Indiana Economics Standards Alignment

The state of Indiana’s Board of Education publishes a set of educational standards for Economics, and mandates that each high school student must take a dedicated economics course as a graduation requirement. This list is not comprehensive – it lists the materials that specifically align to the 12th grade standards. We have additional activities available based on the 8th grade standards, and all points in between.

Many districts in Indiana will include the Financial Literacy standards in their Economics courses, so our materials are flexible. Teachers can mix and match activities in our Economics curriculum with other activities from our Financial Literacy, Business, and Mathematics tracks to build customized classes that perfectly supplement existing lesson plans.

Activity Type Key:

Articles
Videos
Interactive Calculators
Comprehensive Tools
Includes Built-In Assessment

Standard Activity Activity Type
Scarcity and Economic Reasoning Lesson – What is Economic Growth?
Lesson – What is Entrepreneurship?
Lesson – Carrots, Sticks, and Your Wallet – All About Incentives
Lesson – What is Economics?
Lesson – Why Is There Scarcity?
Lesson – Comparative Economic Systems – Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism
Lesson – What Are Property Rights?
Supply and Demand Lesson – What is Demand?
Lesson – Comparative Economic Systems – Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism
Lesson – Supply and Demand Examples in the Stock Market
Lesson – What is Supply?
Lesson – What are Price Controls?
Lesson – Government Impact on the Economy
Lesson – What Is Comparative Advantage?
Market Structures Lesson – How Companies Finance Their Growth
Lesson – Marginal Benefit and Cost
Lesson – Benefits of Competition
The Role of Government Lesson – Government Impact on the Economy
Lesson – Externalities
Lesson – What Does Fiscal Policy Mean?
National Economic Performance Lesson – Major Economic Indicators (GDP, CPI, Jobs)
Lesson – Gross Domestic Product
Lesson – Inflation
Lesson – What is Supply?
Lesson – The Business Cycle
Lesson – The Anatomy of Unemployment
Lesson – What is Economic Growth?
Lesson – What is Demand?
Money and the Role of Financial Institutions Lesson – What is Money?
Lesson – What Is Monetary Policy?
Lesson – Choosing the Best Banking Option for You
Lesson – How is Money Created?
Lesson – Why You Should Care About the Fed
Lesson – Demystifying the Impact of Interest Rates
Stock Game
Lesson – A Simple Explanation of ETFs
Lesson – Getting Started with Bond Investing
Lesson – What are Futures?
Lesson – A Beginner’s Guide to Investing in Stocks
Lesson – The Pros and Cons of Mutual Funds
Lesson – What are Spot Contracts?
Lesson – What are Options?
Lesson – Supply and Demand Examples in the Stock Market
Economic Stabilization Lesson – What Does Fiscal Policy Mean?
Lesson – What Is Monetary Policy?
Lesson – Government Impact on the Economy
Lesson – Why You Should Care About the Fed
Trade Lesson – What Is Comparative Advantage?
Lesson – How Global Trade Shapes Our Economy