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Economics resources for Microsoft Word $5-10
Stock Market Unit Plan
Two week unit!
Day 1-
Have a discussion on how people can make their money grow. Introduce vocab for unit. Hand out Stock Market passage and answer questions about reading.
Day 2- 3
Vocab matching sheet quiz. Discuss dangers of investing in stocks. Hand out Danger in Stocks handout and answer questions.
Discuss stock symbols. Have students search symbols for 4 teacher chosen stocks and check progress of the stocks together across the week. Tell students they have $1000 to invest. They will
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3rd - 10th
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"Shark Tank" Business Project and Presentation
Based off the hit TV Show “Shark Tank,” student’s innovation, teamwork, problem solving and critical thinking skills are put to the test by creating a new business in your local market and developing a business plan to sell to an adult panel (aka the shark tank or instructor). This project does it all! It serves as a great way to connect community and business partnerships into the classroom as they can serve as mentors or as a “shark.” The project starts with student choice and they work to
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Flour Sack Baby Project
This is a wonderful project that not only teaches students responsibility, but also the costs associated with a baby and the challenges it poses to anyone's lifestyle. This project has students research information as well as around a flour sack baby for a week and documenting their experience in their journal and family photo album.
Some of the things included in this project are:
1. a letter that can be sent home to parents a week prior to the start of the project givin
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9th - 12th
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Business Shark Tank Project and Supplemental Activities/Worksheets
This project includes step by step, day by day, teacher instructions, supplemental activity worksheets, including a Shark Tank episode guide, a Shark Tank product analysis activity, a brainstorm worksheet for product development, and a project information sheet including directions and check list requirements for the business plan, shark tank pitch, and advertisement. I use this project with my high school economics students during the business unit. It is my absolute favorite project because
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8th - 12th
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Trade and Barter: A Trading Simulation
Welcome to the world of economic exchange! Throughout history, people have traded, bartered, negotiated, and haggled in order to receive the greatest amount of goods for the lowest cost. From the direct trade of goods to the use of currency, people have found ways to satisfy their wants and needs. This trade simulation provides students with an opportunity to barter with imaginary resources and goods in order to obtain points. The premise for the simulation is the combination of resources. In th
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6th - 12th
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SHARK TANK Economics Pitches Prototypes PROJECT BASED PBL GATE
Welcome to the shark tank project-based learning unit. Let’s begin our entrepreneurial careers today!
Build critical thinking skills, public speaking success, and bring creativity, language arts, and economics into your classroom in a purposeful and authentic way.
Students will work in collaborative teams to solve a complex, ongoing, inquiry-based problem with a physical product for an authentic audience:
• Brainstorm a product, citing a need that will be fulfilled.
• Construct a prototyp
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Economics Personal Finance Minimum Wage Assignment - Poor Man's Budget
This assignment is called the Poor Man's Budget. This assignment forces students to work 40 hours a week at minimum wage. They must calculate their gross pay, taxes, net pay, and all of their expenses. They must choose an actual place to live online, pay transportation, food costs, utilities, etc. They must determine whether they are in debt or not, make changes if needed, and summarize what they learn from the assignment. This Word Document sets up the assignment with students and makes it easy
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7th - 12th
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Economics Video Study Guide: Monsters, Inc.
This video study guide contains 16 multiple-choice, economics-themed questions that can be used in conjunction with the 2001 film Monsters, Inc. (Rated G - 92 minutes)
Following the AP Economics exams last spring, I agreed to allow my economics students to select a film to watch in class, on the condition that they would answer questions about the economic themes in the film. The result was this study guide, which we used to discuss the economic concepts demonstrated in the movie.
Some of the
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6th - 12th
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Scarcity and Opportunity Cost | Digital Learning Pack
Teaching economics can be difficult. Start your students off right by building their comprehension of scarcity and opportunity cost with this engaging and multi-faceted pack of resources! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Scarcity and Opportunity Cost" pack includes:A 4 part activity that begins with a colorful graphic organizer that asks your students to define basic terms and to explain concepts at the foundation of economic study. Next, students will compare and contrast trade-offs and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Introduction to Economics | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
Carnival Game Economics PBL Project-Based Learning GATE
Smaller tasks add up to big, big learning with this gold medal standard project-based learning activity! What a sneaky cool way to learn math, economics, and functional design! (Insert evil teacher laugh.) It’s a hands-on approach to Common Core Standards.
In Carnival Game Economics, students design a carnival skill game and gather data as junior market researchers during the test phase. They’ll use this data to help make decisions. After making calculations for probability, students will
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4th - 7th
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Buying a Car - A Personal Finance Powerpoint Project Simulation
CORONAVIRUS LESSON: This would be a good lesson for students who have to do their work at home. It's self directed and most have the software to complete it. Good luck teachers in this tough time!LET STUDENTS learn about buying their first Car! "4 Wheels at 18" This is a simulation that is designed to be used with Powerpoint or Google Slides. Students create 15 slides associate with purchasing, financing, and the maintenance of their first car. Students do the research for the content on
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9th - 12th
Finance -Banking Checking Accounts -Deposit-Reconcile -Simulation -Economics
This is a complete unit on checking accounts including vocabulary, writing a check, completing a deposit slip, different endorsements, reconciling a bank statement.It culminates with a complete simulation. There are 2 versions to differentiate student learning styles.
