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Elementary economics rubrics for GATE
Gifted and Talented - Living on Your Own: Lessons in Financial Responsibility
Challenge your gifted and talented to play the “game of life” and survive financially during their first year in college. This concept-based unit allows students to “earn” an inheritance from a distant relative by repurposing items from a barn. With this “money,” students find affordable housing, transportation, furnishings, and other essentials. Then the “game of life begins with monthly reoccurring expenses, opportunities to buy additional necessities and/or wants, as well as challenges or o
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5th - 8th
Plan a Bake Sale - Project Based Learning Unit Math and Economics Unit
Everyone loves cupcakes and sweets from a bakery. In this PROJECT BASED LEARNING - PLAN A BAKE SALE unit, your students learn about economics and entrepreneurship as they open their very own bakery (option: have a bake sale). This student-centered project incorporates collaboration and differentiation by providing student choice. This real-world challenge requires students to use inquiry, critical thinking, and their creative minds during the high-interest cross-curricular [math, ELA] activities
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Project Based Learning Math Bundle With Writing and Research - Economics
Financial Literacy Reading Passages | Personal Finance | Making Money Grow
Would you like to give your students a jump start on becoming financially independent? Do you teach Personal Finance or Financial Literacy in your class? This fun financial planning packet gives students a clear picture of the beginning world of Financial Intelligence. Share with students that they are never too young to begin a financial education and that they are capable of creating wealth tomorrow if they start making wise choices today. While it’s great to teach students how to be smart con
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5th - 8th
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SHARK TANK Economics Pitches Prototypes PROJECT BASED PBL GATE
Welcome to the shark tank project-based learning unit. Let’s begin our entrepreneurial careers today!
Build critical thinking skills, public speaking success, and bring creativity, language arts, and economics into your classroom in a purposeful and authentic way.
Students will work in collaborative teams to solve a complex, ongoing, inquiry-based problem with a physical product for an authentic audience:
• Brainstorm a product, citing a need that will be fulfilled.
• Construct a prototyp
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Goods and Services Producers and Consumers Economics Activity Second Grade
Looking for an engaging early elementary economics lesson? Your students will gain a deep understanding of buyers and sellers (producers and consumers) in a community with this fun simulation activity. Your second or third grade social studies students will love creating their own good or service. This resource is suprisingly low-prep for how interactive it is. Simply print, cut, and go! You'll get teacher instructions, classroom procedures, printable student sheets, a student reflection sheet,
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2nd - 3rd
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Carnival Game Economics PBL Project-Based Learning GATE
Smaller tasks add up to big, big learning with this gold medal standard project-based learning activity! What a sneaky cool way to learn math, economics, and functional design! (Insert evil teacher laugh.) It’s a hands-on approach to Common Core Standards.
In Carnival Game Economics, students design a carnival skill game and gather data as junior market researchers during the test phase. They’ll use this data to help make decisions. After making calculations for probability, students will
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
T-Shirt Entrepreneurs PROJECT BASED LEARNING Math Economics GATE 4-8th
Your students will be excited for this “gold medal standard” project-based math, design, and economics activity. It’s appropriate and adaptable for 4th – 8th grade. It has been a staple for my 4th grade gifted and talented math group since 2013.You won’t be the sage on the stage. Students will problem-solve their way through the project working in collaborative teams, and the teacher will guide, be a resource, spur discussion, play devil’s advocate, and provide mini lessons when necessary.In
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class BUNDLE - Math Focus Hours of Hands-on Projects GATE Gifted
BUNDLE: Create Your Own Country Project (Requirements & Digital Templates)
Looking for a fun way to end the year while still keeping the students engaged? I use this Create Your Own Country Project as a year end project in 6th grade for students to show their knowledge of basic social studies terms (including: geography, history, culture, government, economics, etc), but it can be used in any grade after these basic social studies terms have been taught. Students take ownership and tap in their creativity as they get to create their own country! This bundle includes BO
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5th - 9th
Add & Subtract to 20 | Project Based Learning | Donut Shop | Module 2
Enrich your students' learning with this project based learning unit that focuses on addition and subtraction within 20. Students work with peers or on their own to pretend to open a donut shop This project encourages teamwork. It provides deeper understanding of the relationship between addition and subtraction, as well as introduces place value.This hands-on activity walks them through the steps of opening a donut shop. Students create their own donut shop, menu and advertisement. They take or
