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3rd grade economics projects for Google Apps
Santa's Sleigh STEM Challenge | Google Classroom
Sleigh STEM Challenge will engage all your students during the holiday season or during the winter season. Digital Google Slides are great for remote learning or in your elementary classroom. Students research, plan, design, and engineer a sleigh that can carry toy presents. This STEM Challenge connects great with the book The 12 Sleighs of Christmas by Sherri Duskey Rinker. Your students will love going through the design process as they cover the Next Generation Science 3-5-ETS1-1 & 2.⭐Go
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM December Bundle | Christmas STEM Activities
Young Entrepreneur - Independent Business Project (Google Slides)
This two part project will walk your students through all the steps they need to design a school-wide business, estimate costs, plan a budget, determine pricing for profits, and seek investors! This digital project is ready to go with student editable slides, alternative slides for teacher customization, and a teacher walk through! Whether learners are creating a hypothetical business or actually running a school-wide business, they will LOVE becoming young entrepreneurs!(printer friendly versio
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3rd - 8th
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Shark Tank Inspired Invention Project - Create a Business Project End of Year
Are you searching for an engaging Business-Themed Economics Project? Our exciting project, inspired by the popular TV show "Shark Tank," is perfect for introducing your 3rd-5th grade students to the thrilling world of business and entrepreneurship in a manner that's both engaging and easy to understand.This project is completely planned and ready to be delivered in our highly engaging step-by-step digital slides. Over the course of two weeks, students will journey from the initial phase of gener
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Junior Innovators Project Bundle - End of Year Projects
Inventions Project Based Learning | Digital & Printable | Google
Who doesn't dream of creating your own invention and making tons of money on it? What better way to get students to use real-life skills such as reading, math, writing, speaking and listening skills than with this high-interest, engaging Create Your Own Invention project? With this project, students will get an opportunity to design their own invention and try to persuade their audience to invest in their product. This project-based learning activity is designed to supplement your practical livi
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2nd - 5th
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Starting a Business | A Hands-On Economics Unit
Are you looking for a way to engage your students while learning the basics of economics? In this unit, students will learn what economics is and key terms such as wants, needs, goods, services, revenue, expenses, and profit. Students will also get to start their own business and try to earn as big of a profit as possible (with fake money, of course). This unit includes teacher lesson slides, exit tickets, and instructions and tips on how to have your students start their own businesses! All of
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3rd - 6th
Travel Agency Trip Planner: Research Budget Project | DISTANCE REMOTE LEARNING
Do your students crave real world experiences? Do you want to use project based learning in your classroom?This activity is great for students to learn basic budgeting opportunities in a real life application. Students will be asked to act as travel agents. Students will be tasked with planning a vacation for the Smith Family. Students will receive a message from the Smith Family detailing their preferences. With that information, students will research the details all while staying within a bud
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3rd - 6th
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Planning a Budget: Career Project Based Learning
Using this DIGITAL Planning a Budget: Career Project Based Learning in your classroom is the perfect way to have your students incorporate writing, economics, math, critical thinking, and problem solving skills in a fun, real-life context. In this PBL unit, your kids will love choosing a CAREER as they try to plan their expenses while living within their means! After they choose a career, they will need to plan and budget expenses such as housing, utilities, transportation, entertainment, AND S
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3rd - 6th
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3rd Grade Toy/Game Business Plan "Build A Business" TPSP GC Project
This Google Classroom-ready project on Google Docs is the perfect way to finish up your Financial Literacy unit. The project includes the following sections (an abbreviated 7E model). This is an ideal culmination for the Texas Performance Standards Project TPSP 3rd Grade Unit "Build a Buisness". Business SummaryFinancial PlanAdvertising PlanReflectionThis resource, available EXCLUSIVELY on Teacher's Pay Teachers, provides an exciting and teacher-friendly Google Classroom-ready assignment tailore
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3rd - 5th
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Lemonade Stand Economics:Goods&Services Resources Supply&Demand &More!
