Article
Other

Ludwig Von Mises Institute: Price Discrimination on the Part of the Seller

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive article on price discrimination by the seller. Although the article is long, it contains a lot of information about pricing.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Business Ownership: The Franchise Option

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore an alternative to starting a business from scratch- investing in a franchise. They begin by considering the pros and cons of a franchise and whether this form of business is an option that would fit their personality and...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Marketing Your Business

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Marketing is the activities of a company associated with buying and selling a product or service. It includes advertising, selling, and delivering products to people. In order to successfully market and sell your products and /or...
eBook
Other

Help for Growing and Starting Your Small Business

For Students 9th - 10th
"From 200+ ways to be your own boss and how to calculate your start-up costs to sample business plans and more all from Business Know-How."
Website
Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: Figuring the Costs of Setting Up Your New Business

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes a worksheet that can be downloaded to aid a new business owner in determining what their startup costs will be. The article provides additional links to kinds of costs a new business owner will encounter.
Activity
Other

Net Mba Business Knowledge Center: Supply and Demand

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a very simple yet helpful description and example of the interaction of supply and demand, and what will happen to price and quantity when one or both of your supply and demand curves shift. This would be a good place...
Website
Other

Business Town: Point of Purchase Displays Will Dramatically Improve Your Sales

For Students 9th - 10th
A common price-off promotional technique is point-of-purchase promotions. This site tells you all about this type of marketing. Includes a video and an accompanying article. [4:36]
Lesson Plan
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. For this lesson, students assume the role of detectives investigating why the rail companies...
Article
BBC

Bbc: The Downturn in Facts and Figures

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC graphically depicts the 2008 sub-prime mortgage crisis and provides information on the rise of the mortgage bond market and the housing price crash.
Interactive
Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Economics of Pro Team Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
Great interactive baseball game that combines your knowledge of economics and pro sports trivia. After completing the nine innings, you should have a better understanding of how economics is used in everyday life.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: What Do People Want to Wear?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To stay in business, fashion merchandisers must be able to anticipate what consumers want. By looking at different retail websites, students will look to anticipate what consumers are demanding. Students will then go through the market...