Can happiness be measured? Students will learn how utility relates to economic decision making and the law of diminishing marginal utility. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

In this lesson students will learn about the gains from trade. Students will participate in a trading game that will demonstrate that trade can make everyone better off. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

Students will use the FRED database to download the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and calculate the equivalent price of a product from an earlier time to the relative price today. Students will discuss the limits of using a weighted... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported May 19, 2010, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of April, 2010. Students read data from the BLS report, analyze the mean... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson examines the May 7, 2010, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of April, 2010. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of the B... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the April 30, 2010, first (advance) estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (real GDP) growth for the first quarter (Q1) of 2010, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current d... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the April 28, 2010, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide stude... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported April 14, 2010, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of March, 2010. Students read the BLS report, analyze the meaning of t... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson examines the April 2, 2010, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of March, 2010. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of the... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

In this lesson, students receive raw data to construct a Lorenz Curve and calculate the Gini Coefficient. This lesson prepares AP Microeconomics students for the Advanced Placement exam. The teacher will briefly interpret the Gini... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the March 26, 2010, third (final) estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (real GDP) growth for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2009, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current da... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported March 18, 2010, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of February, 2010. Students will read the BLS report, read about the meaning... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

In this lesson, students will learn about choices and opportunity costs that occur every day. While this lesson will go on throughout the day, the actual lesson is short. more »
Grades: K-2, 3-5 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson examines the March 5, 2010, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of February, 2010. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the March 16, 2010, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide stude... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

An activity showing that well-established property rights increase the value of investments that pay off in the future. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: lesson / activity

Students use a dispute over water in the valley to help them understand property rights and solve economic problems. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: lesson / activity

Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson