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Trade is the voluntary exchange of goods and services. People engaging in trade must be willing to bear a cost (give up something). Therefore, we know that people will only participate voluntarily when they expect to gain from the... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
A discussion activity exploring opportunity cost in several international contexts. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Brainstorming activity about rationing, using price to ration goods more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Understanding how markets work and the role of prices within markets is an important key to being able to explain and predict economic behavior. In true markets, prices are determined by the interaction of buyers and sellers. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
An activity applying the Law of Diminishing Marginal Productivity more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
A short activity teaching the Law of Diminishing Marginal Productivity more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Activity asking students to solve economic mysteries allows them to apply the skills of critical thinking and economic reasoning. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Has a airline ticket mystery and provides steps for a teacher to create own mystery from current events. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Activity where groups of students simulate firms producing for profit in environments of competition and cartels. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Students role play about pressures on leaders from interest groups more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Role play labor markets and getting a job more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Activity and performance assessment involving the question ""should a city enact scalping laws?"" more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
 
Students learn that many international exchanges of goods and services are facilitated by the exchange of the currencies of the trading countries, and how that works. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson / activity
 
Market activity using beans to simulate various environmental dilemmas more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson

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