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1st
Market Day PBL: Upper Elementary Project, Create Your Own Business
The Market Day project for elementary students is a hands-on experience where kids become entrepreneurs. They brainstorm and create a product, learn teamwork and basic economics, and explore advertising. The project culminates in a Market Day event where students set up booths to sell their products, applying math skills and engaging with customers. Afterward, they reflect on their experiences, celebrate successes, and gain valuable insights into teamwork and business basics. This fun and intera
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3rd - 8th
(ENG) PBL - SHARK TANK/DRAGON'S DEN (GRADES 4 TO 8)
This resource is in ENGLISH! If you're looking for this document in FRENCH, please click here! This 38-page resource has everything you need to lead a Dragon's Den or Shark Tank in your middle school classroom! This resource begins with 10 slides that explain the project rundown and is then followed by oodles of activities, mentor texts and rubrics:"What Interests Me?" (A brainstorming activity)"Improving an Experience" (A strategy to find an idea)"My Prototype: My Vision" (A visual activity on
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5th - 8th
Lemonade Stand Game
Students can learn the basics of Economics and keep track of their earnings using this Lemonade Stand worksheet. Students play the Online Lemonade Stand Game found Online or at http://www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/ and use the worksheet to track their progress. Students then can imput their data into Excel Spread sheets to graph their earnings. Great for GATE students or enrichment.
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5th - 9th
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GOODS AND SERVICES STREETS - 3 Activities - English & Spanish
Goods and Services - Bienes y Servicios - English and Spanish!! My students have so much fun doing these activities. - The students brainstorm what makes our town special, unique and a great place to live. 1 - Large pictures of services and goods buildings. Print them in color and put them in a bag for the students to choose one and decide if that place provides a service or goods, and glue it on "The Class Streets" 2 - After that, use the other set of buildings for a pair activity. One of th
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K - 2nd
Also included in: GOODS AND SERVICES BUNDLE - ENGLISH AND SPANISH
Run An Ice Cream Shop Project Based Learning | Real World Math PBL Activity
Math Project Based Learning, Math Enrichment & ChallengeLooking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging project based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students who need a challenge or enrichment, and they'll love getting to plan for and run their own ice cream shop!Students will love getting to work within a budget to purchase ingredients for their ice cream shop. You'll love the enriched math practice they get along the way! Students will
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2nd - 4th
Add & Subtract to 10 | Project Based Learning | Ice Cream Shop | Module 1
This project based learning unit allows your students to apply their addition and subtraction within 10 skills. Students work with peers or on their own to build a "business." This project encourages teamwork. Engages students in math enrichment. Provides deeper understanding of the relationship between addition and subtraction.This hands-on activity walks them through the steps of opening an ice cream shop. Students create their own ice cream shop, menu and advertisement. They take orders from
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1st
FRIDAY MATH PROJECTS Collection 4th 5th 6th 7th Grades GATE Hands-on and PBL
Kid-tested and very popular! But don't let that fool you . . . these are very challenging.Please see individual previews.
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4th - 7th
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Haunted House Design Project - Grades 5-8 with Rubrics Stem MYP IB Cycle Tech
The Haunted House Project is a great design project to start in September, to get in the spooky mood!This project is geared towards students between 5th and 8th grade, and focuses on using the design cycle - RESEARCH, PLANNING, CREATING, EVALUATING - to create a haunted house with several spooky ideas. However, it can be utilized in many different types of classes, as it focuses on project based learning.7-9 Work PeriodsThis project includes:-A full project plan from start to finish-Lesson plans
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5th - 8th
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3rd Grade Social Studies MC3 Economics Unit - Made in Michigan Research Project
Need an engaging project to wrap up your Michigan Economics / Growth of Michigan Unit that also assesses your students' reading and writing skills? Then try this product on for size!Students will be assigned a famous Michigan-based industry and collect research about its history, growth/change, economics/charity, and products. Students will then utilize this information to create a slideshow, as well as a poster for the company. Once your whole class has completed their projects, the possibiliti
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3rd
Simulation Station-Payday Budgeting-Economics Activity
Simulation Station-Payday gives students real-world experiences as they receive their first paycheck! The students have the task of prioritizing the bills that are due, writing checks to the companies, balancing the checkbook, all while saving some money for other expenses. They will gasp as the reality sinks in that they will not be able to go on a shopping spree or buy the newest video game-yet.
