OverviewStudent activities, worksheets and simulations that accompany the 'Capstone' high school economics program. For 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades.
Detailed InformationWhen combined with a textbook,
Capstone provides activities for a complete
high school economics course. 45
exemplary lessons, over half of which
are completely new, help students learn
to apply economic reasoning to a wide
range of real-world subjects - ranging
from personal finance to global issues.
The economic way of thinking helps students
bring logic and meaning to all high
school economics courses.
Lessons cover:
- Markets
- Supply and demand
- Personal finance
- Macroeconomics
- The role of government
- The global economy
- ...and more
Capstone is correlated to the
Voluntary National Content
Standards in Economics. The
two-book set contains a
teacher's guide and student
activities book with a complete glossary
of economic terms. Multiple-choice
and essay questions are built
into each lesson.
Teacher FeedbackDo you use these materials? Please provide feedback for other teachers.
"An excellent tool to ensure student engagement and interest.
Lessons are well-researched and explained. Very helpful for teachers! -- Dot Ely, QSI International School of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
"Capstone makes it very easy to teach economics to students. I enjoy the fact that this is a "hands on" approach. This method engages students to stay on task and learn by doing. I also appreciate that
the lessons are self-contained. An inexperienced economic teacher can use the Capstone materials as they are and then draw upon outside resources as needed down the road. A very well done resource for teaching high school economics." -- Jerry Marowsky, Racine, WI | |  Email a Friend
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