Curated OER
Transporting Agricultural Commodities
Students propose packaging and handling needs for a specific product, then evaluate the documentation necessary for exporting and importing.
US Census Bureau
Uscb: u.s. Trade Balance With Italy
Charts make it easy to read the yearly trade (both imports and exports) in U.S. dollars wtih Italy.
US Geological Survey
Bismuth
A listing of all sorts of available reports on bismuth. Great resources for students at many levels.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Exploration and Trade
Detailed introduction on exploration and trade during the Renaissance. Provides an overview of the tools created during the Middle Ages that made such travels by sea possible as well as insight into the types of goods traders sought in...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: The United States and Globalization
This self-guided unit addresses the economic interdependence of communities and countries across the globe and the economic development that is taking place. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, and learning...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Society: The Trading Game
Students simulate the trading of goods between countries. Then they reflect on the challenges of trade between countries.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Us and Eu Go Bananas Over Trade
Economists generally agree that free trade helps to improve the overall quality of life in countries that participate. However, disagreements do arise concerning trade agreements. This instructional activity looks at a disagreement...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Columbian Exchange
In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch video dramatizations that tell the story of the Spanish explorers who arrived in the Americas with Columbus and introduced European, African, and Asian plants and...
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Score: Seeking a Balance in International Trade
Students work to solve problems involving international trade, then seek to improve the balance of trade with other countries. At this site, you can develop and make decisions similar to those in international business. Includes links to...
PBS
Pbs: Is Walmart Good for America?
Designed for teachers in conjunction with a documentary by the same name. Lesson ideas, handouts and other resources make this work as a standalone site.
Econoclass
Econoclass: International Finance Classroom Simulation
In this classroom activity, students are divided into various groups, each being a different "country." Each country has their own currency and goods, and groups proceed to trade amongst themselves. This game covers the topics of...
Other
About Korea: Economy
Learn about the fast-growing economy of South Korea from this article from the Korean Cultural Service. Information is provided through 2006 on Gross National Income, Personal GNI, and Imports and Exports.
Other
About Korea: Economy
Learn about the fast-growing economy of South Korea from this article from the Korean Cultural Service. Information is provided through 2006 on Gross National Income, Personal GNI, and Imports and Exports.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Balance of Payments (Bop)
International trade allows countries to buy and sell both domestic and foreign goods, as well as services and financial assets. A country's transactions are summarized in a set of accounts called the Balance of Payments (BOP). Students...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Agent Pincher: The Case of the Ufo
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes when people first try to use money from another country, they feel like they are playing with toy...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Trading Game
For this lesson, students will learn about the gains from trade. Students will participate in a trading game that will demonstrate that trade can make everyone better off.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Woods
The Egyptians used wood for many things, but had very little locally, so you can see that they needed to trade for it. Read about how the carpenters used the wood they acquired. Hyperlinks to other places in website. Links to other...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Don't Fence Me Out! (Barriers to Trade)
We tend to see the United States as a country with free trade. Although we do have a great deal of freedom to enter new markets, there are barriers to trade that limit consumer choice. This lesson explores these barriers and how they work.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Exchange Rates and Exchange: How Money Affects Trade
Students learn how currency values are set by supply and demand, and how changes in the value of currency affect international trade. Students then find the value of the Brazilian Real in 2000 and 2002, determine whether the currency has...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Nafta: Are Jobs Being Sucked Out of the United States?
NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, went into effect on January 1, 1994. The Agreement phases out most tariffs between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tariffs, which are taxes on imports, increase the price of foreign...
Information Technology Associates
Abc Country Book: Suriname Economy
A brief overview from the ABC Country Book of the economy of Suriname. Includes statistics on all economic indicators, including GNP, employment, imports, and exports.
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.
Other
Economic Statistics for Sweden
This site offers a number of vital statistics for Sweden, including population, unemployment & import/exports. Also includes links to related sites.