What Economics is About: Understanding the Basics of Our Economic System: Designed for teachers at every grade level and in all disciplines, What Economics Is About is a simple, time-saving way to teach the fundamental economics content every K-12 student needs to know. What Economics Is About is packed with common-sense economics content and easily builds on each preceding concept. You'll effortless move through: The Basic Economics Problem, Economics Systems, Three Basic Questions Every Society Must Answer, Circular Flow, Role of Government, Entrepreneurship, and more. What Economics Is About is an invaluable resource for teachers in all departments and subject areas.

Trading around the World: Created as a supplement to existing middle- school world geography and world history courses, the 5 units in this guide introduce students to basic economic concepts. Unit Topics include Economic Survival: Resources, Production, and Scarcity, Working and Living Together: The Importance of Trade, Gross Domestic Product: Measuring the Income of Nations, Productivity: The Key to Increasing the Wealth of Nations, and Economic Systems: How Nations Organize Their Economies. Each unit includes instruction materials, group activities, and individual projects.

Energy, Economics, and the Environment: Case Studies and Teaching Activities for High School: Challenge your students with activities that enable them to analyze energy and environment issues from an economics perspective. Updated with current information and tackling hot-button issues, you’ll give your students the knowledge and tools they need to analyze important energy and environment issues. An introductory essay gives you and your students a framework for analyzing issues, and each unit provides teachers with Basic Facts About the Issues, so you’ll have all the data you need at your fingertips. Next, specific Teaching Activities get your students involved in the issue. Finally, students put their new-found knowledge to use with realistic Case Studies.