Decision-Making

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.