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There is Something in the Water The United States is losing 60,000 acres of wetlands each year. Is this good or bad? Does anyone really want to live in swamps, fens, bogs, and mars... Grade: 6-8    Published: 01/04/2006

The South's Decision to Secede: A Violation of Self Interest? Your students will consider the following questions: In deciding to secede from the Union in 1861, did the South violate its own self-interest and th... Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 04/08/2005

Budget Odyssey Students will begin the Budget Odyssey driving a minibus to Budget Balancing Bliss via a board game. Students will answer questions about income, fixe... Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 02/01/2001

Buying a Car Students will assume they are shopping to buy a car. They will select a model they feel best fits their needs and budget. Students will calculate the ... Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 02/01/2001

Dumptown, USA: Making a Ton of Difference The amount of trash produced in the United States is mounting with each passing year. Communities are finding it increasingly difficult and costly to ... Grade: 6-8    Published: 12/01/2008

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Your Credit Counts Challenge: Trainer's Guide Grade: 7-adult   Published: 2004 1 of the 6 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Section 3: Managing Credit Participants will identify the advantages and disadvantages of using credit. Participants will recognize what credit is, what it costs, and the basic steps involved in obtaining credit. Participants...

Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life - 6-8 Grade: 6-8   Published: 2002 2 of the 12 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Lesson 7 - Which Pet is Right for You? This lesson focuses on a topic that is at the heart of economics, that of decision making. Decision making from an economic perspective requires individuals to consider both the benefits and costs for... Lesson 6 - How Much is That Bike? This lesson demonstrates the utility of percentages in comparing fractions of unequal size; it also provides students with practice in using percent to calculate simple interest. Students are introduc...

Choices & Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 7-8 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 7-8   Published: 2002 2 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Unit 2: Lesson 6 - Choices Have Benefits and Costs In a simulation, "What's in the Box?" students examine the benefits and costs of alternative choices. Unit 1: Lesson 2 - You in the Economy Students participate in a consumer-testing activity to learn that they weight costs and benefits when they make economic decisions.

Financial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power - Grades K-2 - Teacher Guide Grade: K-2   Published: 2001 2 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Theme 3: Lesson 9 - We Decide to Spend Students create want webs for a hamster and then for themselves. They experience spending money in exchange for goods and services when they use dimes to become consumers at a school carnival. 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...

Choices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 5-6 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 5-6   Published: 2001 2 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Unit 4: Lesson 10 - What Are the Advantages of Working with Others to Produce? Students read historical fiction set in 1855 in the Oregon Territory. The story illustrates the results of people working interdependently. The students identify ways in which the characters in the ... Unit 5: Lesson 13 - Why Should I Set Goals and Plan to Achieve My Goals? Students create lists of their personal goals and prioritize the goals on their lists. They identify the goals that will require development of their human capital. They identify ways in which they ...

Financial Fitness for Life: Shaping Up Your Financial Future - Grades 6-8 - Teacher Guide Grade: 6-8   Published: 2001 2 of the 17 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Theme 5: Lesson 15 - Managing Cash Although most middle school and junior high students do not hold full-time jobs, they do have spending power. They may earn money from an allowance or a part-time job, and they have discretionary inc... Theme 1: Lesson 2 - Consumer Decision Making In this lesson, the student learn that every decision involves alternatives. They practice using the PACED decision-making process.

Middle School World Geography: Focus on Economics Grade: 6-8   Published: 2004 1 of the 9 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Lesson 2 - How Much Depends on Where In this lesson, the students learn how the geography of a country can influence where goods are produced. The students use a map of a fictitious country to enhance their map skills. They derive geogra...

Financial Fitness for Life: Bringing Home the Gold - Grades 9-12 - Teacher Guide Grade: 9-12   Published: 2001 2 of the 22 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Theme 1: Lesson 2 - The Economic Way of Thinking Lesson 2 introduces students to the economic reasoning process or the "economic way of thinking." Students reason through two situations, using The Handy Dandy Guide, a primer on economic reasoning. Theme 1: Lesson 3 - Decision Making In this lesson, students learn that we must make decisions because resources are limited and wants are unlimited. Students see that sound decision making involves identifying criteria and using those...