Monday, October 6, 2025
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Lesson Plan: What is Law?
A 50-minute business law lesson for grades 9–12 on why law exists, early legal systems, the four sources of U.S. law and the rule of law.
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Business education resources on business law — lesson plans, recorded sessions, publications and teaching materials from the National Business Education Association.
34 resources
Monday, September 29, 2025
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No Tax on Tips: Understanding Wage Laws and Taxation in Service Jobs
A lesson based on IRS guidance on the new no-tax-on-tips rules: tip income, wage laws, worker rights and business practices.
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Thursday, March 20, 2025
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Business Law: Ditch the Snooze, Ignite the Room! title
Turn business law from lecture into an interactive class with project-based learning, current event discussions and creative activities.
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Thursday, August 22, 2024
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Chat GPT for Business Law Case Studies
This NBEA microlesson shows how to use ChatGPT to develop high school business law case studies. (6 minutes).
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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A Dual Court System
A 50-minute business law lesson for grades 9–12 on the roles of trial, appellate and supreme courts in the state and federal systems.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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Juvenile Justice
Learn how juvenile courts differ from the state court system and what cases belong in the federal vs the state system.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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Justice in Canada
Canada’s form of government and its constitutional impact on the structure of its court system.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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Judicial Journey
A 50-minute business law lesson on what courts do, how court systems are structured, and the roles of judges, lawyers and paralegals.
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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Lesson Plan: Business Law - We the People
A 50-minute business law lesson for grades 9–12 on the purpose of a constitution and the three branches of the federal government.
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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Lesson Plan: Business Law - Legislate and Regulate
A 50-minute business law lesson for grades 9–12 on federal regulations, how agencies create them, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Lesson Plan: Business Law - Uniform Laws
A 50-minute business law lesson for grades 9–12 on uniform laws such as the UCC and the role of the Uniform Law Commission.
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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Lesson Plan: Business Law - Just Call me Bill
A 50-minute business law lesson for grades 9–12 on statutory law and how a bill becomes a federal law.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Business Law: Contract Law Basics--Elements and Rehabilitation Principle
Lesson plan about Contract Law Basics--Elements and Rehabilitation Principle.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Business Law: Understanding Contractual Relationships and Responsibilities
A lesson plan about the nature of contractual relationships and responsibilities created by a contract.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Business Law: Penalties in Criminal Law and Remedies in Tort Law
A high school business law lesson contrasting the penalties of criminal law with the remedies available in tort law.
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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Business Law: Negligence and Defenses to Negligence
A high school business law lesson on the elements needed to establish negligence and the defenses available in a negligence case.
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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Business Law: Negligence Per Se and Res Ipsa Loquitur
A high school business law lesson explaining negligence per se and res ipsa loquitur, with examples of when each applies.
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Business Law - Freedom of the Press and Defamation
A high school business law lesson on freedom of the press, the elements of defamation, and how the two fit together legally.
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Business Law: Understanding Legal Citations: Case, Statutory, and Regulatory
A high school business law lesson on reading and interpreting case, statutory and regulatory citations in legal research.
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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Business Law: Precedents
A high school business law lesson on precedent: binding and persuasive precedent, stare decisis, and how courts make law.
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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Business Law: Understanding Citizens Right to Privacy
A lesson plan about citizens'' rights to privacy in both civil and criminal law contexts.
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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Business Law - Local, State, and Federal Government Roles and Powers
Lesson plan about Local, State, and Federal Government Roles and Powers.
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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Business Law: Negligence, Strict Liability, and Intentional Torts
Lesson plan about Negligence, Strict Liability, and Intentional Torts.
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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Business Law: The Bill of Rights
A high school business law lesson on the freedoms in the Bill of Rights and key constitutional amendments beyond it.
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