The five lessons in this unit employ active-learning strategies that engage young children. Each lesson is based on a story about two...

Students are read this storybook and identify the scarcity problem the monsters had—not enough chairs for every monster to have one....

This lesson requires two class periods. In the first class period, students are asked to think of a way to decide who gets 100 pennies...

A video describing how we can use models to usefully summarize aspects of the real world. This video can provide an introduction to the...

A BrainPop video describing the factors to take into consideration when making a scientific claim. LINK

A lesson plan for trade-offs, opportunity cost, and price formation. For grades 7-8..

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

This activity is a discovery lesson designed to help students determine the relationship between unemployment and economic growth through...

An Exercise on Opportunity Cost utilizing the island of Lanai as a case study for grades 8-12.

Econ vocabulary exercise covering demand, supply, and opportunity cost, among other economic terms. For grades 9-10.

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

Exercise on Scarcity, and Supply and Demand Curve Shifts for grades 9-12.

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I...

An exercise on the inconsistency of certain social goals and government regulation for grades 10-12. .

An exercise to teach students the lesson that when government action is taken to promote one desirable goal, it is often found to come...

Exercise on Scarcity and the Allocation of Productive Resources for Grades 11-12.

Opportunity Cost Exercise for Grades 11 and 12.

Opportunity Cost Exercise for Grades 11 and 12.