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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 8

The learner will analyze features of the economic system of the United States.

Objective 8.01

Compare characteristics of command, market, traditional, and mixed economies.

Resources aligned to this objective

The Great Depression: Impact over time
In this lesson students listen to oral history excerpts from Stan Hyatt from Madison County and evaluate how the Great Depression affected one North Carolina family over time.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10 Social Studies)
By Kristin Post.

Lesson plans on the web

The collapse of corporate giants
Students role-play the part of a Board of Inquiry, convened to examine the actions of a number of corporate executives in companies that have failed financially. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education
Comparative economic systems
Students will compare several aspects of the economies of the United States, North Korea, and Chad. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 and 10–12 Social Studies)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education
Economic freedom, political freedom: Their meaning, their results
Students will analyze the concepts of economic freedom and political freedom. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education