Explore the dual role of prices as signals and incentives, and discover how prices are determined by buyers and sellers in the United States economy.

Gasoline prices garner a lot of attention in the United States. What can explain a temporary decline in gasoline consumption, and how do gasoline prices spur innovation in the energy and automotive industries?

Add a festive flair to math instruction on Cinco de Mayo with a learning exercise designed to reinforce division, finding unit prices, and solving word problems. 

In this Monopoly Pricing worksheet, students analyze a graph to answer eleven questions that ask them to solve problems and make predictions.

In this economics worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 34 questions about supply, demand and prices.

Review the Great Depression in the United States from an economist's perspective, examining roots of the crash, government policy actions, and policies instituted by the Fed.

Are average college tuition and fees really rising in the United States? Here is a fascinating take on the rising cost of college tuition and how price discrimination may explain what is often seen as an insurmountable cost for...

What is the difference between money and bartering, and how is money valued when considering inflation? Delve into the correlation between these fundamental components of economics with this detailed resource, which consists of...

How can we accurately estimate what the economy should produce now and in the future? Have your pupils tackle this question as they learn about real versus potential GDP and as they review data regarding the output gap in...

In this economics worksheet, students define elasticity, calculate ranges of elasticity, and label diagrams pertaining to the concept of elasticity.

Using gears as a visual metaphor, this political cartoon analysis learning exercise gives a clear picture of one artist's perspective on the U.S. economy. Background information helps give pupils access to the cartoon's context, and 3...

The reading passage here uses the example of the American colonies to introduce imports and exports. After reading the text, class members respond to five questions, which require pupils to find facts in the text and form opinions...

The California Gold Rush sparked many people to try for their fortunes and led to the formation of some well-known California cities. Have your class read about the changes that happened and then respond to the five included questions.

In this online interactive history worksheet, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the achievements of Woodrow Wilson. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.

Young economists consider perfect competition, market demand, supply, and long-run equilibrium in this practical worksheet. There are eight multiple part questions to answer, real-world scenarios to consider, and graphs to complete.

Why did the Populist Party fail to ally itself with African American farmers? To answer this essential question, class members investigate the Populist Era (188-1900) and read an article written by Tom Watson, a Populist leader.

A research project that concludes with a visual and written presentation. This is all about the tomato and how it relates to the lives of migrant workers, labor contractors, and industrial agriculture. This is a group project that is...

Roses are red, but did you know that some are lighter while others are darker? Scholars read an infographic to decipher the fraction and percent of rose color and their country of origin. They go on to make comparisons and estimate while...

Examine the nation's economic health using this GDP and CPI instructional activity, which features helpful graphic depictions of complex concepts. The first 2 pages include 17 short-answer questions intended to guide reading from a text...

In this social studies worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about the climate, landforms, regions, government, and more. Students complete 25 multiple choice questions.

In this U.S. economics of the 1920s and 1930s worksheet, students read a passage and then complete a graphic organizer comparing the credit, wages, employment, sales, stock market, and banks in the 2 decades.

In this economics worksheet, students respond to 38 short answer questions regarding the economic laws of supply and demand and market structure.

In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...

In this World War II worksheet, learners review a chapter as they write 10 vocabulary words that match 10 descriptions, eliminate 4 false sentences, and identify 2 themes from the history of the World War II era.