Resources

Online Lessons

Search for lessons by:

Grade
Economic Concept
National Standard

2 3 ... Next Last

Your search resulted in 52 lessons.

The Credit Card Mystery
Credit Cards are a risky business these days, especially for students and those holding multiple cards. Interest rates on credit card balances have always been high relative to other rates, for severa...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 9-12 Published: 11/20/2009

The Economics of Voting
Since the 1960's, many Americans eligible to vote have not bothered to do so- not even in presidential elections. Low rates of participation in voting have been worrisome to people interested in prese...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 9-12 Published: 08/28/2009

You're Going to College
The students will explore the costs and the benefits of going to college. They participate in a three-part game designed to help them understand the decisions associated with attending college and the...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 Published: 06/21/2009

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: 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: School Competition
In June 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that Cleveland's system of giving students vouchers to attend private or religious schools did not violate the constitutional separation of church and state. In t...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 9-12 Published: 07/15/2008

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

Work, Earnings and Economics: Using 'Lyddie' by Katherine Paterson
To get started, the students will read Lyddie, a novel by Katherine Paterson. The novel is set mainly in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s. In Lowell the main character, 13-year-old Lyddie Worthen...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 Published: 09/13/2007

Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)
When Henry Ford announced he was going to produce an automobile that would be affordable to the masses, he probably did not realize what a great impact his achievement would have on life in the United...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 01/05/2007

2 3 ... Next Last

 

   

5 Most Visited Lessons