National Council on Economic Education - 2008 Catalog - (Page 26)

Use economics to analyze timely environmental issues Economics and the Environment: Ecodetectives HIGH SCHOOL Is it possible to balance economic development and environmental protection? In the entertaining role of “Ecodetectives”, your students use hands-on activities to explore existing policies, analyze everyday environmental issues and develop creative solutions using economic reasoning as a framework. Economics/Environment: Ecodetectives Order #: 574-8 $34.95 15 Lessons Underwritten by the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation (P.S.: Recycle this catalog; share it with a fellow teacher…) REVISED Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics What roles do ethics and character play in a thriving market economy? Challenge your students to think critically about ethical dilemmas and explore their responses to a variety of thought-provoking scenarios. Although high profile scandals in business, government and nonprofit sectors capture the headlines today, your students explore the basic underpinnings of ethics, such as the meaning of justice, the morality of markets and the sale of human organs. Building on this fundamental content, your students will leave your classroom with an appreciation of the moral code that every citizen contributes to the economy as an employee, business owner and customer. NEW! A handy User’s Guide helps you hit the ground running, and an introduction essay “Why Ethics Is Important to Economics” gives you valuable background material and inspiration for using these lessons. There is also a Test Bank and Glossary of Terms. Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics Underwritten by the John Templeton Foundation Order #: 648-8 $34.95 10 Lessons SPOTLIGHT Discover how the past shaped our present day economic system Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History You’ll give history an intriguing economics context with these activity-based lesson plans. Your students solve historical mysteries, weave together lessons of the past, and explore how key historical events impact our world today. Each lesson is arranged chronologically and is easy to integrate with your textbook readings. An introductory “History Matters” article provides you with an insightful perspective on the enduring role that economics plays in historical events, and gives you the background content to teach economic history with confidence. Each lesson is correlated to National Content Standards in History. Make sure economics takes center stage in your history lessons as your students unravel historical mysteries and analyze the economic forces at work during key events. Understanding Economics in U.S. History Order #: 624-8 $49.95 39 Lessons Visit the Understanding Economics in U.S. History website at http://ushistory.ncee.net Underwritten by the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation NEW! 26 http://store.ncee.net/ecodetectives.html http://store.ncee.net/ethical-foundations-of-economics.html http://store.ncee.net/focus-ushistory.html

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Contents Focus: Grades K-2 Economics Teaching Economics Using Children’s Literature Play Dough Economics Energy, Economics, and the Environment K-12 – Virtual Economics ® Play Dough Economics Trading Around the World K-12 – Virtual Economics ® Energy, Economics, and the Environment Customized Digital License Program Risky Business DVD Financing Your Future DVD Play Dough Economics Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics Test of Understanding in College Economics K-12 – Virtual Economics ®

National Council on Economic Education - 2008 Catalog

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