Initial Publication Date: June 12, 2023

Using BASICS in Economics Courses

Learn from other faculty who have used the transdiciplinary BASICS teaching materials in their economics courses. Use the two searches below to find faculty use-cases from a variety of economics courses ranging in grade level and topic.

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Instructor Stories from Economics Courses

Hear directly from faculty about how they used the BASICS teaching materials.

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Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Introduction to Environmental Economics part of The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Instructor Stories

Subject: Economics: Economics:Micro, Macro, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Policy:Environmental Economics
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Principles of Microeconomics (Honors) part of The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Instructor Stories

Subject: Economics: Economics:Markets, Micro, Micro policy
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory


Course-Specific Exercises from Economics Courses

Explore the course-specific activities that faculty used to build on the BASICS teaching materials in their courses.

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Externalities, Public Goods, and Common Resources – Navigating the market equilibrium part of The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises

Subject: Economics: Economics:Micro policy, Micro, Markets
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

Lecture on unilateral externalities part of The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises

Subject: Economics: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Economics:Markets
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

Putting Entrepreneurship to Work on Wicked Problems part of The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises

Subject: Economics: Economics, Business:Entrepreneurship
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment


Find the right BASICS module for your course

The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed

In this module, students will explore the way complex water-related challenges are connected to natural systems and human activities that currently provide us with physical health and economic well-being.

The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy

In this module, students will explore the the way complex problems like a circular economy intertwine natural systems with human activities that provide for our physical health and economic well-being.