Lesson 6 - Can Election Futures Markets
be More Accurate Than Polls?
In this activity-based lesson, you'll introduce your high school students to a) an economic system (in this case, an election futures market), and b) reinforce the importance of civic engagement.

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Supplemental Resources

Glossary of Terms and Concepts

These are some of the important terms you'll cover in this lesson.

Glossary Handout (PDF - 64 KB)

Incentives Multimedia Video

The foundational concept of this lesson is Incentives. Use this multimedia clip to introduce your students to this important economic concept.

Incentives Multimedia Video

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Would make a great lesson plan for our student mock election event.

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