Come on down! You are the next contestant on the Price is Right! Play Plinko and learn about probability at the same time!

Even the savviest consumer has a problem with a good or service on occasion. It is a consumer's right to complain when there is a genuine problem. In some situations, it is also a consumer's responsibility. A problem can't be fixed if no...

Hot debate and arguments galore whirl around this question: "Which economic approach is the most efficient and fair to resolve utility issues surrounding the use of common or public property?" This lesson will explore, examine and...

This lesson examines some of the possible consequences of privacy. Students will classify these consequences as benefits or costs. Later, they will be asked to evaluate positions on issues of privacy by thinking about the consequences of...

An article that describes the price paid by African Americans for school desegregation. The story of six-year-old Tracy Price Thompson is described and link to her memoir is provided.

Students use economic reasoning to analyze the costs and consequences of choice. The idea that the best things in life are free is widely expressed as a maxim by people who know nothing of its origin. They know it's true through...

Deciding on attending college is a big decision. What college should I attend? Can I afford college? Can I succeed without college? Use this collection to help inform your decision on whether college is the right path.

To include a designer with no healthcare experience in a medical device project might not make so much sense at first. An artist may feel out of place among the engineers, business experts or medical specialists. But, in fact, it's a...

Students looking for a different perspective on the Oka Crisis get it here. The Lubicon Nation is an Aboriginal community in northern Alberta. They have reprinted on this website an opinion from Lubicon News Station, and part of an...

Site explains Regulation Z , "Truth in Lending" which is the "law requiring disclosure of terms" on a loan given to a business or consumer. Provides specific format of loan information to be disclosed.

In this activity, students will deal with the Black -Scholes formula, that can be used to determine the fair value of a call option. A call option gives its holder the right to purchase an asset at a predetermined price and time....

The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...