Sports Economics: The Mystery of the 2,333,232% Pay Raise
Students will use the "Handy Dandy Guide to Economic Thinking" to solve an economic mystery. Yasiel Puig left his home country of Cuba in 2012 to further his career as a professional baseball player in the United States. After joining the Los Angeles Dodgers, Puig saw his annual salary increase more than 2,300,000%.
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/1345/Sports-Economics-Mystery-2-333-232%25-Pay-Raise
A Lesson on the Supply and Demand of Toy Fads
The concepts of supply and demand and related terms are taught through stories about the toy fads of Hula Hoops and Silly Bandz. In 1958, Wham-O, Inc. began marketing the Hula Hoop in the United States and sales of the Hula Hoops sky-rocketed as over 25 million were sold in the first few months, within the year over 100 million. Similarly today, Silly Bandz has taken off in sales since the summer of 2008
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/961/Lesson-Supply-Demand-Toy-Fads
The Higher you Climb, The More You Pay
Students will take a "Virtual Tour" of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France and locate the price of a bottle of water at each viewing platform. They will need to problem solve how to pay for admission, buy the water and be able to pay for the telescope at the top of the tower- all for $12.55US.
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/586/Higher-you-Climb-More-You-Pay
Worker Safety - The Triangle Fire Legacy
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 was a turning point for employee health and safety protections in the U.S. Students investigate the Triangle tragedy and how its impact is still felt today. Students identify eerie parallels between the Triangle Fire and more recent workplace events with safety implications – recent complaints of Wal-Mart employee lock-ins, a deadly fire in a North Carolina poultry processing plant in 1991, and a 1993 fire in a Thailand toy factory given the sad distinction of most deadly industrial fire in the world. How can future tragedies be prevented in the workplace? Students assess the costs, benefits and effectiveness of various government and labor actions. They discover that worker safety is a complex issue and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/542/Worker-Safety-Triangle-Fire-Legacy
How E-Commerce Influences Consumer Choice
In this lesson students learn decision making skills that will help them become better consumers. As consumers they have a variety of alternatives from which to choose. They learn about the importance of price information in making their decisions. First, students gather information on different brands of athletic shoes and determine which one is the best buy for them and explain why. Then, students identify a toy or game they would like to buy. To help determine where to purchase their toy or game, students gather information from a store, a catalog, and three websites. Finally, students conduct interviews to determine the extent to which adults in their community use e-commerce. They draw generalizations from their data and send a report of their findings to the adults who were interviewed.
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/559/How-E-Commerce-Influences-Consumer-Choice
The Mystery of is it Mine or Ours?
Did you ride to school on a road today? Yesterday did you skate in a public park? Maybe Mom or Dad traveled home from one of your ball games on their bicycles under a string of street lights? How did the road, the park or the street lights get there? Who paid for them? As a matter of fact, just who owns them? Sounds like a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes! Discuss with your class the following: Did you ride to school on a road today? Yesterday did you skate in a public park? Maybe Mom or Dad traveled home from one of your ball games on their bicycles under a string of street lights? How did the road, the park or the street lights get there? Who paid for them? As a matter of fact, just who owns them? Sounds like a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes!
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/462/Mystery-is-it-Mine-Ours
Cybersecurity and Economics: Social Media and You
How do you make wise decisions about posting on social media? In this lesson, students will learn how to differentiate between good and poor social media posts and understand the opportunity costs of their decisions in the present and for the future. They will learn about cybersecurity and the measures to take to avoid negative consequences.
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/1383/Cybersecurity-Economics-Social-Media-You
Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Digital Footprints
Students examine digital footprints and how risky some of their online decisions can be. They meet Jack III, Jack and the Beanstalk's grandson, and learn how digital trails may help the Giant find Jack III. Using a video and an informational text (two Lexile levels are included) students explore risky online behaviors and decide what is risky to share online.
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/1386/Cybersecurity-Personal-Finance-Digital-Footprints
Lessons
CEE’s standards-aligned, active learning lessons provide step-by-step instructions and make your classes educational, engaging and fun. These are complete lessons with Lesson Plans, Handouts, Resources, etc. These are excellent lessons. Some are single lessons, some are PBL, and some are Inquiry Units. They could be used in History, World History, Civics or Econ classes. There are over 100 lessons in this resource. There are over 60 Lessons on Financial Literacy.
https://www.econedlink.org/lessons/1?grades=4
Sports Economics: Worshipping at the Altars of Adi, Phil and Kevin
Essential Question: How do entrepreneurship, competition, and specialization benefit consumers of athletic footwear and apparel? In order to gain a better understanding of the important role entrepreneurs play in a market economy, students participate in an activity that highlights the history of the athletic apparel industry in the United States and beyond. At the completion of the lesson, students will be able to explain how Adi Dassler, Phil Knight, and Kevin Plank used their entrepreneurial skills and abilities to satisfy the wants of billions of people.
https://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/1349/Sports-Economics-Worshipping-Altars-Adi-Phil-Kevin
Max Weber
This is a one day lesson at the HS level and a two day lesson in MS. I've attached the HS version for simplicity The two day version I used in MS last year was supplemented by a close read on the topic and fits in nicely to a post-WWII America unit.
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