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8th - 12th
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The Circular Flow Model | Digital Learning Pack
The circular flow model is at the heart of economic activity. It illustrates the interactions of economic participants in each of the markets, as well as how the flow of payments keeps those interactions functioning. This engaging and comprehensive pack has every tool you need to put together a complete lesson that gets the job done! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Circular Flow Model" Distance Learning Pack includes It begins with a vividly colorful copy of the circular flow model, with
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Introduction to Economics | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
"The Profit" - Worksheet
CORONAVIRUS LESSON: This would be a good lesson for students who have to do their work at home. It's self directed and most have the software to complete it. "The Profit" is on channel CNBC so students should be able to find it. Good luck teachers in this tough time!Finally, a business related show that kids enjoy watching in your classroom: "The Profit" This is a 15 question generic worksheet students complete as they are watching episodes from this quality CNBC business related series
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Fed and Monetary Policy | Digital Learning Pack
Teaching students about the Federal Reserve and the use of monetary policy can be tough. We get it, and we're here to help! This bundle has EVERYTHING you need and includes TWO ACTIVITIES!This "The Fed and Monetary Policy" Pack includes:1) A "Types of Monetary Policy" Activity. It begins with a vividly colorful graphic organizer that asks your students to define monetary policy and identify important characteristics of the different types of monetary policies. Students will apply what they've
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Macroeconomics | Full Course | Digital Learning Deluxe Bundle
Economics Video Study Guide: A Bug's Life
This video study guide contains 25 multiple-choice, economics-themed questions that can be used in conjunction with the 1998 film A Bug's Life. (Rated G - 95 minutes)
Since my economics classes have an additional, block-length class period after our final exam this semester, we collectively decided to watch A Bug's Life in class on the condition that the students would answer questions about the economic themes in the film. The result was this study guide, which we used to discuss the economic
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7th - 12th
Financial Literacy Game of Life
Students put their financial literacy skills to use in this game of life. Each group is assigned a job with a salary, fixed and variable expenses, opportunities for investment, gains, and losses. Students track their bank balance throughout and on a daily log. It gives students a realistic insight into managing family resources and they enjoy the game and competition aspect of the activity.
(Note: I suggest you start them with a Day One starting balance of $200).
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3rd - 6th
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US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Infographics Analysis Lesson
Teach your students about the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through analyzing various infographics with this engaging lesson plan. This activity provides a comprehensive overview of GDP and includes:Observation and comparison of US GDP to other countriesAnalysis of changes in US GDP over timeIdentification of the types of spending that make up US GDPAnd more!This lesson is perfect for promoting critical thinking and data analysis skills. Help your students understand the significance of GDP an
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9th - 12th
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World Geography Demonstration: Cultural Diversity and Wealth Disparity
This engaging lesson on global demographics from Shawneen Morrison gets students out of their seats and moving in order to create a strong visual representation of regional, linguistic, and religious diversity in the world. Then, in the final round of the activity, students receive tokens based on the likelihood that they would have various advantages related to economic opportunity if they lived in any given region. After the tokens are tallied, a box of cookies is distributed to the class in p
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7th - 12th
Baseball Budgeting Assignment AKA The Money Ball Project
This project I based on the film Moneyball which my students and I watched in class. After watching Moneyball and answering some questions on the film, I put my students in the shoes of Billy Beane (Or Brad Pitt in the event of the movie) Students will have to be a GM for their very own major league baseball team. Now, sadly as much as I am a Yankees fan, the students will not have the Yankees billion dollar budget. Or the Red Sox. Or the Dodgers. No, students will be operating on the lowest bud
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Business Cycle | Digital Learning Pack
Teaching macroeconomics can be difficult. Start your students off right by building their comprehension of the business cycle with this engaging and multi-faceted Pack of Resources! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Business Cycle" Distance Learning Pack includes: It begins with a colorful graphic organizer that asks your students to label the business cycle graph. Next, students will define basic terms and to explain concepts at the foundation of economic performance, such as expansion,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Macroeconomics | Full Course | Digital Learning Deluxe Bundle
Comparative Advantage and Trade | Digital Learning Pack
Are you looking for that perfect lesson that engages your students and helps them understand the principles of absolute and comparative advantage? Do you want to help your students calculate trade advantages and the factors that lead countries to decide whether or not to engage in trade? This bundle has EVERYTHING you need! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Comparative Advantage and Trade" Distance Learning Pack includes It begins with a graphic organizer that asks your students to define
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Introduction to Economics | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
Factor of Production & Economic System Connection: BEE Movie
Use the BEE Movie to connect to the following topics:
1) Factors of Production
2) Economic Systems
3) European Exploration
4) Human -Environment Interaction
Rent/Purchase video to preview and to to alter questions to your needs
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5th - 8th
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North America Geography Football Franchise Creation Project
The "Made Up North American Football League" gives students the opportunity to choose a city in the United States or Canada and create a football franchise based there. The project works best in association with a unit on North America, or two units on U.S. geography and Canada geography so they have general background knowledge on regions and cities to draw from. (I have also made a version for a Canada/U.S./Mexico version)*The project file linked is a docx, so you can change examples of my own
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7th - 10th
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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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