California Economics Standards Alignment

The state of California publishes standards for teaching Economics at the high school level as part of their History and Social Studies content standards. We have aligned our own Economics curriculum to address each of the California standards. We also have more economics activities available as a supplement, which address additional benchmarks found in the National standards.

Activity Type Key:

Articles
Videos
Interactive Calculators
Comprehensice Tools
Includes Built-In Assessment

Standard Activity Activity Type
Understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning Lesson – Why Is There Scarcity?
Lesson – Marginal Benefit and Cost
Lesson – Carrots, Sticks, and Your Wallet – All About Incentives
Lesson – What Are Property Rights?
Analyze the elements of America’s market economy in a global setting Lesson – Carrots, Sticks, and Your Wallet – All About Incentives
Lesson – Supply and Demand Examples in the Stock Market
Lesson – What is Supply?
Lesson – What is Demand?
Lesson – What Are Property Rights?
Lesson – Benefits of Competition
Lesson – What are Price Controls?
Lesson – How Global Trade Shapes Our Economy
Lesson – What is Entrepreneurship?
Lesson – A Beginner’s Guide to Investing in Stocks
Lesson – What is the New York Stock Exchange?
Lesson – How Companies Finance Their Growth
Analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy Lesson – Government Impact on the Economy
Lesson – Why You Should Care About the Fed
Lesson – What Is Monetary Policy?
Analyze the elements of the U.S. labor market in a global setting Lesson – Why Do Some Jobs Pay More Than Others?
Lesson – Public Financial Assistance Programs
Lesson – How Global Trade Shapes Our Economy
Analyze the aggregate economic behavior of the U.S. economy Lesson – Inflation
Lesson – Demystifying the Impact of Interest Rates
Lesson – Major Economic Indicators (GDP, CPI, Jobs)
Lesson – Gross Domestic Product
Analyze issues of international trade and explain how the U.S. economy affects, and is affected by, economic forces beyond its borders Lesson – How Global Trade Shapes Our Economy