JA Economics JA Economics is a one-semester course that connects high school students to the economic principles that influence their...

This video describes what is meant by the term 'Free-Market Capitalism.' LINK

In this lesson students interview a person who has lived during an important economic event. As there are few individuals now alive who...

In this video, ex-workers recount memories of working at the Ka'u sugar plantation on Hawaii Island. Contract laborers from Japan,...

An exercise on understanding Demand and the Interpretation of a Demand Curve for grades 7-12.

A lesson plan on the welfare effects of price controls. Designed for middle school students, but can be adapted for high school students.

A lesson plan providing practice in constructing and interpreting demand graphs, supply graphs, and market equilibrium. Directed at...

A lesson plan examining the difference between demand shifts and movements along the demand curve. The lesson uses the mnemonic 'There is...

A video about the wonder of market coordination through prices. For grades 9-12. LINK

This video explains what economists really mean by 'supply' and 'demand' - not a 'thing' but in fact a relationship - that is customarily...

A lesson plan on externalities for middle school students and up. Also useful for Civics classes to understand the potential economic...

An exercise to practice categorizing economic good types - with particular emphasis on Common Goods and the Tragedy of the Commons. For...

A short video featuring none other than Art Laffer explaining his eponymous curve. The Laffer Curve recognizes that tax rates may become...

In this video you will be introduced to the economic effects of the 2009 government policy 'Cash for Clunkers'. This policy is an example...

Where do our tax dollars go? In these videos students will learn how 25% of the defense budget has gone missing for decades. By 2018, $21...

A Complete Course in Economics for High School Students. Note: Unfortunately the quality of this copy is not ideal, however it is still...

This article describes how and why coins were invented in Ancient Lydia (Modern-day Western Turkey) circa 630 B.C. LINK

A this resource brings together the expertise of math teachers and economics teachers to create interdisciplinary lessons that teach...

Celebrated economic historian Dr. Stephen Davies looks at the economic conditions of modernity (which have resulted in at least a 10-fold...

Economics students can use this useful Diver & Surfboard mnemonic to remember that: The Demand curve (Diver) slopes downward - because...