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Free high school economics activities
FREE Stock Market Scavenger Hunt
Are you looking for a fun way to start your stock market lesson? This lesson hook will grab your students' attention. Students will use the Internet to research 11 basic open-ended questions. This activity was designed for students with no prior knowledge of the stock market. Students can work individually or with a partner to research the questions provided. After students have had time to answer each question, review the correct responses with the students. The answer key is provided.Included
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Stocks and Bonds Lesson Bundle
Personal Finance: The Game of Life
This activity was designed for high school economics students. Students are asked to pretend that they have just finished either high school and have entered the workforce, a two or four year college program, an apprenticeship, or military service and are now ready to strike out on their own in their first job. They must actually search for a real job being advertised somewhere in the country, calculate gross and net income, find a place to live by search the adds, figure out transportation, ins
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Economics/Personal Financial Literacy- Real Life Simulation- Job Application
The Job Application is a supplemental document to the Real Life Simulation. In this project each student uses the concepts and terminology learned from the past units covering the topics of personal finance and consumerism. Students receive a “reality check” and throughout the simulation get a real understanding of what it takes to survive on their own in the real world. As the project progresses students engage in group discussion, make important decisions affecting them personally, and use t
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10th - 12th
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Welcome to Reality - Budget Simulation Activity- Completely Digital
Are you looking for a way to simulate what it takes to make and live on a budget with your students? OR are you looking for a FUN, ENGAGING, and MEANINGFUL way to wrap up a class? If so, this digital budget simulation is for you and your students!Students access a Google Site that takes them through the process of choosing a job, making life choices, and creating a budget. A self-totaling Google Sheet keeps track of their budget as they go and allows them to add or take away items as they progre
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7th - 12th
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FREE Intro to Food Trucks Gallery Walk for Business Courses
Explore entrepreneurship with the best-selling Food Truck Business Simulation. This introductory activity is the perfect way to dip your toes in and see how your students engage with the content. In this no-fuss, totally FREE, gallery walk students will research food trucks in your area.Gallery walks are a great way to get students up, out of their seats, and moving around the room. This product contains 10 discussion questions. Simply print, cut, and tape the questions around the room and have
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7th - 12th
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Searching for a Job Career Exploration Activity
This easy prep financial literacy activity will help students practice career research by independently finding jobs online. Students will research six jobs, three for which they are currently qualified and three for which they hope to be qualified in the future, and then will compare them based on their salary, hours, responsibilities, etc. **This activity is also available in a digital format on Google Sheets that could be used for distance learning.**Looking for other Personal Finance Explor
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7th - 12th
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FREE Resort Marketing Research and Idea Starter
Spark excitement for the Resort Marketing Business Simulation in your Marketing, Hospitality and Tourism, or International Business course with this free product. This FREE research and resort-themed project idea starter allows you to try out the simulation and get a feel for the materials. The simulation covers economics, the marketing mix, market segmentation, the SWOT analysis, marketing plan, selling, sales messages, customer relationship management, print advertising, and digital marketing.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Resort Marketing Simulation Semester Project Bundle
Europe PEGS Factors Practice Activity and Worksheet | Social Studies | Google
Examine Europe by looking at its PEGS factors (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social). Challenge students to classify & analyze facts about the continent by completing a fun, practice activity.Social Studies curriculum changes focus, sometimes drastically, from year to year. The PEGS factors are common themes that unite all SS classes. Similar ideas are taught as PESTLE, STEEP, or PEST. Building a strong foundation with these concepts leads to vertical alignment across grade levels. Use PE
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5th - 12th
Life on Minimum Wage - Personal Finance Game for Students
The purpose of Life on Minimum Wage is for students to recognize how difficult it is to save money when your only job(s) pay minimum wage without benefits. To win at Life on Minimum Wage the students have to reach five financial goals that they select. To earn money the students have to complete the tasks of their assigned jobs. The students then have to pay required bills before using money for their selected financial goals. As the game progresses students will be issued "surprise" cards which
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5th - 10th
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Dinner Preparation on a Budget! Opportunity Cost Activity
This activity allows students to have some fun planning a dinner party, while also learning key lessons about budgeting and opportunity costs. Students will need access to the internet in order to search store websites for the costs of the specific items they want to include in their dinner plan. This activity is a great introduction to opportunity costs.
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8th - 12th
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★ Freebie ★ Career Research Project + Interview Rubric
Need a project to introduce your students to Careers and Business Skills? Look no further!This project is designed to help students learn about potential careers that they would be interested in and walks them through the process of job searching to interviewing. This project is well suited to be used as a follow up activity for the Career Assessment Worksheet.If your students completed the Career Assessment Worksheet, they can choose one of their top careers from that activity for use with this
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: ★ GROWING BUNDLE ★ All Social Studies Lessons (30% Discount)
Money skills 101-Understanding Debit and Credit cards
Understanding how debit cards and credit cards work is an important start to becoming financially savvy. In this PDF, I walk through some of the differences, how they work and some basic discussion topics. This is a great lesson for an economics class, math class or business class. The full program, which will be uploaded as a separate product, will include the PowerPoint presentation, the PDF and a worksheet which includes action items.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attributio
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9th - 12th
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Supply and Demand Practice Problems! Economics graphing, shifting curves
This is a comprehensive review of the shifters of supply and demand. Most scenarios students will encounter are here. 14 practice questions total, this activity takes a bit of class time as there is a lot involved in each question.
