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Students listen to a story written in rhyme about a bunny that has a lot of money in
her piggy bank. Students distinguish between spending and saving and goods and
services. They play a matching game to review the content of the...
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Grades: K-2, 3-5
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis |
Type: lesson - children's literature
After reading and discussing a story about a family during the Great Depression,
students differentiate between goods, services, barter, and money. Students are led
through several rounds of a barter activity that incorporates m...
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis |
Type: lesson - children's literature
Students observe the teacher produce a paper taco and produce their own paper tacos
following the process demonstrated by the teacher. Students learn about the productive
resources—human resources, natural resources, and capit...
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis |
Type: lesson - children\'s literature
In this lesson, students listen to a story and answer questions about a family in
Central or South America that barters to get the ingredients for chicken sancocho, a
kind of stew. The students complete sentences that record the...
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis |
Type: lesson - children\'s literature
This lesson focuses on the February 27, 2009, preliminary announcement of U.S. real gross domestic product (Real GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2008, reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and his...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson examines the March 6, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of January 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of th...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
n this four minute video, Great Depression historian Robert McElvaine describes research that shows how economic downturns can lead people away from conspicuous consumption to a more community-oriented way of life. This short les...
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions |
Type: lesson / video
Great Depression historian Robert McElvaine found that economic downturns can cut down on consumption and help people focus on what really matters in life.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Great Depression historian Robert McElvaine found that economic downturns can cut down on consumption and help people focus on what really matters in life.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
This lesson focuses on the March 18, 2009, press release by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide students and teachers through an anal...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
President Obama recently visited the Village Academy High School in Pomona, Calif., after watching a video about unemployment and home loss students made as part of an English class. This short lesson has some "warm up questions" ...
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions |
Type: lesson / video
Paul Solman interviews economist Kenneth Rogoff about record U.S. debt and China.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Paul Solman interviews economist Kenneth Rogoff about record U.S. debt and China.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Germany's economic minister speaks with Paul Solman about how Europe's largest economy plans to navigate the global economic downturn.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Germany's economic minister speaks with Paul Solman about how Europe's largest economy plans to navigate the global economic downturn.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
During the 2009 financial crisis, everyone has heard about the trillions of dollars the federal government is spending to help fix the economy. In this report, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman explains where all that ...
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions |
Type: lesson / video
Paul Solman explains how the government will produce the money to fund its economic-rescue measures while trying to keep inflation down.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Paul Solman explains how the government will produce the money to fund its economic-rescue measures while trying to keep inflation down.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Students will learn who is in the Group of 20 and the issues they face. Students will understand that the current economic crisis is a “global event” that impacts different nations in similar and different ways.
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions |
Type: Lesson
FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. Spending less and saving more? We may be getting hit with an economic double whammy as we...
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Grades: 6-8, 9-12
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Source: FTE |
Type: discussion guide«46474849505152535455565758»