Comprehensive mini unit on Economics for kids, all connected with the real-world application of creating their own Lemonade Stand Business! Each page features its own topic:- Goods & Services- Types of Resources (Natural, Human, Capital)- Producers & Consumers- Supply & Demand- Needs & WantsEach page is laid out in the following format:(1) LEARN IT - including an at-level level text with important vocabulary(2) TRY IT - including quick practice of applying the concepts(3) APPLY
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3rd - 7th
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3rd Grade Social Studies MC3 Economics Unit - Made in Michigan Research Project
Need an engaging project to wrap up your Michigan Economics / Growth of Michigan Unit that also assesses your students' reading and writing skills? Then try this product on for size!Students will be assigned a famous Michigan-based industry and collect research about its history, growth/change, economics/charity, and products. Students will then utilize this information to create a slideshow, as well as a poster for the company. Once your whole class has completed their projects, the possibiliti
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3rd
Bartering & Trading Project (with CANDY) | Economics
Teach your students how to open their own markets and participate in global trade! This editable Google Slideshow reviews the importance of markets in the economy, why nations participate in global trade, and includes printables for students. In this project, students will...Learn about global tradeDecorate markets to represent major nations across the worldCollect inventory on their supplies (candy)Barter and trade with other groups to get the supplies they need in order to have a thriving ec
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3rd - 6th
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Economics Unit
This product includes everything you need to teach your economics unit!It includes:Anchor Charts- Anchor charts for the terms: producer, consumer, goods, services, supply & demand, scarcity, entrepreneur & budgetFlipbook- Students will create a flipbook with all of their vocabulary words and notes for easy referenceSlides-Project slides, have students write definitions in flipbook. Also discuss and encourage students to write/draw examples. Play informative videos from links.Scenario
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2nd - 5th
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Design a Toy Store (PBL Activity)
Calling all aspiring entrepreneurs! In this engaging activity, students will embark on a journey to design their very own toy store. From naming their store and selecting a captivating design theme to mapping out sections, measuring perimeters, and calculating areas, students will delve into the world of spatial reasoning and mathematical application. Students will research other toy stores for inspiration and pricing. They'll showcase their persuasive and informative writing skills through cra
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3rd - 4th
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3rd Grade Economy Project
This project allows students to create their own product. They then have to consider cost versus profits and select a target audience for their product. Students will make an advertisement based off their product. They choose which form they want to complete. This also has 4 check-ins with reading passages to help understand the main vocabulary with economics.
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2nd - 4th
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Cardboard Arcade Student AND Teacher Guide
This is a great PBL opportunity for your class. Geared towards upper elementary students, but could be used 2nd-5th grade. You can always add more elements to make it more challenging. Teacher guide at the end of the document.
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2nd - 5th
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Plan a Birthday Party Project Based Learning
Children love thinking about their birthdays. This highly motivating project challenges students to persevere and make financial decisions. For classroom use, students complete a hands-on shopping spree. For distance learning, students do an interactive click and drag shopping spree. This can easily be differentiated to meet a variety of abilities.Included in this purchase:Teacher tips (classroom printable)Teacher tips (distance learning digital activity)Reader's theater skit to introduce the pr
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2nd - 4th
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Carnival Planning Sheet
This is a great product for any economics unit. After learning about goods, services, resources (human, capital and natural) as well as interdependence, end the unit with a carnival project where students can work individually or in teams to create a carnival game. We culminate by inviting other classes into our class. Games could include ring toss, basketball, arm wrestling, cup game, etc.
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2nd - 6th
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Thanksgiving Math Grocery Games Activity
This is a fun math project to do around Thanksgiving that requires students to use a budget and make economic choices (this can be adjusted if students do not celebrate Thanksgiving to just a "feast" they are making). Students use a budget to "buy" their feast items based on the directions provided, and then color and cut out their food and even decorations. Students can work individually or in groups to buy, plan, and create their tablescapes, which can be all paper, or, if you want, you can us
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2nd - 5th
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EDITABLE--Build a Zoo Ecosystems and Budgeting PBL
This PBL is perfect for students to use when learning about ecosystems, habitats, and budgeting.Students are tasked with creating an exhibit for the zoo, but must include necessary items to meet the needs of their animal/ecosystem and also stay within budget. This template can be edited!
