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National Council on Economic Education
The National Council on Economic Education is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating students in the principles of economics and personal finance. Visit our website or contact us for information on teacher resource manuals, student activity books, and curriculum development materials to assist educators in the K-12 classroom.
The following lessons are offered for a nominal fee and can be reviewed on the website: Economics and the Environment:Helps high school students understand the crucial relationship between activity and environmental protection. Activities include courses in environmental studies, economics, natural sciences, social issues, and global issues. Classroom-tested lessons give students insight into a variety of environmental issues. Students learn key concepts - how natural resources are used and why, at times, misused, and how future economic activity can provide for environmental protection, as well as for economic growth. Selected by World Wild Life and North American Association for Environmental Education as an exemplary resource to help teach about biodiversity. Economics and the Environment EcoDetectives: Applying economic reasoning to environmental problems for middle school students. Students learn about protecting endangered species, recycling, and resource depletion. Students solve persistent environmental mysteries. Materials highlighted by California Integrated Waste Management Board and California Department of Education, together with the Acron Group. Energy, Economics, and the Environment - Case Studies and Teaching Activities for Elementary School;challenges upper elementary students to analyze energy and environment issues from an economics perspective. Updated with current information, EEE gives teachers and students the knowledge and tools they need to analyze important energy and environment issues. Students will develop a basic understanding of concepts relating to economics, energy, and the environment; learn effective decision-making skills; and be involved in meaningful activities. Energy, Economics, and the Environment- Case Studies and Teaching Activities for High School;challenges high school students to analyze energy and environment issues from an economics perspective. Updated with current information, EEE gives teachers and students the knowledge and tools they need to analyze important energy and environment issues. Students will develop a basic understanding of concepts relating to economics, energy, and the environment; learn effective decision-making skills; and be involved in meaningful activities. The Great Economic Mysteries Book - Students in grades 9-12 solve engaging mysteries about environmental issues, natural resources, recycling, waste management, and government issues. The Wide World of Trade - Through trade simulations and activities, students discover how scarce resources are allocated in order to provide goods and services. www.EconEdLink.org- A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students with many economic lessons focusing on energy from an economic perspective.
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