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Economics resources for Microsoft Word under $5
Printable Money - Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter
This is a printable page with coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) sized at roughly the equivalent coin size in color. This can be used for money projects or for helping students to identify coins. In my classroom I have the students cut out the coins (practicing fine motor skills), practice making change, then glue the coins to a piece of paper for something they want to "buy". Also, if the money is printed in black and white, it can help students to identify coins by features other than co
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K - 4th
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FDR's New Deal: Can YOU Solve the Great Depression?
This is a highlight every year. Students really get into this. I made this assignment because my students could never really grasp the enormity and complexity of the challenges FDR faced during the Great Depression. It seemed anti-climatic to just tell them about the bunch of New Deal programs, so I created an assignment that not only forces the students to brainstorm ways to alleviate suffering and prevent future crisis, but to acknowledge the criticism they will face no matter what actions the
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8th - 12th
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Opportunity Cost of College Mini-Project
In this activity, students apply the concept of opportunity cost to the economic decision of going to college. They examine both the opportunity cost of going to a college of their choice, and not going to college. This worksheet takes students through a step by step process to calculate this cost. At the end, students are required to answer a short answer question detailing what choice is best for them by explaining the opportunity cost associated with each decision. My economics students find
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8th - 12th
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Trade Off & Opportunity Cost Practice Worksheet *WITH KEY!
My most popular item, now with an answer key!This worksheet gives 10 relevant, real-life examples for students to identify the trade offs and opportunity cost of each choice. Customizable for your needs. Perfect practice or review activity!
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8th - 12th
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Robber Barons / Captains of Industry Tactics: How to Form a Monopoly
Students explore how men such as Rockefeller and Carnegie formed monopolies during the Gilded Age. Provides context for terms such as vertical and horizontal integration, laissez faire, social darwinism, monopolies, trusts, etc. Students analyze primary source quotes and political cartoons, complete a Venn Diagram, create visuals to demonstrate understanding, answer questions, and create their own political cartoon.
Before using this I suggest using my "Robber Barons: Meet Carnegie, Rockefeller
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6th - 12th
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Economics GDP and Standard of Living CIA World Factbook Stats Project
In this activity, students use the CIA World Factbook, to examine two different countries, the United States and a country of their choice. After teaching about GDP, I have students look at other economic indicators related to standard of living to show that GDP should not be the only measure of how well an economy is functioning. Students use the world factbook site to find the statistics including poverty rate, contraceptive rate, imports and exports, etc. Students also find where the U.S. ra
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10th - 12th
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Globalization
The assignment contains 34 questions about the positive and negative effects of globalization. Students will watch a 7-minute video clip and use an internet article to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐Engaging!⭐No prep lesson!⭐Editable Word Document⭐The assignment does not require the use of a textbook.*The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; please make sure, however, that it is password protected.Topics/Key
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6th - 10th
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US History: End of the Cold War
Packet includes comprehensive yet compact paragraphs summarizing key data. Worksheet includes space for students to write their answers right on the page. Each worksheet is complete with images for visual learners and multiple reading comprehension questions.
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11th - 12th
Also included in: US History: Complete Curriculum Bundle
Inside Job Documentary movie worksheet and key
Charles Ferguson shines a light on the global financial crisis in the documentary "Inside Job" that lead to the real estate housing crash. Narrated by Matt Damon, Ferguson addresses the spectacular rise and cataclysmic fall of banking and real estate loan deregulation in the United States. This narrative centers around interviews of dozens of players including authors, bank managers, government ministers, and even a psychotherapist, who speaks to a culture that encourages Gordon Gekko-like beha
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Buying A House: Mortgage and Interest Rates Assignment
Engage students in understanding home mortgages, interest rates and more by having the students research and select a future home. Students really enjoy searching the housing market and finding out the costs of houses. This project helps students understand the reality buying a house, the effects of length of borrowing, interest rates, down payments and credit scores.
Links are provided to help students find homes. The worksheet and summary questions are easy to follow. Take advantage of
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9th - 12th
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Production Possibility Curves and Opportunity Cost Assignment
This assignment allows students to use production possibility schedules and graphs to calculate opportunity cost. It also teaches the difference between straight-line and bowed-out production possibility curves, and therefore the Law of Increasing Opportunity Costs. Students will also be asked to label inflationary gaps, recessionary gaps, and full employment on the PPC. Appropriate for all levels of economics (on-level, Honors, and AP).What's included:4 Page Assignment4 Page Answer Key
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Then and Now Technology
This is an activity showing 20 items with 3 pictures showing their development. Students need to sort the pictures and discuss the changes of the items from their beginnings. As an extension, I would ask to design the next development of the item. Then and Now Technology by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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PreK - 5th
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Supply & Demand Cut and Paste
This cut and paste activity shows different scenarios of High Supply & Low Demand and Low Supply & High Demand. I will use this cut and paste to lead into further discussion of Supply and Demand. Students should have a basic understanding IF you are going to use this as an assessment piece. My higher students will complete this independently. My lower students will complete in a small group so we can discuss.