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3rd - 6th
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Economics Hyperdoc - Spending and Saving
This hyperdoc was originally created for 2nd - 4th graders, but could easily be adapted for olders by replacing videos and or articles. The hyperdoc includes:Idea for whole group of indepedent read aloud (video link included)2 engagement activities (How would you spend $20?)6 exploration activities (subscription to Pebble-Go required - could substitute another resource. 4 video links included (one is a Brainpop video - requires a subscription4 activity slides to explain and apply knowledge (budg
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2nd - 4th
Wants and Needs Budget Project
A fun way to help students learn about budgeting their wants and needs. This should be used after wants and needs have been introduced to the class. Students will be given a prompt where they go away to an island for a month. On their month-long trip, they will have a set amount of money (you can always change it). The budget I used for my class was $1,450. Students will get to pick from three different types of shelters, two different clothing stores, multiple types of groceries (you can always
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2nd - 4th
Economics Teaching Unit, Printables & End of Unit Project
Included:Teaching Slides for Topics:Bartergood/service (Printable practice sheet included)supply/demandscarcityconsumer/producer (Printable practice sheet included)opportunity cost profit/loss (Printable practice sheet included)specializationinterdependencetaxes entrepreneurfree enterpriseInteractive Student Notebook DictionaryCulminating Project
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2nd - 12th
DISTANCE LEARNING BUNDLE | Spring Digital and Project Based Learning
It's time for everyone to get on board about remote/distance learning. We have no idea of how long districts will be affected, but it can easily be weeks, months or into the new school year. It's important for our children to continue learning to prevent devastating consequences. In this bundle, I've provided digital resources and a fun spring project based learning unit. *******************************************************************Click HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to receive speci
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2nd - 5th
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Economics Unit (Teaching Slides, Printables, Group Project)
Topics:Wants/NeedsUnderstanding an Assembly LineAdvertisingGood/ServiceSupply/DemandProducer/ConsumerCulminating ProjectVisit my store to download a separate Economics Unit which covers:Bartergood/service (Printable practice sheet included)supply/demandscarcityconsumer/producer (Printable practice sheet included)opportunity cost profit/loss (Printable practice sheet included)specializationinterdependencetaxes entrepreneurfree enterpriseInteractive Student Notebook DictionaryCulminating Project
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2nd - 12th
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Find Economics resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about economics, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of economics and financial literacy resources available, including activities and lessons on trade, goods and services, and the stock market to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach economics to your students in no time at all.
Economics activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about economics:
Simulation Activities
You can introduce students to the world of investing, budgeting, and other economics-related activities through simulations. For example, have students research companies they want to "invest" in to show them how the stock market works. If you want to extend the lesson, you can have them periodically check in on their portfolios throughout the year to see how their investments are performing. Or, you could use a simulation to teach them about causes that led up to certain major historical events, like the stock market crash of 1929.
Budgeting Exercises
Help students understand the importance of managing their own financial resources by challenging them to create a budget. Give them a few hypothetical scenarios involving income, expenses, and financial goals. For example, you could ask them to plan a fictional character's monthly expenses, or have them create a budget to save for buying a house.
Trade Games
Through trading games, students can learn about importing and exporting, along with the impact of external forces and trade agreements. Ask students to work in teams and have them trade goods, record their imports and exports, and respond to charges (like tariffs and embargoes).
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Give students a real-world decision to make (e.g., building a new road, investing in a new technology, or buying property) and have them perform a cost-benefit analysis. To deepen the learning, you can ask them to justify their decisions with evidence.
Frequently asked questions for teaching economics
What is economics?
The study of economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. When teaching economics, the goal is to help students understand how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices about resource allocation. Economics explores various topics related to this, including supply and demand, cost and benefits, and scarcity, to name just a few.
What types of economics resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of economics resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from budgeting activities to simulation games to units.
How do I find economics resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing economics lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for economics resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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