Changing the Channel In this lesson, students explore the historic transfer of the Panama Canal from the United States... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/1...
Money: Bucks, Banks, and Business--Economics lesson plan (grades 6-8)--Discovery Students learn that monetary exchange rates change constantly. Students can convert money in any currency into its equivalent in U.S. dollars by using readily available exchange rates. http: //school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/b...
Balancing Budgets: From Reagan to Today--U.S. History lesson plan (grades 9-12)- Students learn that the concept of a balanced federal budget has attracted much attention from the 1980s through today. Citizens, politicians, and interest groups have considered various approaches to balancing the federal budget. http: //school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/t...
The Scoop on Local Business In this lesson, students explore how local businesses support their state or regional economy.. http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/1...
Making Sense of the World Economy this lesson, students apply the economic principles of supply and demand, market economy, competition, unemployment rate... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/1...
Money: Kids and Cash--Economics lesson plan (grades K-5)--DiscoverySchool.com Students learn that a bank pays interest to people who put money in it. A bank charges interest to people who borrow money from it. A bank charges higher interest to borrowers than it pays to savers. http: //school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/k...
Hot Commodities in Turm-Oil? In this lesson, students learn notions of "supply and demand" and "scarcity" by acting as commodities traders on the floor of an imaginary stock exchange based on the game "Pit." http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
Is Monopoly the Microsoft Board's Game? In this multi-day lesson plan, students first participate in an in-depth discussion about capitalism, monopolies... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/1...
