This is a 7 lesson unit on Environmental Economics, targeted to grades 7 - 10 or 11, suitable for economics, current issues (including debate), science, law, and civics. The 7 lessons focus on incentives, opportunity cost (diamond/water paradox), the characteristics of propery rights, property rights & law, marginal costs/marginal benefits, and public choice. Each lesson includes teacher background information and real-world examples, and a classroom activity. The unit was written with the assistance of the Property & Environment Research Center (PERC) the noted environmental economics think-tank headquartered in Bozeman, MT.
- Twenty-five teachers accepted per program
- Refundable $25 deposit (NO tuition or other fees)
- Nationally acclaimed instructors