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8th grade economics resources 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
Holiday Budgeting Activities : Bonus Ugly Sweater Design Activity
Perfect for middle and high school economics and civics. Use these activities in class individually or as a holiday lesson. Students choose a random budget and have to plan a holiday party and/or budget for gifts. Bonus Activity: My gift to you,for those last days before break. Have students design and ugly Christmas sweater! This resource includes: -Holiday Party Plan Activity -Gift Budgeting Activity -5 templates for ugly Christmas sweater You may also like:EOC Review PacketConstitution Scave
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Year Long Holiday Activities for Middle School and High School Bundle
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
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
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
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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Ancient Greece: The Minoan Civilization on the Island of Crete
Give your students the opportunity to be archaeologists as they explore the ancient Minoan ruins on the island of Crete.The first civilization of Ancient Greece were the Minoans on the island of Crete. This civilization reached its height of glory during the Bronze Age by carefully exploiting their both its location and resources. Much of the Minoan history is read as a picture book. We have their frescoes, artifacts, and ruins but little of their writing. So this is fantastic opportunity to
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece: THE MINOAN AND MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATIONS Bundle
Financial Literacy | Writing Prompt | Personal Finance | Opinon Writing
Help your students become proficient persuasive writers with this FREEBIE! Persuasive language is everywhere! Commercials, social media, movie ads and political speeches. Teaching persuasive writing and language is important and takes time and practice. Here’s an activity that supports persuasive writing by giving students a topic they can relate to, Financial Intelligence!What do your students already know about Financial Intelligence?If you’d like to give them a head start, check out this fun
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5th - 9th
Integrated Timeline of United States History: The 1950s
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: Book 3—Revolution and Constitution
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: Book 4—Moving West
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: Book 5—Civil War
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: The 1970s
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: The 2010s
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Analysis of Graphs; lying with data and facts
This an engaging lesson where kids review graphing skills, create graphs and analyze others.
Lesson will take 3 days but can be stretched to a week with presentations, or more discussion or examples and the use of "data" confusion by media.
Fits in with ELA standard of identifying purpose of author and referencing text in an argument.
Discuss motives, bias, marketing and persuasion combined with the fact that Americans are "lazy" readers and can be mislead by just tossing up some data.
3 r
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7th - 12th
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Integrated Timeline of US History: Book 1—Indigenous Peoples and Explorers
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: Book 2—The Colonies
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: Book 6—Industrial Revolution
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: The 1900s
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: The 1910s
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: The 1920s
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: The 1930s
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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Integrated Timeline of United States History: The 1940s
What makes the Integrated Timeline of United States History different than other history books? First, as a timeline, it reads quickly. Most entries get only short paragraph or two. A handful get as much as a page. Second, the timeline doesn’t focus on topics, moving back and forth across history. Aside from a couple of brief overlaps from one book to another, the timeline moves from one year to the next. The reader experiences history in the way that it actually occurred. Third, as an integrate
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5th - 8th
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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.
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