This is a capitalization tutorial on when to capitalize the title, rank, or position of people. Good examples are given as well as a brief quiz to test your understanding.

James Madison University has developed a variety of online economic lessons for middle school middle schoolers. Explore basic economic and financial concepts.

An economics and literature lesson plan addressing capital resources, increasing productivity, and research skills. Based on a story by Robert McClosky called The Doughnuts.

This video teaches the concept of Scarcity and includes a quiz. The total resources of society, including natural resources, human resources, capital goods and entrepreneurship, are limited, causing scarcity to exist. [1:13]

This essay on consumerism and the new capitalism is a good resource on the topic for the serious student.

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the meaning of trade balance and its implications for the foreign exchange market, Analyze concerns over international trade in goods and services and...

The three factors of production-labor, capital, and natural resources. Explain the role of technology and entrepreneurs in the utilization of the economy's factors. Labor is the human effort that can be applied to the production of goods...

Not only does this site from Capital College Community Foundation give you a fine explanation of writing purpose and how to identify yours, it also provides good examples of how to develop that purpose in a piece of writing. W.9-10.4...

This site provides a good description of the characteristics of the factors of production (land, labor, and capital), and provides some follow-up questions for discussion.

This site from The History Guide provides a comprehensive biography site for Marx and his body of thought, including criticism. Good starting point for students researching him or his critical approach.

This lesson incorporates the folk tale of The Shoemaker and the Elves to teach your learners about the concept of capital resources. Lesson contains a link to an animated retelling of this beloved classic. Use it to have students...

This site explains the concept of labor within the free enterprise system. It is a good introduction to connecting labor and productivity. The list of hyperlinks is also a good continuation of related topics.

A good look at the idea of reform in the prison system in the early 19th century. See how social reformers attempted to rehabilitate those in jail.

Every economic system tries to anticipate and then meet human needs through the production and distribution of goods and services. The economic system is the mechanism that brings together natural resources, the labor supply, technology,...

Students have the opportunity to see how the money they earn is dependent, to a great extent, on the education they gain, by examining occupations and salaries. They then will use pay stubs and tax tables to learn what happens to the...

Overview of the Free Enterprise system in the United States discusses how production, prices, and goods and services are determined.

The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently opened a $300 million dollar center for the performing arts, the Kimmel Center. This lesson was developed for a special teacher workshop to incorporate economics and the arts to teach kids...

Using the book, Ten Mile Day, by Mary Ann Fraser, this lesson helps children understand division of labor, competition, and incentives in the workplace.

Young Booker T. Washington had a dream. That dream was to use the resources at his disposal to earn the money necessary to get an education that would allow him and others to become financially secure. This lesson based on the picture...

Read about the personal life and public career of Claudia Taylor Johnson, more widely known as Lady Bird Johnson, the First Lady of the United States during Lyndon B. Johnson's term as President. Learn about how she met Lyndon Johnson,...

In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations related to the balance of payments. Topics include the current account (CA) and the capital and financial account (CFA, sometimes called simply the...

Good statistical resource that provides a list of the administrative divisions of Uruguay, the capitals of these divisions, their area, and population. It also lists the main cities in Uruguay with their population.

Good resource that provides a list of the administrative divisions of Paraguay, the capitals of these divisions, their area, and population.

Good statistical resource that provides a list of the administrative divisions of Venezuela, the capitals of these divisions, their area, and population. It also lists the main cities in Venezuela with their population.