In this activity, students are presented with price, average cost and marginal cost information to determine whether a perfectly competitive firm - in this case, a farm selling vegetable shares - should increase, decrease or keep constant its production level.

In this lesson students examine the concept of “citizen” from a definitional perspective of what a citizen is and from the perspective of how citizenship is conferred in the United States. Students discuss the rights and responsibilities of citizens and non-citizens and review the changing history of citizenship from colonial times to the present.

In this experiential activity, students will gain an understanding of the role of city councils, the responsibilities of council members, and the relevance of council decisions to individual citizens. Assuming the roles of city council members or special interest groups, students will participate in a city council simulation in which council members must decide whether to pass a curfew ordinance for the city's young residents.

In this experiential activity, students will gain an understanding of the role of city councils, the responsibilities of council members, and the relevance of council decisions to individual citizens. Assuming the roles of city council members or special interest groups, students will participate in a city council simulation in which council members must decide how to spend an $800,000 grant allocated for local environmental improvements. Students can then apply learned presentation skills and acquired understandings to format a presentation for a local governing body.

Students understand the importance of civic participation and the tools which allow individuals to engage in the political process.

This google slide provides teachers and students with a chunking of the new Civic Literacy standards by unit and section. Students can change the color of each standard as they master it.This resource was developed as part of a professional learning opportunity funded by the NCDPI Digital Learning Initiative Planning Grant.

Student learner teams will create and record mock live newscasts, presented as if broadcast live from the signing of the United States Constitution.

In this lesson, students consider the need for citizens to be engaged in government and the need for civic education. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students will role play school board members deciding whether to adopt the six promising approaches (listed in the reading) for classes in the school district.

In this classroom activity, students work in groups (pairs) that include a borrower (consumer or firm) and a lender (bank). There are three rounds of activity that the pairs engage in. In Round 1, students work with nominal and real interest rates to think more deeply about how inflation can transfer purchasing power from borrowers to lenders, or vice-versa. In Round 2, students consider the impact of changes in the Federal Funds rate on borrowing/lending and overall economic activity. In Round 3, students are asked to think critically about inflation expectations, the impact of prediction errors, and the roll of forward guidance by the Federal Reserve Bank in forming expectations.

In this activity, students apply their understanding of comparative statics to a realistic scenario. Students analyze the impact of rising corn prices on land values and grocery store prices.

This lesson provides a comparative review of the United States Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the constitutions of Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal; historical context; connections with current events; and the opportunity to take and defend a position on which right or rights are most important.

With this activity, students use an online simulation to practice checking balances, reading statements, doing online transfers, and paying bills using online banking.

In this structured discussion method, under the guidance of a facilitator, participants are encouraged to engage intellectually with challenging materials, gain insight about their own point of view and strive for a shared understanding of issues. In this conversation, students will focus their study on the "Immigration Enforcement Raids."

In this structured discussion method, under the guidance of a facilitator, participants are encouraged to engage intellectually with challenging materials, gain insight about their own point of view and strive for a shared understanding of issues. In this conversation, students will focus their study on the "Syrian Refuge Crisis and U.S. Policy."

In this lesson, students explore the development of the national park system in the United States and national attitudes and beliefs concerning conservation and preservation. Discussion questions are provided. In an associated activity, students will discuss and debate current controversial dilemmas related to the national park system.

The Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) was enacted in 1968 to help guarantee American consumers fair and honest credit practices. This federal legislation standardized practices to ensure lenders throughout the country followed the same sets of regulations.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly.

In this lesson, students will be able to identify deceptive advertising. They will also know what consumer protection laws are in place to protect them from deceptive advertising / sales practices.

In this cooperative learning exercise, students are separated into groups representing one of two countries. Each group determines the allocation of hours across goods to maximize utility. Then, the groups/countries get together and try to negotiate trades that will increase their total utility. Because one country has an absolute advantage in both goods, students learn the role of comparative advantage in the gains from trade.