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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Lights, Camera, Budget!

In this economics activity, students answer personal finance questions to earn money to produce a movie.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Investments
20 mins
Activity

Grades 9-12

Production Possibilities Curve

In this economics lesson, students will use a production possibilities curve to learn about scarcity and opportunity cost.
Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scarcity
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8

The Supply and Demand of Toy Fads

In this economics lesson, students will examine the market responses to two different toys.
Key Concepts: Demand, Markets and Prices, Supply
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Capital Investments: Human vs. Physical

Students will exercise their understanding of soft skills through a series of ten scenarios of conflicts that might occur at...
Key Concepts: Human Capital, Opportunity Cost
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 9-12

The Unemployment Game

In this economics lesson, students will participate in a labor market to learn about unemployment rate.
Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Where Does the Price of Pizza Come From?

In this economics lesson, students will examine data for buyers and sellers to learn how prices emerge in a market.
Key Concepts: Demand, Markets and Prices, Supply
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Do I Look Like I'm Made of Money?

In this economics lesson, students will learn the importance of money as a medium of exchange.
Key Concepts: Human Capital, Income, Money
45 mins
Lesson

Content Partner

Grades 9-12

Hutchins Center Explains

In this economics series of articles, The Hutchins Center Explains current debates and key concepts in fiscal and monetary policy.
Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy
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Article

Content Partner

Grades 9-12

The Fiscal Ship Game

In this economics activity, students will find a combination of policies that match their values and priorities and set a budget.
Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Budgeting, Fiscal Policy
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Activity

Grades 9-12

Green Eggs and ...Economics?

In this economics lesson, students will learn key economic concepts found in children's literature.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Division of Labor/Specialization, Market Structures
90 mins
Lesson

Grades K-2

Open for Business

In this economics lesson, students will read a popular children's book to learn about entrepreneurship.
Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Goods and Services, Risk and Return
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Policy Perspectives on the Federal Budget

In Policy Perspectives on the Federal Budget, a digital interactive activity, students think critically about Federal Budget policy choices from...
Key Concepts: Balanced Budget, Economic Functions of Government, Federal Budget
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