Use this site to teach your primary students how to identify the costs and benefits of making a decision. Animated link to the story, Country Mouse Makes a Decision, makes this an entertaining and educational economics lesson.

This energy classroom game focuses on energy sources. Students learn that energy, the environment, and economics are closely tied. During the course of the game students discover the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, net energy...

This article provides a thorough examination of comparative advantage, absolute advantage, and opportunity cost, and how these three terms are related.

In the first part of the lesson, students examine the incentives and opportunity costs of spending and saving in a teacher directed lesson. The remainder of the lesson is an interactive website. Students work through problems that...

Students will apply the concepts of scarcity, choice, and opportunity costs using a production possibilities curve. Students will interpret points inside and outside the curve. As an extension, students will see the relationship between...

This lesson 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...

A lesson based on The Pickle Patch Bathtub by Frances Kennedy, where students learn about making choices in how to spend money, and how to set goals and develop a savings plan.

This site from the University of Omaha provides a lesson plan indicated for 6-8th grades. "During this lesson, middle schoolers use the economic concepts of trade-offs and opportunity costs to decide between savings accounts with simple...

A simple lesson plan on the concept of opportunity costs or sacrifices. A short quiz on this concept is also provided.

Interactive game gives students the chance to learn about costs and benefits, the cost of college, and potential lifetime earnings.

This is a group activity lesson that provides students with the opportunity to incorporate decision making, scarcity, and choice in planning a prom.

Michigan Department of Agriculture provides this site that teaches students about the risks and benefits involved with food production. Includes a detailed lesson plan along with a list of terms and definitions. Gives great background...

In this lesson, young scholars will learn about the basic components and terminology of individual health insurance. Students will make decisions about the value of insurance protection and you will identify trends in the cost of medical...

Learn more about the economy through this informative lesson. "In this lesson, you will learn how the incentive program affects the personal choices you make in class. You will also analyze how economic incentives can affect behavior."

Explore this website to find out how and why consumers make choices on what products to buy. Learn how producers entice consumers into buying their products. This is a very informative lesson plan.

In this lesson, you will learn about substitute goods. You will have choices to make in your role as a shopper. In making these choices, you will decide whether you are willing to accept one good as a substitute for another or not. Are...

"The verdict is in: California's experiment with energy deregulation is not just a mess; it's a certifiable failure, according to everyone from the state governor to the very utilities that initially backed the scheme." This is how...

Find out more about the concept of incentives in our economy through this lesson plan. "You will identify incentives used at home and school."

A lesson plan from the University of Nebraska for Middle School students about choice, opportunity cost, and trade-offs. Indicates standards, materials, objectives and is differentiated for one grade below and above grade-level students.

CollegeInSite provides data on college affordability, diversity and student success and makes it easy to find, compare and analyze data on a college. This resource also provides the opportunity to build a table with any combination of...

Economics learning module on international trade and currency. Unit includes multi-media resources, assignments, projects and tests.

Through a series of videos and notes, lesson gives students a better understanding of the production possibilities curve and how it applies to economics.

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.

This site shows an good example of opportunity costs along with related production possibilities curves.