Curated OER
Foodways
Fourth graders discuss where food is obtained and list their favorite items. They research recipes to discover their ingredients. They investigate the advertising and cost of food and prepare menus from earlier eras.
US Geological Survey
Bismuth
A listing of all sorts of available reports on bismuth. Great resources for students at many levels.
US Department of Agriculture
China's Food and Agriculture: Issues for the 21st Cent.
A series of reports published but the United States Department of Agriculture in April of 2002 (in PDF format) from the USDA that covers "China's food consumption, marketing, international trade, agricultural policy, transportation...
Digital History
Digital History: Keynes and the Multiplier [Pdf]
John Maynard Keynes was an English economist who had definite ideas on how to end the Great Depression. Read about his economic theories and see whether Franklin Roosevelt followed his advice. Charts show information about the country's...
Climate Literacy
Clean: 12 Steps to a Sustainable High School
This activity includes an assessment, analysis, and action tool that can be used by classrooms to promote understanding of how the complex current issues of energy, pollution, supply, and consumption are not just global but also local...
Other
Energy Star: You Can Be an Energy Star [Pdf]
The "Who's Guide to Saving Our Planet" helps learners protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.
Other
Story of Stuff Project: The Story of Stuff
Activist Annie Leonard narrates this anticonsumerism video that traces the links between what we consume as finished goods and what is consumed in the production of those goods. The hidden costs of consumption-costs attributable to...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Energy Gallery Walk
A cooperative learning activity using the Gallery Walk Strategy to enrich student understanding of the complex nature of solving our nation's energy needs.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Wasting Energy at Home
People use energy in all aspects of their lives - for cooking, lighting and entertainment. Much of this energy use takes place in buildings, such as our homes. To save money and reduce the impact on our environment, many people are...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Know Your Energy Costs
The goal of this activity is to become aware of how much energy students use at school- and the financial and environmental costs.
Auburn University
Auburn University: A Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Public Goods Defined
This site is an excellent explanation of the economic concept of public goods. The Auburn University site is part of a dictionary of political economic terms.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Nothing to Buy
This site is a printable lesson that compares the command economy of Soviet Russia with the market economy of present day Russia. Lesson provides tables with data comparing prices within the two systems. Discussion questions are also...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: What Does the Nation Consume?
This lesson will focus on what the nation consumes and how that is measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In the United States, the goods and services produced for household consumption account for about two-thirds of total output.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Claim Testers: Episode 4 Fueling the Future
The claim tester gang comes face-to-face with Orx-30. This comic focuses around the topic of sustainable forms of energy.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Aggregate Demand
For this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to aggregate demand (AD). Topics include the wealth effect, the interest rate effect, and the exchange rate effect, as well as the factors that shift...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Aggregate Demand in Keynesian Analysis
This article examines each component of aggregate demand from the Keynesian perspective. Includes a table summarizing the information in the article, review questions, and critical thinking questions.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Track the Path of Coffee From Farm to Store Shelf
Consider how individuals making economic decisions connect countries to one another around the world. Discuss what happens and how farmers and factory workers in third-world countries are affected when production exceeds consumption.
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
China: China's Private Car Ownership Tops 10 Million
A short article on the explosive growth in private ownership of cars which has been taking place in China over the past several years.