Tennis ball production (demonstration) Students 'produce' tennis balls by moving them between buckets. Resulting production data is used to calculate total, marginal and average production and costs. This is a good demonstration for large classes because the physical nature of the activity is easily observed by others.   ... View more

Teaching Bank Runs with Classroom Experiments Journal of Economic Education 42(3) 2011 (experiment) Students act as depositers who must decide when to withdraw their funds. Article provides information for both a computerized and noncomputerized version. ... View more

Tax Man Max (song and video) Schoolhouse Rock introduces taxes, including different tax bases and deductions. ... View more

Tax game (simulation) Students determine tax rates and analyze resulting income distribution. Requires internet access. [inequality, tax structure] With larger classes, can be used as an interactive lecture demonstration, or have students complete the simulation before class.   ... View more

Sugar tariff (context-rich problem) Students analyze the impact of phasing out a tax on sugar imports. Can have students complete individually, with think-pair-share or small groups. In larger classes, student responses can be collected using clickers. ... View more

Statistical discrimination (experiment) Web-based game with students acting as employers and workers. Can also be done manually without internet access   ... View more

Spent is a free online game about surviving poverty and homelessness created by ad agency McKinney for pro bono client Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD), whose mission "is to provide food, clothing, shelter and supportive services to neighbors in need". [1]  Players must make the difficult decisions necessary to live for one month on $1,000, often having to choose between equally disagreeable options. The dilemmas they face represent those that bring people to places like UMD: Do you make a healthy meal or keep the lights on? Cover the minimum on your credit cards or pay the rent? Hope your sick daughter gets better on her own or risk your job by leaving early to take her to the doctor? Let your son play in the after-school sports league or save the money needed for his uniform? The game ends when players either run out of money before the end of the month or make it through with money left over. Since its launch in February 2011, the interactive game SPENT has been played more than 4 million times in over 218 countries. [2] SPENT  ... View more

Spending Strings (demonstration) Using spending and output cards, instructor can show students how various policies affect equilibrium, unemployment and inflation. Can have students predict outcomes first; predictions could be collected using clickers.   ... View more

Snow removal price ceiling (context-rich problem) Students analyze a proposal to cap the price of snow removal services. Can have students complete individually, with think-pair-share or small groups. In larger classes, student responses can be collected using clickers. ... View more

Simple macroeconomy (experiment) Acting as either workers or firms, students make decisions about labor supply and production, then observe resulting impact on wages, employment and output. For larger classes, students can work in groups.   ... View more

Sandwich shop pricing (context-rich problem) Students consider how to raise revenue for a small family business ... View more

Sales tax increase (context-rich problem) Students analyze a proposal to increase a city sales tax. Can have students complete individually, with think-pair-share or small groups. In larger classes, student responses can be collected using clickers. Also, please see Double-oral Auction Activity​. ... View more

Running a car wash Students decide the profit-maximizing level of production for a family business and must analyze shutdown conditions for different prices. Can have students complete individually, with think-pair-share or small groups, either before class or in class. In larger classes, student responses can be collected using clickers. Also similar: Selling CSA subscriptions ... View more

River Runs Red (Econ video, song by Midnight Oil) Song about environmental damage. ... View more

Real home values (context-rich problem) Students must use the CPI to determine whether a house has gained or lost real value. Could collect responses using clickers   ... View more