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Types of Economic Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
As an introduction to economics, government classes investigate different types of economic systems (traditional, command, market or capitalist, mixed) to determine answers to basic question about how goods are produced.
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C3 Teachers

Economics of Slavery: How Did Cotton Sow the Seeds of Panic?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
An inquiry-based lesson challenges high schoolers to research and identify the economic forces and inventions that impacted the cotton industry. Researchers consider how the use of slavery impacted the economic growth of the United States.
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The Great Depression and New Deal

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Elementary pupils are introduced to the Great Depression as a critical period of hardship in United States history. They engage in collaborative assignments researching the Dust Bowl, the New Deal, US presidents, and presidential libraries.
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California Department of Education

What’s A Hot Job?

For Teachers 10th Standards
What jobs are the next best thing? Curious career scholars explore their options in instructional activity three of a five-part series. Pupils research job trends and labor statistics before discussing the factors that influence...
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ProCon

Universal Basic Income

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Should the United States adopt a universal basic income? After reading brief background information, scholars research the debate topic by reviewing the top three pros and cons. They also respond to a survey question and review other...
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Council for Economic Education

Green Eggs and ...Economics?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scholars use four different children's books by Dr. Seuss to analyze microeconomic concepts. Group presentations and research help them better understand simple economic concepts through simple stories.
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Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Production, Distribution, and Other Business Operations

For Teachers 9th - 11th
It's all good! Using the informative resource, scholars learn about the difference between goods and services. After researching inventions that have changed lives for the better, partners work together to design a service or product...
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Curated OER

India: Is Terrorism Hurting the Economy?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the effect of terrorism on the Indian economy. They conduct research on terrorist activity in India, create a timeline, and participate in a summit between Indian and Pakistan.
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India: Outsourcing of Jobs

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine the significance and effects of outsourcing jobs to India and Malaysia. They conduct Internet research, create a map and a timeline, write an editorial of their view on the use of outsourcing, and participate in a...
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Curated OER

The Marketing Mix in Travel and Tourism 1

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils complete this first lesson plan in a series about how marketing mix is applied to a travel and tourism facility in special interest tourism. They work on a case study of the Anantara Resort and Spa Elephant Camp, in northern...
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Grade A: The Market for a Yale Woman's Eggs by Jessica Cohen

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
What would it be like to sell your eggs to a couple who can't have children on their own? Could you even imagine it? As most of us have never been in this position, this descriptive essay is really quite interesting. The reading itself...
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Team Up for Sports Marketing

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students choose a sport and promote a real or imaginary team by creating press releases, business cards, and ads or commercials.
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Beyond Benign

The Story of Cosmetics Video Assessment

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Does your shampoo contain carcinogens? Scholars learn how cosmetic companies create and market their products, many of which contain toxic chemicals. They examine the bias and consumer responsibilities in the industry.
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Curated OER

From the Store to the Shopper

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the marketing process that companies use, including their advertising campaigns. As a class, they discuss how supermarkets develop new brands, determine how to package their goods, price them, and select the products....
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The Great Depression

For Teachers 7th
Students analyze the causes of the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students listen to their instructor present lectures regarding the Dust Bowl, stock market crash, and Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. Students conduct further...
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Curated OER

Buy Low, Sell High

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars investigate the stock market and investing in corporate stocks by creating an investment portfolio. They develop database worksheets that track their stock's performance over a specified period of time. Students use...
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Curated OER

Development of a Nutritional Snack

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a new line of nutritional snacks. They work in teams to submit a proposal for a snack that not only tastes good, but is nutritional as well. Their end-product consists of four parts: background information, developing...
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Ad Creation from Admongo.gov

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore consumerism by completing a worksheet. In this advertisement lesson, students discuss the relationship between the media and consumerism while analyzing advertisements from the Internet, magazines and T.V. Students...
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Who Knew What When?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define words of relevance to the stock market and fair trading. They explore the significant events surrounding the charges brought against Martha Stewart as a means of learning how the stock market is governed.
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Why Does Money Have Value?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars study money and its value and usage in the world today. In this economic lesson, students research money as they learn what it stands for, why it is important, how it is valued and what it represents in the United States.
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Rising and Falling Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore outcomes from the conversion of fractions to decimals in stock market quotes and explore fluctuating interest rates using an amortization calculator.
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Origins of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer questions regarding the Great Depression and the stock market crash.
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Curated OER

Vikings

For Students 4th - 8th
For this Vikings worksheet, students read a passage on the Vikings, answer short answer questions, draw, and research the internet. Students complete 4 activities.
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Lesson 2 How Do You Find Stock Symbols?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students practice finding stock symbols by company, industry, and country. Stock symbols are necessary to find company information such as stock charts, news, and financial data on the Internet.

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