Every political theory needs a devil's advocate. Discussing Karl Marx with your classroom creates a healthy debate about the pros and cons of the capitalistic system and government. Last in a series of 13, the video includes primary...

Highlighted with various engaging clips from the film Indiana Jones, here you'll find a video that does a wonderful job explaining the concept of demand and supply. Watch as the presenter delves into the supply and demand curves, using...

How can a bakery—one of several in town—maximize its profits? A case study from College Board asks scholars to consider the question. Other practice queries examine the price and benefits of buying certain goods for one consumer and look...

If you lived in prehistoric times, what kinds of choices could your family make to increase their chance of survival? By making similar decisions in a simulation game, participants discover how specialization creates both opportunity and...

How can a federal debt accumulate over time? The Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) dashboard allows scholars to actively research each aspect of the federal budget. In pairs, they analyze economic data to determine the best way to...

Have you ever checked your clothes to see how many nations created them? Pupils take a deeper look at international trade and the balance of payments nations have with one another. They use calculations, simulations, and primary sources...

Explore the dual role of prices as signals and incentives, and discover how prices are determined by buyers and sellers in the United States economy.

How do price ceilings result in shortages in the United States economy? Watch as an instructor uses graphs to illustrate this concept, as well as how price floors result in surpluses; all in less than 60 seconds!

Here is a quick video in which a dynamic presenter illustrates the concept of shortage and surplus in 60 seconds! 

Learners work through ten transactions that will help them understand credits and debts on a global scale. They then discuss each transaction in terms of the global economy. An extension activity and discussion questions are included.

Students discuss and identify the job market in agriculture. They define what is meant by Exploratory SAE and list five possible opportunities in the local community. Finally, students differentiate between improvement and supplementary...

In this postal service worksheet, middle schoolers read a passage regarding the United States postal service and answer 10 multiple choice questions.

In this environment activity, students read an article about setting up the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty. They identify the meaning of human environment and what the Earth's greenhouse effect is. Students also explain the...

Students, through lecture and discussion, examine the mechanics of exchange in world markets and then at some of the issues nations face as a result of the international character of trade. They participate in an activity that...

Students review and discuss the meaning of equilibrium. As a class, they participate in a game of "The Price is Right" in which they guess the true market price of various items. They explain how shortages and surpluses tend to force...

Students participate in a simulation in which some are buyers and some are sellers in a trading activity. They set their own prices and record transactions. Then they calculate who made the biggest profit. They discuss the results.