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Econedlink: Roles of Government
This video teaches the concept of Roles of Government. Some roles of government include protecting the environment, helping the poor and providing national defense. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for related lesson...
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Econedlink: Elasticity of Demand Video and Quiz
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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Econedlink: Demand
This video teaches the concept of Demand. Demand refers to a relationship between price and the quantity of a good or service that consumers demand. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for related lesson plans.
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Econedlink: Economic Growth Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Economic Growth. Economic growth refers to the ability of the economy to increase its total real output or real GDP, or its real output per person. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for...
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Econ Ed Link: Technology Video and Quiz
Economics website for students presents information on technology, productivity and resources.
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Econ Ed Link: Property Rights
Economics website presents video [2:12] and interactive quiz on property rights and ownership.
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Econ Ed Link: Productivity Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Productivity, which is measured as the quantity of output per unit of input. Watch the brief video and take the interactive quiz to assess what you have learned. [1.47]
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Econ Ed Link: Money
Economics website presents a video [0:52] and quiz teaching students about the concept of money and monetary goods.
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Econ Edlink: Economic Institutions Video and Quiz
Video [1:44] and quiz teaches the concept of Economic Institutions, those established laws, customs, organizations or systems that have a strong impact on economic decisions.
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Econedlink: Business Cycles
This video teaches the concept of Business Cycles. The pattern in which economies have periods of recession and then also periods of economic expansion or recovery is known as the business cycle.
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Econ Ed Link: Do I Look Like I'm Made of Money?
One of the most common replies given by parents when their children ask for money is "Do I look like I'm made of Money?" This lesson is designed to educate students about the need for money as a generally accepted medium of exchange. The...
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Econ Ed Link: Cybersecurity and Economics: Protecting Your Identity Online
Help students answe the esential question, "What should you do before you share information on the Internet?"
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Econ Ed Link: Mystery Workers: Productive Resources
This website focuses on productive resources which are divided into three categories, natural, human, and capital.
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Econ Ed Link: Agent Pincher: The Case of the Ufo
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes when people first try to use money from another country, they feel like they are playing with toy...
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Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Income: Which 'Wood' You Choose?
A key turning point in a nation's economic development is when it starts to use its resources for long term versus short term purposes. A natural resource example is trees: should people use wood for cooking food or building homes?...
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Econedlink: Scarcity Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Scarcity and includes a quiz. The total resources of society, including natural resources, human resources, capital goods and entrepreneurship, are limited, causing scarcity to exist. [1:13]
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Econ Ed Link: Those Golden Jeans
Check out this informative economics lesson plan designed to review the three productive resources--natural resources, human resources, and capital resources--needed to produce goods and services.
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Econ Ed Link: We Are Consumers and Producers
This lesson plan is geared toward beginning economics concepts. "In this lesson you are going to learn more about how you and others are consumers and producers."
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Econ Ed Link: Worker Safety the Triangle Fire Legacy
Find out more about the 1911 New York Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and how it affects workplace safety today. Included are case histories of contemporary examples of unsafe work conditions, a worksheet to use for analysis, and...
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Econ Ed Link: Economic Spotter: Supply and Demand at the Gold Rush
During the Gold Rush, people paid exorbitant prices for ordinary objects. Why? Because of the laws of supply and demand, that's why! In the instructional activity, learners will see how these laws fit into this great historical time.
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Econ Ed Link: What Is Competition?
Explore the world of competition in business through this informative lesson plan.
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Econ Ed Link: Clickety Clack, Let's Keep Track!
This lesson will show students the importance of keeping track of their savings.
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Econ Ed Link: Buying on Credit Video and Quiz
Video [3:28] and quiz on the concept of buying on credit.
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Econ Ed Link: My Credit Rating: Why Should I Care?
Credit is a wonderful tool for the consumer. It can enhance your quality of life. It enables you to buy and enjoy a purchase before you have the money to pay for it. On the other hand, it can create serious problems for people who use it...