The Price We Pay for Health: US and Canada
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 03/03/2004


One Country / Two Systems
It has been one and a half years since British rule ended in Hong Kong and control of the city was returned to China. Under the Joint Declaration, ...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 12/28/1998


China - Where will they fit in the world economy?
With its, emerging middle class, its new markets, and a new emphasis on increasing its technology base, where is China going to fit in the world econo...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 11/10/2006


Economic Sectors and International Development
Using poverty rate as a measure of development, students select countries five at a time to compare how resources are allocated to three economic s...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 06/02/2004


It's a Matter of Power
Students examine tradeoffs and profit- maximization decisions in the case study of Kaiser Aluminum, which decided to shut down aluminum production i...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 06/29/2002


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Choices & Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 9-10 - Teacher's Resource ManualChoices & Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 9-10 - Teacher's Resource Manual
Grade: 9-10   Published: 2002
4 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below.


Unit 1: Lesson 1 - Making Choices
Students are introduced to the nature of choice making by confronting thorny problems individually and in groups.
Unit 1: Lesson 2 - Choosing Among Alternatives
Benefits and costs are defined and students use benefit/cost analysis to arrive at a group decision.
Unit 1: Lesson 3 - Choices: Benefits and Costs
In a family-type role-playing, students decided what to do with a $500 windfall.
Unit 2: Lesson 10 - What Do Want Ads Mean?
Through an analysis of help-wanted ads, students explore ways in which they can develop transferable skills and examine entry-level job skill requirements.

Your Credit Counts Challenge: Trainer's GuideYour Credit Counts Challenge: Trainer's Guide
Grade: 7-adult   Published: 2004
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Section 2: Financial Institutions
Participants identify the advantages and disadvantages of using financial services from alternative financial institutions and services from mainstream banks. Participants identify the services provi...

Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School EconomicsEconomics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics
Grade: 9-12   Published: 2003
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Lesson 3 - Using Economic Reasoning To Solve Mysteries
Students ponder an economic mystery: Why do professional athletes, many of whom never finish college, earn far higher salaries than people who perform worthy services such as teachers and firefighter...
Lesson 2 - Economic Decision Making
Students brainstorm ways to allocate a scarce good within the classroom. Then they work with a decision-making model that helps them make a decision about this allocation by showing them how to evalu...

Capstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics - Teacher's GuideCapstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics - Teacher's Guide
Grade: 9-12   Published: 2003
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Unit 2: Lesson 6 - Why Did Communism Collapse?
Students examine and discuss visuals to solve an economic mystery regarding the command system of the Soviet Union.
Unit 1: Lesson 3 - Economic Magic: Creating Something from Nothing
Students participate in a small-group survival activity designed to illustrate the basic economic decisions people in every economy must address. They must decide which resources are scarce and they ...
Unit 1: Lesson 1 - Economic Reasoning: Why Are We A Nation of Couch Potatoes?
Students examine visuals to identify an economic mystery regarding exercise and diet. They use the Guide to Economic Reasoning to analyze the costs and benefits of decisions about diet and exercise. ...
Unit 3: Lesson 15 - Why Do Some People Earn More Than Others?
Students examine and discuss visuals to identify an economic mystery regarding differences in income. They use the Guide to Economic Reasoning to analyze the problem and reach a tentative solution.
Unit 4: Lesson 20 - Why Helping Yourself Helps Others
Students examine and discuss visuals to identify an economic mystery regarding greed and self-interest. They use economic reasoning to analyze the mystery and reach a tentative explanation.

 

 
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