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

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Investing in the stock market
This point of this lesson plan is to have students learn about the three major US stock markets through buying imaginary stock.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies)
By Bill Estes.

Resources on the web

Stock prices tumble
Students explore the variables that cause stocks to increase or decrease in value. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
Segway' to the Future
Students will explain how Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway human transporter, fits the definition of an entrepreneur and inventor. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
The mystery of the amazing farmers
Students learn about the concepts of human capital and productivity through an analysis of the changes in U.S. agricultural methods in the last century. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
A fair wage?
Students examine several resources that address gender equity to determine if these disparities in pay for men and women are indeed discrimination or if they are justified. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
The CPI- A Crystal Ball?
Students read and analyze the information on a web site to learn about the Consumer Price Index. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
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)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education