High school economics resources

As much as it is possible, this presentation attempts to provide students with an engaging and interesting view of basic economic concepts. It also provides clear definitions and examples of key macroeconomic variables. It can work as a 45-minute-long lesson in any class of 14+ that requires the understanding of key economic variables (global politics, economics, history).

The World News Crossword (August 13th, 2017) is a simple crossword made up of news events from the last week. New volcanoes discovered in the Antarctic. Less migrants from Libya to Italy in July. A camp built for migrants walking from the US to Canada. Twelve HUGE pipes washed ashore in Norfolk. A Canadian policeman paid for the shirt and tie that a young shoplifter tried to steal for a job interview. The egg scandal spread to 15 EU countries, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Tainted papayas make 100 or so people in the US sick while millions of Yemeni children are suffering from cholera. Train wreck in Egypt. The US president threaten d military intervention in Venezuela. And a Canadian diplomat suffers hearing loss in Cuba because of a sonic weapon. A Danish submarine captain was charged with manslaughter after a Swedish journalist died when the submarine sank. Of course the answers are included. It's an excellent resource for PSHE, Geography, Economics, Social Studies, GATE... There are 3 additional BONUS crossword puzzles - Afghanistan, Albania, and Japan.

In chapter 1, we are concerned with the explanation of the exponential and Guassian distributions from a geometrical point of view. It is explained how these equilibrium distributions are reached just with the equipartition hypothesis in open and closed statistical systems. In chapter 2, two nonlinear evolution operators (models) in the space of distributions are built. It is found that the final equilibrium states (fixed points) for these operators are just the exponencial and the Gaussian distributions. In chapter 3, some simulations of the operators introduced in Ch. 2 are shown for different initial distributions in both models. (This Graduation Thesis was defended by Iván Allué on July 12, 2017, at the Faculty of Science, Univ. of Zaragoza, Spain).

Wordsearch on the theme of 'Countries That Use The Dollar'. Powerpoint so can be used on the board or printed as a worksheet. Includes space for students to explain the keywords and suggested extension activities. Can take 10 minutes or an hour, depending on which activities the students complete. Ideal for the start of a lesson, a quick filler, a homework, part of a cover lesson or as a plenary on the board with a whiteboard pen. The idea behind these is to get students to become more literate and think independently about the words that could be used to describe the topic being taught. Often the students will pick up on things that you would not normally expect!

Wordsearch on the theme of 'Famous World Banks'. Powerpoint so can be used on the board or printed as a worksheet. Includes space for students to explain the keywords and suggested extension activities. Can take 10 minutes or an hour, depending on which activities the students complete. Ideal for the start of a lesson, a quick filler, a homework, part of a cover lesson or as a plenary on the board with a whiteboard pen. The idea behind these is to get students to become more literate and think independently about the words that could be used to describe the topic being taught. Often the students will pick up on things that you would not normally expect!

Wordsearch on the theme of 'Banks'. Powerpoint so can be used on the board or printed as a worksheet. Includes space for students to explain the keywords and suggested extension activities. Can take 10 minutes or an hour, depending on which activities the students complete. Ideal for the start of a lesson, a quick filler, a homework, part of a cover lesson or as a plenary on the board with a whiteboard pen. The idea behind these is to get students to become more literate and think independently about the words that could be used to describe the topic being taught. Often the students will pick up on things that you would not normally expect!

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Introduction to positive and normative statements which are in every economics specification

This resource contains two worksheets designed to challenge students and apply their knowledge of behavioural economics to solve market failures in the fast food market and increase household recycling. Both worksheets come with suggested teacher answers and can prompt a good discussion at the end of the lesson when deciding whether nudges are more effective in the fast food market or to encourage recycling. The worksheets are different difficulties, with the recycling worksheet being the more difficult of the two.

The World News Crossword (August 6th, 2017) is a simple crossword based on last week’s news events. There are three BONUS crosswords included - all with the answers of course. The resource is a pdf document so it's quick and easy to download and store on a flash drive. What happened in our world last week? The Philippines president called the North Korean leader a ‘chubby fool’ for firing rockets. China and India are involved in a border dispute. An Indian boxer beat a Chinese boxer but offered to give the title back to the Chinese boxer as a peace gesture. GM recalled almost a million trucks. Pearson, the educational publisher announced it would cut 10% of of its jobs. Ethnic violence in the DRC resulted in more than 250 people killed. Australia’s greenhouse emissions rose to their highest level ever. Dutch police arrested criminals who stole iPhones from a moving truck. A heatwave spread across Europe and monsoon flooding killed hundreds of people in India. Police in Sierra Leone banned groups of joggers. It’s not so much what happened but why, and hopefully this is what the students will be talking about as they complete the crossword and go to their next lesson. Why did only two cities apply to host the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics? Why is the Polish government still allowing logging in its ancient forest? Why are George and Amal Clooney helping 3000 Syrian children attend school in Lebanon? And why was Martin Shkreli the most hated man?

