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Grades 6-8

Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO

Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange, Money…
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Grades 3-5

You Can BANK on This! (Part 1)

Banking should not be confusing. It should be INTERESTing! Most students in the elementary grades would love to know more...
Key Concepts: Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Could You Earn a Million Dollars?

This lesson is designed to acquaint students with the relationship between earnings and education. The data are very clear regarding...
Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Roles of Government
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Grades 3-5

The Grasshopper and the Ant

Understanding the concept of opportunity cost is critical for good decision making. The ability to identify the opportunity cost—the highest...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Sand Art Brownies

In this lesson, you will learn about substitute goods. You will have choices to make in your role as a...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scarcity
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Grades 3-5

What Face do you Use?

The students will recognize that in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services, most nations create currency for...
Key Concepts: Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
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Grades 3-5

To Be or Not To Be?

This lesson guides students through web sites that examine careers that are typically of interest to 3rd- through 5th-grade students....
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Division of Labor/Specialization, Goods and Services
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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Collecting for Fun . . . and Profit?

Art, baseball cards, coins, comic books, dolls, jewelry and stamps are just a few examples of the many things people...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Demand, Investing…
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