Students will have to graph supply and demand, draw the shift, identify the shifter and explain how price and/or quantity changes.
Both my AP Econ students and standard econ students both learn a lot from this activity.
This is being provided for free without an an
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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T-Shirt Company Economics Activity
This 20-30 minute activity is perfect to use in an intro to economics unit. It combines the four factors of the four factors of production as well as a production possibilities frontier. My students love this activity and I even give extra credit points to the team that designs the best t-shirt.
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6th - 12th
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Business Profile Research Activity
Looking for an easy-to-implement, go-to activity? Have students create a business profile in this EDITABLE Google Doc. Students will make a copy of the file and edit it in Google Docs™. This activity makes the perfect sub-day activity and pairs well with the Introduction to Economics Unit Bundle or Forms of Business Ownership Bundle. In this activity students will research a company of their choosing. Students will create a business profile that contains: company name, headquarters location, num
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Distance Learning Introduction to Business & Marketing Bundle
Economics - Credit Cards Lesson
Credit CardsTeaches how to properly manage cards as well as the consequences of delaying or avoiding payments.Included in the file are reading and project sheets as well as a lesson plan, answer keys, and PowerPoint presentation.Please download the preview sheet for more details.These materials are also available as part of a larger economics unit available at the link below:Economics : Complete Unit____________________________________________________________________________________Please follow
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5th - 10th
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Stock Investing 101
For high school (and savvy middle school) economics students, Stock Investing 101 is a great tool for students to explore stocks on the Stock Market. This worksheet can be easily edited by simply changing the companies that the students need to investigate in order for it to be used over and over again. Estimated time for student completion: 45-60 minutes
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7th - 12th
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Personal Finance Case Study: A Tale of Two Credit Scores
In this Case Study, students will learn how to analyze credit profiles and then develop strategies to improve credit scores. They will then create a basic debt paydown plan to assist a student client. Case studies allow students to apply knowledge to real-life situations, encourage students to evaluate different courses of action,develop communication skills in group and whole class settings, and force students to make decisions in ambiguous situations where there is no “right” answer. Find more
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9th - 12th
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FREE Market Research Process, Types, and Methods Activity
Skip the prep and grab this FREE resource for your market research lesson plan. Key concepts include the market research process, primary data, secondary data, surveys, focus groups, observation, customer advisory board, social media monitoring, and personal interviews. This engaging marketing activity is perfect for your high school Introduction to Business or Marketing I course and offers digital and printable options for flexibility.Your students will:✅Review basic information about the mark
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Introduction to Marketing Activities and Projects Bundle
Shopping with a Budget
This is a three day made up shopping experience for students. Students create a budget (with the help of teacher for younger grades), and they must try to stay within the budget. Students are both shoppers and sellers. Students will receive fake money to shop with, and they will also have bills to pay. Students are given a monthly income (from their teacher), and they have a set budget for their bills (can be changed if wanted to). Students are also given a packet to fill out as they go along ea
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3rd - 11th
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FREE Coffee Shop Idea Starter and Web Quest
Kick-start the Business Management Coffee Shop Simulation with this FREE web quest and coffee shop-themed project idea starter. The simulation will make business management concepts applicable to high school students. In this first activity, students will complete a web quest on coffee basics and craft their coffee shop concept. To help lay the foundation for starting a coffee shop business students will conduct a web quest to describe popular beverages and identify common beans, flavors, top pr
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Business Management Coffee Shop Simulation
Economics: Supply and Demand Word Search!
Please follow us for more great content covering economics and much more!Have your students become more familiar with economics vocabulary by locating the key terms in this fun word search!Check out one of our Slide titled Economics: Supply and Demand PowerPoint to help guide you and your students' understanding of these key concepts!
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Full Semester Economics Resource Bundle!
FREE Banking Vocabulary Application Activity
Apply banking terminology in this FREE activity that is ready to use with your Personal Finance or Banking and Finance course. In this activity, students will respond to 3 application-based prompts. Students will create a depository institution (bank or credit union), use vocabulary words in context to describe the institution, and create an idea for an app that would aid in managing financial goals. This a great opening activity for mastering banking/financial service vocabulary with high schoo
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Banking and Finance Activity and Project Bundle
Three FREE Social Studies Hook Activities!
This FREE product includes three social studies hook activities to grab students' attention and get them primed for the lesson! The three hook activities cover political parties, the national debt of the United States, and checks and balances between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The activities are thought-provoking and attempt to make these issues relatable and much easier to understand.
Political Parties Hook:
One of the difficulties of teaching political parties is tha
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7th - 12th
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If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about economics, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of economics and financial literacy resources available, including activities and lessons on trade, goods and services, and the stock market to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach economics to your students in no time at all.
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?
There are many different types of economics resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from budgeting activities to simulation games to units.
How do I find economics resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing economics lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for economics resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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