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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 c... Grade: 9-12    Published: 07/15/2008

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 impac... Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 01/05/2007

Why does Brett Favre make $8.5 million per year? What determines a person's salary? Why do professional athletes make so much money? People who work as firefighters, police officers or teachers are ... Grade: 9-12    Published: 06/06/2006

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Choices & Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 9-10 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 9-10   Published: 2002 3 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Unit 1: Lesson 5 - Which Job Would You Choose? Given several job alternatives, students explore positive and negative incentives. Unit 3: Lesson 13 - My Human Capital: A Job Application Following a study of two realistic dilemmas, students complete a resume and assess their own qualifications for actual jobs. Unit 2: Lesson 9 - What Employers Want In a job interview role-playing activity, students learn about criteria employers use in deciding to hire employees.

Capstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics - Teacher's Guide Grade: 9-12   Published: 2003 8 of the 45 lessons are related to this lesson. The top 5 are listed below. Unit 2: Lesson 11 - Do Prices Matter to Consumers? This lesson demonstrates how people use prices when they weight expected costs and expected benefits in making economic decisions. It helps students see how choosing a second-best good or service can... Unit 7: Lesson 44 - World Environmental Issues: Is the Market at Fault? Students study for short case studies. They identify similarities and differences across these five case studies. After noting this information, they assess several environmental policy solutions. ... Unit 3: Lesson 19 - Earning an Income Students examine the concept of income. They identify factors that generate in come, including entrepreneurial traits and changing conditions in labor markets. In learning how income is generated, s... Unit 5: Lesson 24 - Government and the Environment Students examine and discuss visuals to identify an economic mystery regarding the failure of the Endangered Species Act. They are introduced to the concepts of market failure and government failure.... Unit 2: Lesson 12 - How Do Prices Influence My Behavior? Price Elasticity Students review consumer and producer behavior in light of changing prices. They predict consumers' and producers' responses to changes in prices, product characteristics, costs of production, time a...

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Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics Grade: 9-12   Published: 2003 1 of the 14 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. 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...

Financial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power - Grades K-2 - Teacher Guide Grade: K-2   Published: 2001 1 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Theme 1: Lesson 3 - What Is Money? This lesson focuses on two types of money -- paper money and coins. The students identify money and its value (ability to buy things) while participating in a money-matching activity. The students g...

Civics and Government: Focus on Economics Grade: 9-12   Published: 1996 1 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Unit 3: Lesson 12 - Why Isn't Income Distributed More Equally? On day one, students review a list of selected occupations and categorize them according to median income. They brainstorm a list of reasons for income differentials and then review a list of convent...