Integrating Economics Into U.S. History: A Secondary Educator’s Guide
An interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning American history offers students a richer, more comprehensive understanding of historical developments. Additionally, students who have learned how economic systems, developments, policies, and practices impacted society in the past are better able to transfer that knowledge to their decision making in the present and the future.
The purpose of this guide is to provide helpful explanations of key economic concepts and to point history educators to existing, high-quality, interdisciplinary instructional resources.
GRADE LEVEL
6-12
TIME REQUIRED
45 minutes+
VIRTUAL-FRIENDLY?
No
ECONOMIC CONCEPTS
Economic decision making
Economic growth
Economic role of government
Incentives (and disincentives)
Inflation (and deflation)
Markets
Opportunity cost
Resources
Scarcity
Trade
MATERIALS
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