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1st - 3rd
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Economic Systems: Intro to Free Market Capitalism, Command and Mixed Economies
Students are first "hooked" with an activity that has them imagine they live in 3 different families with very different parenting styles. They choose which parents they would prefer and why, which is great for a quick class vote or discussion. Then these families are linked to three different types of economies. Students fill out an organizer with your notes (which I provided) that provide definitions, context, as well as historical and current examples of these economies throughout the world.
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6th - 12th
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Moneyball (movie) Viewing Guide with answer key- Economics
This is for the movie MONEYBALL with Brad Pitt. It has key ECONOMICS vocabulary, fill in the blank questions, and a summary/ paragraph question at the end.
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9th - 12th
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Lifestyle Economics Project Simulation worksheet - career, car, mortgage, bills
Lifestyle Economics Project - career, car loan, mortgage, monthly bills
Students must use the internet once they are assigned a career and given a salary to figure out (after taxes), a car and home they can afford while still paying the monthly bills
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8th - 12th
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Story of the Business Cycle Comic Book Strip
Looking for a unique way to have your students demonstrate their knowledge of what happens in the business cycle? This product is the perfect way to engage students and give them an outlet to show their creativity while proving mastery of the phases of the business cycle! In this activity, students must create a comic book strip story to explain what is happening to the characters of their story in each phase of the business cycle. A grading rubric is included, and activity is editable to fit yo
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Economics Activities Bundle
Progressive Movement: Labor Unions & Strikes Against Monopolies & Robber Barons
As labor organized in the late 1800's and early 1900's, they faced resistance and outright violence from management and government. Students are often shocked at how bad conditions were. Use this as a Gallery Walk, Jigsaw, group work, or any other creative way you would like. Each page has a bullet-point summary and visual of famous labor union vs. management/government strikes. A capture sheet with reflection/discussion questions is included (includes reflection on the negatives on labor unions
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6th - 12th
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Economics- Classifying Factors of Production Activity
Economics- Classifying Factors of Production Activity
This worksheet has students classify 15 different factors of production as either a natural, capital, human, or entrepreneurial resource by placing a check mark or an “x” in the appropriate box. This is a great activity for students to comprehend the factors of production. An answer key is provided.
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5th - 12th
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The American Colonies and Slavery: Triangle Trade Map and Reading
This activity examines the "triangular trade" between the American colonies, England and Africa. The reading focuses on slavery and why the trade routes were in a triangle. The map focuses on the goods that were traded between these locations. The article comes from reference.com, I made the questions. MS Word for easy editing.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Crash Course World History Mini Bundle: #24: The Atlantic Slave Trade
Cowspiracy Netflix Documentary Viewing Guide
This is a 1 page document that goes in order with the film. It asks questions pertinent to the film, so it will require your students to pay attention. This is a great film for any middle/high school science, nutrition or agriculture class to watch.This firm does show a duck being slaughtered and a down dairy cow being picked up by a tractor.Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Interdependence Trading Game and Worksheet
To go along with Social Studies discussions about interdependence, exports, and imports, this game puts students in charge of their own countries. They must trade with other groups in order to obtain the supplies that they need to be a successful country. There are 8 supplies total that all countries need: fruit, meat, water, transportation, wood, books, clothing, and gasoline. This packet comes with the color cards to print, the coordinating worksheet that guides students through the game an
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3rd - 6th
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Needs Vs Wants (Consumer & Financial Literacy for Teens)
Financial and Consumer Education for Teens.Includes focus questions for class discussion and video link to Dave Ramsey's Generation Change "Needs Vs Wants".Ideal for Consumer & Financial literacy, suitable for Australian Curriculum standards and any course targetted at middle school students.
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7th - 9th
Four Types of Economies Worksheet Homework, Economics
This activity reviews the four types of economies: Traditional, Market, Mixed and Command. This activity is good to use as a "YOU DO" activity, homework or assessment. They should have some basic knowledge before completing this activity. This is one of the first graded assignments I use when teaching my 6th graders about economics.
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6th - 10th
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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.
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