Oil Demand and Consumption part of Process of Science:Examples
Data modeling activity using oil reserve and consumption data. Students predict when oil reserves meet or exceed reserves.

Price elasticity of demand survey part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Interactive Lecture Demonstrations:Examples
Students survey class members to estimate the price elasticity of demand for a number of goods and services.

Game Assignment for Environmental Economics part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
Game Assigment for Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Energy Consumption Rates across the USA and the World part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Google Earth:Examples
A investigation of differences in rates and categories of energy use between countries and US states

Labor supply decisions for economics majors part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
In this exercise, students use the labor market model to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a graduate degree versus entering the labor market.

The Volatility of Gross Private Domestic Investment Spending part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
An applied exercise that shows students how to use National Income and Product Account (NIPA) data for the Consumption and Investment components of real GDP, and the significance of capital formation for economic ...

Externalities, Public Goods, and Common Resources – Navigating the market equilibrium part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises
Consider our new understanding of what makes water quality a "wicked problem" using the example of the Mississippi River Watershed. In particular, focus on the SDGs related to clean water & sanitation ...

Environmental policies to address the externality of single-use plastic straws part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Prior to class, students read the following news article: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/31/615580695/last-straw-for-plastic-straws-cities-restaurants-move-to-toss-these-sippers. Students learn about ...

Comparing benefits and costs of attending an event. part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Students should think of all the relevant factors to consider when making rational decisions, including all opportunity costs of each choice.

How can we adjust student college benefits for the cost of living? part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Student teams predict the impact of college proposal to adjust financial aid based on inflation measured by the CPI. Students must use concepts related to the construction of price indices.