Twelfth graders explore the goals of economic growth, stability, full employment, freedom, security, equity, and efficiency as they apply to US economic policy. They is expected to analyze how economic growth, stability, and full...

Students play a game to evaluate the power of competition in the four types of market structures. They describe characteristics and give examples of pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly.

Learners practice the economic concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost. They imagine creating their own businesses and brainstorm what they need to know in order to determine when the business is profitable.

Students debate the issues of economic prosperity, cultural preservation and environmental preservation by examining the development of land in the Bahamas.

Students explore reasons for making a particular purchase and examine one strategy Wal-Mart stores used to keep prices low. They research and compare two companies that make similar products using different business philosophies.

Students participate in a local, classroom economy in both the resource and products market. They track all transactions and learn economic principles and concepts.

Learners discover the basic economic problem: scarcity; examine how "there is no such thing as a free lunch" (opportunity costs); and define economics. They act out a play demonstrating basic economic principles.

Students develop skills and a comfort level in interpreting economic concepts through graphic analysis.

Students research countries where rubber is naturally produced. In this geography instructional activity, students create a poster from their researched information. They present their poster in class.

In this economics discussion worksheet, students respond to economics ideas and defend their opinions with facts and examples.

In this economic worksheet, 7th graders read about the ideas of choice as well as scarcity for producers and consumers. Students then complete three activities based on economic choices.

Students describe and provide examples of the primary factors behind the regional pattern of economic activity in the United States. They create maps showing regional economics patterns in the US and examine those patterns in comparison...

Read through this printable version of a handout discussing Economics and the American Revolution. There are key terms and facts for students to focus on. This case study illustrates economic principles that remain important today. See...

Students investigate the role of Nebraska in the exporting of goods from the United States. They look at ways the state is looking to help expand its role in the markets. Students conduct research using a variety of resources. Then use...

Young scholars engage in a reading of a document in order to become familiar with the Federal Reserve of The United States in the interest of strengthening reading comprehension skills with the exposure to expository literature. They...

Students take concepts, principles and ideas investigated from government and economics and apply this knowledge to a career or career cluster. They use IPTV's School to Careers database to research a possible career. Students select a...

Students engage in research that investigates the economic concept of supply and demand. They look at the problem and how it can shift periodically in an economy. Students graph different quantities and see the shift in a visual way and...

Young scholars discover the ins and outs of international trade using two group activities and a Powerpoint presentation. This lesson is intended for a High School Economics classroom but could be used in a Social Studies or European...

Students brainstorm businesses in their community and which businesses compete for the same business. They view the Yellow Pages as a resource to identify business who compete against one another and offer similar products. They...

Students explore the economic forces of scarcity and choice. They examine how these forces affect the management of personal financial resources, shape consumer decisions, and the economic well-being of society. Students research stock...

Students examine map - reflect on why English colonist kept coming to America (scarcity of land in England / seemingly endless land in America) Recite line from English poem. They discuss English attitude towards Indians and their lands.

Students investigate how small amounts of minerals or metals are mined out of very large masses of rock using birdseed. They study the economics of valuable commodities. They look at environmentally conscious mining and how reclamation...

Eighth graders plan a frontier community in the 1800's. They research the dynamics of economics and politics in their society. Students create a detailed presentation of their researach and recommendations for their community. ...

Students become involved in the practice of learning about finance. The emphasis is on how one uses the stock market. One can also learn how to use personal finance and become acquainted with debt management.