lesson: The Trading Game
The Trading Game engages students in a trading simulation designed to illustrate a complex marketplace in which goods and services are traded. Through several rounds…
lesson: Negotiating Game
Negotiating skills can be important to the success in the marketplace of business owners and consumers. In The Negotiating Game students will engage in buying and selling, m…
lesson: Boneyard
The Boneyard experience teaches students about communication and competition. Explore how to lead your class through the activity and teach market principles throughout. …
lesson: PIT With Namecards
Pit is a fast-paced card game designed to simulate open outcry bidding for commodities. If you are familiar with this classic game, be aware that we don’t necessar…
video: Debrief
Uncover the Foundational Values in Pit, and how our students can take their learning beyond the classroom. …
video: Intro
Explore Pit, a hands-on activity that engages your students in entrepreneurial learning. …
lesson: PIT – Just the Basics
Pit is a fast-paced card game designed to simulate open outcry bidding for commodities. We use the game as a way for students to learn about trade and simple negotia…
video: Set-up
YE instills economic principles built for prosperity. And students gain knowledge about the economy, commodity markets and trading through PIT. See how to set-up PIT for your …
lesson: Tennis Ball Factory
This experiment uses student participation to teach the concept of diminishing marginal returns. Students are told they will be the employees in a widget factory. Th…
lesson: Towers
Towers is a game that demonstrates the importance of both doing business profitably and also doing it “the right way.” After completing Towers, students better u…
