Is Capitalism Good for the Poor?
The lesson plans and student activities in Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? (CAP) have been carefully designed and written by…
Lesson 1 Part 1: What is Poverty and Who are the Poor?
Part 1: What is Poverty and Who are the Poor? Download Lesson 1 .doc file – includes all figures and sources Part…
Lesson 1 Part 2: Capitalism – Institutional Building Blocks
Download Lesson 1 .doc file – includes all figures, source citations, and appendices Part 1: What Is Poverty? and Who…
Lesson 4: When Disaster Strikes, What Can We Do?
download EOD lesson 4 outline (including source citations) Concepts: comparative advantage incentives competition Federal Reserve System money liquidity personal exchange…
Lesson 2 Activity: The Euro – Currency Exchange and Transaction Costs
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Lesson 2 Exercise: U.S. Sugar Policy – A Sweet Deal?
Download Sugar Activity: Teacher Guide, Handouts, Visuals (.doc file) Lesson Overview This reading-based activity is a combination guided discussion and…
Lesson 1 Activity: Tag Check
Download Tag Check guide Virtual Lesson Slides Concepts: opportunity cost interdependence incentive (price) specialization comparative advantage Content Standards: Standard 1:…
Lesson 3 Activity: Standing Up For Sweatshops
Download Sweatshop Activity: Teacher Guide, Handouts, Visuals (.doc file) Lesson Overview Based on a natural inclination to compare the lives…
Lesson 5 Activity: Trash
Activity: Trash Download Trash Activity: Teacher Guide, Handouts, Visuals (.doc file) Lesson Overview In this role play, students consider the…
Making Sense of the Federal Budget, Debt & Deficits
Discussions of budgets, debt, and deficits often dominate our news media when it comes to Federal, State, and local government…
Lesson 5 Activity: The Ultimatum Game
DownloadActivity 5 Guide .doc fileincluding procedures, handouts, visuals, teacher guide, and Appendix . Virtual Lesson Variation (a MobLab Activity): Instructions…
Lesson 5: Character Values and Capitalism
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Lesson 4 Activity: It’s Not Rocket Science
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Lesson 4: How Incentives Affect Innovation
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Lesson 3 Activity: The More, the Merrier
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Lesson 3: Beneficiaries of Competition
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Lesson 2 Activity: You’re the Economist
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Lesson 2: Property Rights and the Rule of Law
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