explore the important characteristics of a resume. They discuss the purpose of a resume. Using provided templates, students construct a "resume" of celebrity of their choice.
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Edutopia
Edutopia: Goods and Services [Pdf]
A unit that teaches the difference between goods and services, the difference between producers and consumers, the difference between human, natural, and capital resources, and the difference between bartering/trading and buying/selling....
Education.com
Education.com: Goods and Services: Let's Make a Deal!
[Free Registration/Login Required] Have your students experience the act of trading goods and services with bartering. In this activity, students will have the opportunity to make a deal, in order to get what they want. Better yet, make...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Us and Eu Go Bananas Over Trade
Economists generally agree that free trade helps to improve the overall quality of life in countries that participate. However, disagreements do arise concerning trade agreements. This instructional activity looks at a disagreement...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 18: Balance of Trade Concerns
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the meaning of trade balance and its implications for the foreign exchange market, Analyze concerns over international trade in goods and services and...
Council for Economic Education
Econedlink: Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
This video teaches the concept of Trade, Exchange and Interdependence. People do not make everything that they and their family use: that is, they do not grow all their own food, sew their own clothes, build their own house and provide...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Don't Fence Me Out! (Barriers to Trade)
We tend to see the United States as a country with free trade. Although we do have a great deal of freedom to enter new markets, there are barriers to trade that limit consumer choice. This lesson explores these barriers and how they work.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Trading Game
For this lesson, students will learn about the gains from trade. Students will participate in a trading game that will demonstrate that trade can make everyone better off.
BBC
Bbc: The Triangular Trade
Approximately 6 million Africans were taken as slaves to the Americas. Follow the steps of the Triangular Slave Trade with an accompanying map. The map shows which goods and services were traded between the countries.
Council for Economic Education
Econedlink: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments
This video teaches the concepts of Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments. The balance of trade is calculated by subtracting imports from exports. The balance of payments includes payments related to exports and imports of goods;...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Bill, Are You Bogus?
In a barter system, people have to trade goods and services for other goods and services. In an economy that produces millions of goods and services, barter is very difficult. Think of all the stuff (goods and services) you have.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Every Penny Counts
Lesson that helps learners understand that people must make choices about the goods and services they purchase. Students recognize the prices indicate what people pay for goods and services, learn to compare prices, and understand that...
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Buying a New Car
Most students won't be buying a new car while in high school, or just out of high school, but it would be good practice for them to go through the motions on paper.
Yale University
U.s. Government Information: Standards & Specifications
This article explains what is expected of structure and instruction on the design, contstruction, manufacturing, and handling of goods and services. It refers to various documents that provide required specifications.