1. Capstone Features

2. Capstone Features Complete lesson plans
Linked to the NCEE National Standards
Field-tested and reviewed
Mysteries and Guide to Economic Reasoning
45 lessons
Assessments for each lesson
Glossary

3. Web Site About the Materials Resources Introduction Table of contents
Sample Lessons
Resources
Glossary
Web Links
Related Lessons
Standards Correlations

4. Table of Contents UNIT 1 The Economic Way of Thinking
Why Are We a Nation of Couch Potatoes?
Scarcity and Abundance
Economic Magic: Creating Something from Nothing
To Choose or Not to Choose: That is Not the Question!
Rules Influence Economic Behavior
UNIT 2
The Invisible Hand: Markets at Work
Why Did Communism Collapse?
A Silver Market
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Demand
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Supply
Equilibrium Prices and Equilibrium Quantities
Do Prices Matter to Consumer?
How do Prices Influence My Behavior? Price Elasticity
How Markets Allocate Resources
Secondary Effects: Price Ceilings and Floors

5. Table of Contents UNIT 3 How You Can Prosper in a Market Economy
Why Do Some People Make More than Others?
Making Choices About Saving and Investing
Creating and Using a Budget Correctly
Credit Management
Earning an Income
UNIT 4
The Business of Doing Business
Why helping Yourself Helps Others
Productivity, Diminishing Marginal Returns, and the Demand for Labor
How Competitive is the Industry?
Make a Profit—Do the Math

6. Table of Contents
UNIT 5
The Visible Hand: The Role of Government in a Market Economy
Government and the Environment
The Economics of the Constitution
Public versus Private Goods
The Economics of Special Interest Groups
Economics of Voting
Can Taxes Be Incentive?
Poverty and Income Inequality
UNIT 6
Goals of a Prosperous Economy
Measuring, Unemployment: A Labor Market Mystery
The Effects of Inflation
GDP and How to Measure It
Money and Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy: A Two-Act Play
Should We Worry About the National Debt?
Sorting Through Economic Theories
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

7. Table of Contents Unit 7 Markets Without Boarders: The Global Economy
Why Go Global?
Why Do People Trade Across National Borders
Why People Trade: comparative Advantage
Foreign Currencies and Foreign Exchange
Why Are Some Nations Wealthy?
World Environmental Issues: Is the Market at Fault?
International Trade: How Do We Measure Trades Across Political Borders?