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Chapter 2: The Economizing Problem
It doesn't take a lecture on economics to convince teenagers that one's wants often exceed one's means, but this presentation will hopefully help them to understand the discrepancy. Using an example of pizza and robot arms, the slides...
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What Is Actually Bought and Sold?
Economics students can use this packet to better grasp the concept of changes in supply and demand by reading about marketing, products, and elasticity. There are 3 tasks for students to complete, each based on the content of a...
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Gross Domestic Pizza
Students explore major components of gross domestic product (GDP) and how it is determined; students create and compare GDP pie charts for the countries of Pepperonia and Anchovia.
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Buying, Selling, Profits
Students follow the framework of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In this FCCLA lesson plan, students research the clothing market from the perspectives of consumers and business owners. Students also...
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Serial Forms/Material Difference
Students analyze pop art and discuss artists' choices for materials, line, color, and scale. In this art analysis lesson, students consider artists' choices and compare works. Students make a two or three dimensional work of art using...
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Pocket Money And Pester Power
Students participate in a number of activities to examine how young people think about, use and make money. They determine what young people prefer to spend money on, if there are gender differences and how they compare to students in...
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The Soviet Choice For Growth
Young scholars examine five major events in Soviet History to introduce the concept of opportunity cost. They identify considered alternatives at the time of decision and examine benefits and cost. They apply these ideas to a typical...
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Adult Roles and Responsibilities
Pupils explore goods and services. In this money management lesson, students pick a $100.00 item they would like to buy and they use the internet to research that specific topic. With their research they answer questions on a given...