American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Remarks Upon Signing the Economic Opportunity Act
Read the full published text of the remarks of President Lyndon Baines Johnson upon signing the Economic Opportunity Act in 1964. The purpose of this act was to eliminate poverty, expand educational opportunities, and tend to the health...
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Read about the many programs included in the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, a centerpiece of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. See what happened to many of these programs under subsequent presidents.
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Social Solutions to Poverty: War on Poverty: Office of Economic Opportunity
Learn about Lyndon B. Johnson's Office of Economic Opportunity Act (OEO) that attempted to give the poor an opportunity during the War on Poverty of 1964.
Library of Economics and Liberty
Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Opportunity Cost
The definition and examples of "opportunity cost."
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Johnson and Reagan
A comprehensive learning module on the different economic policies of Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance...
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Foundation for Teaching Economics: Lesson 2: Opportunity Cost and Incentives
This lesson covers the National Content Standard 2: Marginal Decision Making. It provides key terms and concepts around scarcity forces, changing opportunity costs which affect incentives and choices. It includes links to a teacher's...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Work, Earnings and Economics: Using Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
In reading and discussing Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, students examine basic economic concepts and explore the growth of labor unions and the role of government in a market economy.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Opportunity Cost of a Lifetime
This lesson encourages students to define opportunity cost, determine the the opportunity cost and trade-offs for certain decisions, and select criteria important for decision making.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Opportunity Cost
Consumers are faced with tough choices because so many innovative and exciting products and services are available. Therefore, engraining a decision-making process that includes considering of opportunity cost is necessary to shape...
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 lesson, students will explore the various economic concepts addressed in five of Dr. Seuss' most popular books: The Cat in...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Everyday Opportunities
In this lesson, students will learn about choices and opportunity costs that occur every day. While this lesson will go on throughout the day, the actual lesson is short.
Library of Economics and Liberty
Library of Economics and Liberty: Comparative Advantage
This article provides a thorough examination of comparative advantage, absolute advantage, and opportunity cost, and how these three terms are related.
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Sukromne Gymnazium: The Study of Economics [Pdf]
An introduction to basic concepts in beginning economics.
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Amos Web Gloss Arama: Opportunity Cost
Provides readers with a definition and explanation of the concept of opportunity cost. Gives great details and compares the term with similar concepts.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Economics: International Economics: Trade and Currency
Economics learning module on international trade and currency. Unit includes multi-media resources, assignments, projects and tests.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Globalization and the Economic Crisis
One-day lesson plan provides students an opportunity to explore a series of political cartoons and consider the relationship between globalization and the economic crisis. Note: Video content may not load in archived version.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Economics of Pro Team Sports
Great interactive baseball game that combines your knowledge of economics and pro sports trivia. After completing the nine innings, you should have a better understanding of how economics is used in everyday life.
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Acdi/voca: Expanding Opportunities Worldwide
ACDI/VOCA is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to alleviating poverty worldwide through broad-based economic growth.
Black Past
Black Past: Mound Bayou
This interesting encyclopedia article recounts the self-segregated community of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, which was founded as a place for blacks to find economic opportunity at a time of extreme racial violence in the South.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Scarcity, Choice, and Opportunity Costs
An introduction to the concepts of scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Macroeconomics: Lesson Summary: Opportunity Cost and the Ppc
In this lesson summary, review the key concepts, key terms, and key graphs for understanding opportunity cost and the production possibilities curve.
Tutor2u
Tutor2u: Opportunity Cost
This description explains the concept of opportunity cost and gives examples.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Homebuying
This lesson plan analyzes the costs and benefits of homeownership and asks the student to describe the factors that affect affordability, use cost-benefit analysis and knowledge of home-buying procedures to reduce the costs, analyze the...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Economic Spotter: Resources During World War Ii
In World War II pennies were made of steel and zinc instead of copper and women were working at jobs that men had always been hired to do. Why? Because during war times, scarcity forces many things to change!