Lesson Plan
Curated OER

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work as a group to research a current issue, articulate the key points relating to the issue and to have data to support those key points, and use appropriate economic theories to help explain the issues arising.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: Smart Solar

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use real-world data to evaluate whether solar power is a viable energy alternative for several cities in different parts of the U.S. Working in small groups, they examine maps and make calculations using NREL/US DOE data from...
Website
PBS

Pbs, News Hour: The Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
Reports of current economic news and analysis on PBS, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.