The Great Economic Mysteries Book: A Guide to Teaching Economic Reasoning, Grades 9-12 (The Great Economic Mysteries Book) (The Great Economic Mysteries Book)

Students solve engaging mysteries about current events, government, and the environment by responding to hints and by applying an 'economic way of thinking' Sample mysteries: The Case of the Pampered Chickens The Heart Throb Mystery Why Everything But the Kitchen Sink Gets Stashed in the Overhead Luggage Bins on Airplanes Is Parking Really Free in Fargo? How We Almost Got a Sixth Great Lake The Guide provides: - Overview of 'economic thinking' in 'Handy Dandy Guide' - 35 entertaining mysteries and their solutions - Model daily lesson plan - Student materials

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The great economic mysteries book: A guide to teaching economic reasoning, grades 4-8 - ISBN 1561831255

The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy.

Some of the areas in K-12 education we publish in include:

- Establishing and building credit

- Managing personal finances

- Understanding economics on a local, national, and global level

- Using economics in other subject areas: Social Studies, Geography, History, etc.