Buy this bundle and save over $10 from buying these resources individually in my store! In this bundle you are purchasing the following 5 resources: Macroeconomics: Measuring the Health of the Economy Student Stations Activity This assignment is intended to be a PREVIEW or REVIEW of the 8 Macroeconomic concepts listed below, therefore students will not be completing an exhaustive study of Macroeconomics (Essential Question: How do you measure the health of the U.S. economy as a whole?). Each assignment included in this packet, is intended to be a short, concise preview or review (each activity takes about 15-20 minutes). This packet of worksheets could be used in 1 of 3 ways: Option 1: You can make a packet out of the worksheets to give to students to complete independently in 1-2 class periods prior to or after they are taught these concepts in-depth in class.Option 2: You could use each assignment as a quick warm-up activity at the start of 8 different classes, while you are teaching these concepts in-depth.Option 3: You could put students into groups of 3-4 and have them rotate to 8 stations around the room, completing the activities in 15-20 minute intervals. (1-2 class periods). I have included directions for each station if you choose to present this lesson as a “stations activity”. Preview or review.The worksheets in this packet address the following concepts/key ideas:Evaluate the economic performance of the U.S. economy “GDP”,What effect do Business Cycles have on workers and businesses?,How do inflation and the unemployment rate serve as indicators of the health of the economy?~ What makes the economy grow?,What role do taxes play in the United States’ economic success?, How big is the Federal budget and what do they spend it on?, How do decisions about spending made by the U.S. government impact the health of the economy?, How does trade affect the health of the U.S. economy and competition in international markets improve the quality of U.S. products? 19 Economics videos with Worksheets! This Economic video collection contains 19 public access video links (QR Codes and web addresses provided) and corresponding worksheets for various economic topics. Most video activities (video and worksheet) can be completed in 10 minutes or less and are perfect as warm-up activities, review activities or to supplement a lecture. Students can scan the QR Codes provided (with their free QR Code reader app on any smartphone) OR can just watch the videos on any computer with internet connection. If students do not have internet access, you can project these videos on the LCD projector and watch them as a class. ANSWER KEYS are provided. Topics include:-Gross Domestic Product-Supply, Demand, Equilibrium, Labor market, Circular Flow Model, Externalities, Demand with income effect/substitution effect, Birth of Markets, Natural resources, Mankiw’s 10 principles, Money and banks, Federal Reserve, Minimum wage debate, globalization …..And more! Understanding Demand: Student Simulation and Activities This 9 page packet includes everything you need to conduct an introductory lesson on the Law of Demand, Substitution Effect and Income Effect. In this lesson your students will:-Participate in a class simulation to understand the Law of Demand-Watch 3 short videos on the Law of Demand, Substitution Effect and Income Effect while taking notes (worksheet included) Videos are free to watch on the internet.-Complete a chart in which they illustrate their understanding of the Law of Demand, Substitution Effect and Income Effect.-Create their own Demand Curve and answer critical thinking questions about their graph.-Complete a short Exit Card/Assessment writing activity.All materials included: students worksheets, handouts and step-by step teacher directions Factors of Production Student Activity This activity contains everything your students need to gain an in-depth understanding of the Factors of Production. Perfect lesson to use during a beginning Econ unit (Unit 1) where students are learning the basics of Economics. In this activity:1) Students will complete a graphic organizer, Factors of Production Chart, on the 4 Factors of Production using their classroom textbook or online resource.2) Students will then participate in a group activity in which they list all of the Factors of Production for an assigned good or service, create a poster of this information and share out with the class.3) Students will watch a video on how the Factors of Production may be affected in the future. (Video is public access on YouTube) and is 15 minutes in length. Students will answer questions about the video while watching.4) Assessment/Conclusion Activity Included.FULL LESSON, all worksheets, teacher STEP-BY-STEP directions are all included. Mankiw’s 7 Principles of Economics Student Stations Activity This 30 page lesson/power-point gives you everything you need to conduct a lesson/student activity on Mankiw’s 7 Economic Principles. The Economic Principles addressed in this lesson are: 1) People Face Tradeoffs 2) Our Choices have Costs and Benefits3) Thinking at the Margin4) Incentives are Important 5) Trade makes Everyone Better Off 6) Markets are a Good Place for Trade 7) Our Decisions have Future Consequences...In this lesson your students will 1) Create an Application Handbook that requires students to conduct an in-depth study of each of the 7 economic principles (above) while they rotate to 7 different “stations” around the classroom and complete different activities. 2) While students visit each of the 7 stations around the classroom they will be required to complete a short activity/task that will allow them to gain a deeper understanding of each of the principles. (Tasks included: participating in a simulation in which they “trade” with their table partners to simulate markets, watch a short video clip from YOUTUBE to visualize different types of markets, examine 6 decisions made by an imaginary government to predict some possible unintended consequences and MORE…) each activity requires critical thinking…This lesson INCLUDES all the materials needed for the lesson/ student STATION’s and STEP-BY-STEP teacher directions! *Common Core Lesson*

This 30 page lesson/power-point gives you everything you need to conduct a lesson/student activity on Mankiw’s 7 Economic Principles. The Economic Principles addressed in this lesson are: 1) People Face Tradeoffs 2) Our Choices have Costs and Benefits 3) Thinking at the Margin 4) Incentives are Important 5) Trade makes Everyone Better Off 6) Markets are a Good Place for Trade 7) Our Decisions have Future Consequences In this lesson your students will: 1) Create an Application Handbook that requires students to conduct an in-depth study of each of the 7 economic principles (above) while they rotate to 7 different “stations” around the classroom and complete different activities. 2) While students visit each of the 7 stations around the classroom they will be required to complete a short activity/task that will allow them to gain a deeper understanding of each of the principles. (Tasks included: participating in a simulation in which they “trade” with their table partners to simulate markets, watch a short video clip from YOUTUBE to visualize different types of markets, examine 6 decisions made by an imaginary government to predict some possible unintended consequences and MORE…) each activity requires critical thinking… This lesson INCLUDES all the materials needed for the lesson/ student STATION’s and STEP-BY-STEP teacher directions! *Common Core Lesson*