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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 8.08

Evaluate the investment decisions made by individuals, businesses, and the government.

Resources aligned to this objective

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

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
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)
Provider: 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)
Provider: 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)
Provider: 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)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education
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)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education