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Council for Economic Education

Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Introduce young learners to the subject of economics using their favorite stories and books. Including 24 separate lessons, this guide covers economic principles such as trade, scarcity, consumer goods and services, renewable and...
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Curated OER

Africa: A Cultural Safari

For Teachers 4th
Students examine the kingdoms of West Africa during the Middle Ages. They label maps and identify Africa's physical features, simulate the trading of gold, buy and sell goods using cowrie shells, and participate in a cultural safari day.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Economics U$a: 21st Century Edition

For Students 9th - 10th
A micro and macroeconomics course for 21st century learners. 28 half-hour videos sessions with text and guides regarding markets, firms, supply and demand, perfect competition and inelastic demand, economic efficiency, monopolies,...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Macroeconomics: Confronting Objections to the Economics Approach

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to analyze arguments against economic approaches to decision-making, interpret a trade-off diagram, and contrast normative statements and positive statements.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 2: Choice in a World of Scarcity: Key Concepts & Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This section focuses on the key concepts and a summary of macroeconomics covered in Chapter 2: Choice in a World of Scarcity from the TEA AP Macroeconomics.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 3: Economic Development: Water Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at economic issues related to our water resources. Looks at how water is used by industry, the distribution and availability of water, water use footprint, domestic use of water, water shortages, and water...
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Other

Coursera 1 1.1. Scarcity and Its Implications

For Students 9th - 10th
This module discusses fundamental problem of scarcity challenges us to think about an allocation mechanism to determine what is produced and who consumes it. It discuss scarcity and allocation mechanisms. In this course,the focus is on...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Production Possibilities Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
The Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF) is a graph that shows all the different combinations of output of two goods that can be produced using available resources and technology. The PPF captures the concepts of scarcity, choice, and...
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Geographypods

Geographypods:freshwater: Issues and Conflicts: Competing Demands for Freshwater

For Students 11th - 12th
This learning module examines conflicting demands for fresh water around the world. It looks at the water resources that are available, water scarcity, and local and international conflicts over water. Specific cases are explored,...