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The Ice Cream Stand
Students will learn about supply, demand, price, competition, and entrepreneurial skills in this lesson. They will put what they learned into action by creating an ice cream stand, to complete with o...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 Published: 12/02/2009

Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 2)
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S.government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. In t...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 06/03/2009

Marketplace: MIT Business Plan Competition
The Sloan School of Business at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hosts a yearly competition for the best business plan. It's not just your average science fair project. Many entrepreneurs h...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 04/03/2009

Marketplace: Doing Business in Afghanistan
In May 2002, delegates from governments, international companies, and financial institutions met at a United Nations conference in Tehran to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's of...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 02/26/2009

Marketplace: Economy of Architecture
In March 2004, Andrew Haeg reported that in this age of globalization, great cultural centers have become essential to a city's economic survival. The arts can even put cities like Milwaukee on the m...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 01/21/2009

Lemonade For Sale!
Students will become online entrepreneurs, taking risks and changing their production method to increase their profit while running a lemonade stand. This lesson might best be taught after students ha...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 Published: 06/17/2008

Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. In...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 02/05/2008

Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 1)
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S.government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. In t...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 01/30/2008

Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)
When Henry Ford announced he was going to produce an automobile that would be affordable to the masses, it is doubtful even he realized the far reaching impact such an achievement would have on life i...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 01/15/2008

What Happened to Railroads?
Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral part of people’s lives. In this lesson, students assume the role of detective...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 9-12 Published: 06/07/2007

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