Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Incentives Video and Quiz
Economics website with video [1:35] and interactive quiz teaches about costs, benefits, and incentives.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Significance of the Dred Scott Trial
In this article from "The Old Courthouse" by Donald Dosch the facts of the Dred Scott decision are laid out. Read why the outcome of the case fanned the embers of the coming Civil War.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Mystery of Is It Mine or Ours? (Educator Version)
Did you ride to school on a road today? Yesterday did you skate in a public park? Maybe Mom or Dad traveled home from one of your ball games on their bicycles under a string of street lights? How did the road, the park or the street...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Green Eggs and Economics?
Economic concepts are often found in places students have never considered, like children's literature. In this instructional activity, students will explore the various economic concepts addressed in five of Dr. Seuss' most popular...
Other
Streetlaw: Family Law
At this website, check out an introduction to family law and several relevant online resources for further reading and research. Topics include: "Law and the American Family," "Marriage," "Legal Rights of Single People Who Live...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. For this series of three lessons, the...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: New Sense, Inc. Vs. Fish 'Till U Drop or Coase vs. Pigou
Hot debate and arguments galore whirl around this question: "Which economic approach is the most efficient and fair to resolve utility issues surrounding the use of common or public property?" This lesson will explore, examine and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Types of Market Oriented Environmental Tools
Read about the three main types of market-oriented regulation, including pollution charges, marketable permits, and better-defined property rights
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Markets, Property Rights, and the Law of Demand
Practice what you have learned so far in this lesson. Topics include the role of property rights in markets, the income effect, and the substitution effect.