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3rd - 6th
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5th Grade Social Studies Economics Choice Boards
Unleash the power of economic inquiry and critical thinking with our comprehensive Bundle of 5th Grade Social Studies Economics Choice Boards. Crafted to engage and challenge gifted 5th-grade students, this bundle offers a diverse selection of choice boards aligned with key economic standards, providing educators with a versatile toolkit to enrich their curriculum.Each choice board within the bundle is thoughtfully designed to address specific economic concepts and skills while fostering inquiry
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5th
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Create Your Own Country Project Template (Google Slides)
This project is a template for your students to use to create their own countries. I use this as a year end project in 6th grade for students to show their knowledge of basic social studies terms (including: geography, history, culture, government, economics, etc), but it can be used in any grade after these basic social studies terms have been taught. It includes a 10 page student project template (including a video presentation slide), a project timeline, editing checklists for students, and e
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5th - 9th
Famous Floridians Research & Interview Project
This project will get your students involved in researching a famous Floridian, directly aligned to the Grade 4 Social Studies standards in Florida. Students will research a famous Floridian. Then they will write a 1-2 page journal article using a particular text structure. Finally, they will present the information in the form of an interview. Standards and teacher tips for success are included. This project includes rubrics for the written article and the interview as well.
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4th
Economics Big Idea Project
To demonstrate understanding of the basic concepts of economics (trade, scarcity, money, buyers, sellers, goods, and services), students will create a bilboard advertisement for a good or service of their choice. They will justify their advertisement by describing the product, clearly defining a reasonable cost, and describing why people will buy the good or service.
This project also contains a rubric for grading purposes.
Specialty font used: "Cinnamoncake" (available through fontspace.co
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2nd - 5th
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Gifted Education Super Bundle Engineering and Economics
Gifted Education Lesson Plans Super Bundle Engineering and Economics.
Six Best Selling Gifted Lesson Plans bundled into one package! Approximately one half of the school year can be taught using these lessons! (Approximations are based on meeting once or twice a week with students). Students will read, write, measure, research, present, and simulate engineering and management skills.
Toothpick Bridge Unit;
Geodesic Dome Unit; and
The Hazards of Cell Phone Use Unit
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3,
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3rd - 6th
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Economics activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about economics:
Simulation Activities
You can introduce students to the world of investing, budgeting, and other economics-related activities through simulations. For example, have students research companies they want to "invest" in to show them how the stock market works. If you want to extend the lesson, you can have them periodically check in on their portfolios throughout the year to see how their investments are performing. Or, you could use a simulation to teach them about causes that led up to certain major historical events, like the stock market crash of 1929.
Budgeting Exercises
Help students understand the importance of managing their own financial resources by challenging them to create a budget. Give them a few hypothetical scenarios involving income, expenses, and financial goals. For example, you could ask them to plan a fictional character's monthly expenses, or have them create a budget to save for buying a house.
Trade Games
Through trading games, students can learn about importing and exporting, along with the impact of external forces and trade agreements. Ask students to work in teams and have them trade goods, record their imports and exports, and respond to charges (like tariffs and embargoes).
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Give students a real-world decision to make (e.g., building a new road, investing in a new technology, or buying property) and have them perform a cost-benefit analysis. To deepen the learning, you can ask them to justify their decisions with evidence.
Frequently asked questions for teaching economics
What is economics?
The study of economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. When teaching economics, the goal is to help students understand how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices about resource allocation. Economics explores various topics related to this, including supply and demand, cost and benefits, and scarcity, to name just a few.
What types of economics resources are available on TPT?
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