Economics Teaching Resources
Build-A-Nation Economic Systems
Engage your students with this fun, interactive simulation where they create their own country and design an economic system! In this activity, students apply traditional, command, market, or mixed economic principles to real-world scenarios while making decisions that impact their citizens.
Students will work collaboratively to make decisions about production, jobs, pricing, and trade, then respond to unexpected economic challenges through engaging event cards. This activity promotes critical thinking, collaboration, and real-world application of economic concepts.
$2.99
Undercover Economist
A Real-World Business & Labor Economics Project
(Inspired by Undercover Boss)
Looking for an engaging, real-world economics project your high school students will actually care about?
In Undercover Economist, students step into the role of company executives who go “undercover” to analyze how economic decisions affect workers, productivity, and profit. Students identify business challenges, evaluate costs and benefits, and propose realistic solutions using core economics concepts.
This project emphasizes critical thinking, cost-benefit analysis, and workplace economics, making it perfect for Economics, Personal Finance, Business, or senior-level classes.
Students don’t just learn economics — they apply it
$1.99
"You're the Entrepreneur!"
“You’re the Entrepreneur!” – Real-World Business Startup Simulation for Economics Class
Activity Overview:
In this interactive simulation, students will take on the role of entrepreneurs starting their own business. Working individually or in teams, students will make key economic decisions like choosing a product, identifying target markets, setting prices, calculating startup costs, and designing a marketing plan.