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Grade12, Economics
Std
. 12.4: Analyzing the impact of trade policy on international trade
         12.5: Describing political and economic alliances

Lesson Plans:

Limiting Trade.
Students read a narrative describing various types of trade restrictions and their effects, engage in a circle debate about the imposition of a new tariff, evaluate the arguments in favor of and against the tariff, and apply the model described in the narrative to determine who will benefit and who will be hurt by the tariff.


NAFTA: Are Jobs Being Sucked Out of the United States?
 
 

Resources:

World Trade Organization

The Beggar's Hand. A useful site discussing basic economic principles with an emphasis on the problems of poverty, and resource allocation.
The Beggar's Hand (mirror link)

Alabama Virtual Library

Economics America A nationwide, comprehensive program for economic education in America's schools.

EcEdweb.  The mission of EcEdWeb, the Economic Education Website, is to provide support for economic education in all forms and at all levels.

 AmosWEB. Outstanding online economics resource. All resources ,except the E-tutor, are available free of charge.

 ECONlinks Site developed to provide easy access to basic economic and financial information for students in economics and business courses.  The list of links is purposely not encyclopedic, but contains a variety of resources that you will find useful in your courses.

Schools of Economic Thinking

 

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