Frontier Specialists The level of output in an economy can be increased through specialization. Economic specialization occurs when people.. http: //econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson...
Lean on Me -- We depend on each other! In this lesson, you will learn about specialization and why assembly lines are used. You will learn how people who produce goods can save money by dividing big tasks up into smaller ones.. http: //econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson...
Taxation without Representation? This lesson asks you to explore some of those taxes, discuss the reasons the English government had for creating them, and debate whether the colonists should have had to pay them. http: //econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson...
President Bush's Allowance Today you will pretend that you are the President of the United States. The President is one person who helps to make the federal budget. In this activity, you will decide how the federal government should spend tax revenue for our country.. http: //econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson...
Who Is Working? In this lesson, you will learn what economists mean when they talk about people who are working and people who are not working.. http: //econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson...
The Great Awakening This lively unit teaches the sometimes-difficult economic concept of comparative advantage, and can be a springboard for the study of current issues in international trade http: //bie.org/index.php/site/PBE/great_awaken...
The President’s Dilemma The President's Dilemma unit presents students with an economy that has innumerable difficulties for government to solve http: //bie.org/index.php/site/PBE/presidents_d...
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Frontier Town You will pick a market in your own community. Then you will classify it as a fast food restaurant, a hotel/motel, a grocery store, or another type of business. You will name other businesses that are in competition with the market you chose. http: //econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson...
