Taxation without Representation?
This lesson will take students through the series of tax acts that were enacted by the British government and disputed by the original 13 colonies ...
Grade: 3-5 6-8    Published: 08/14/2003


Clean Land - Thanks to US!
In this lesson about the EPA, students will find out that their government pays for goods and services by taxing people and companies.
Grade: 3-5    Published: 04/01/2003


Tic Tac Taxes!
This lesson will assist students in identifying various taxes and the services they help governments provide.
Grade: 3-5    Published: 11/07/2002


Competition Works in Our Flavor
Competition provides benefits for consumers. First, more competition means consumers have more choices of goods and services. Second, when more firms ...
Grade: 3-5 6-8    Published: 08/11/2009


Believe it or Not?
Advertisements can tell consumers about prices and other information that may help them in the decisions they make about what to buy. But students al...
Grade: 3-5 6-8    Published: 03/03/2006


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Choices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 2-4 - Teacher's Resource ManualChoices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 2-4 - Teacher's Resource Manual
Grade: 2-4   Published: 2001
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Unit 2: Lesson 7 - Goods and Services, Work and Workers
Both men and women do work and it is done in the home and outside the home. In this lesson, students begin to understand and value work in all of its forms.
Unit 2: Lesson 8 - The Work I Do
Too often, children don't understand why they are in school. They begin to think about this more as they grow older. In this lesson, children learn that their activities in school are work, and thei...
Unit 2: Lesson 9 - I Am a Bundle of Human Capital
Students will recognize that they have many skills.
Unit 1: Lesson 6 - Decision Making
Students will learn that making decisions without thinking them through and collecting sufficient information can learn to consequences they did not anticipate. They will learn to find out about othe...
Unit 1: Lesson 5 - Opportunity Cost
In this lesson students will: Recognize the importance of identifying the opportunity cost of a potential choice; Use the concept of opportunity cost before making decisions; Avoid using the word "fre...

 

 
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