Curated OER
External Influences 1: Flexible Timing
Students examine the main economic objectives of the government and the impact of changing economic data on business decision making. They apply economic data to a business scenario/case study.
Curated OER
Tobacco Road
Students use court records to learn that tobacco was used a source of currency in early Delaware history. Students choose something in their culture to use as currency instead of money.
Curated OER
Stock Reports
Students spend $10,000 by picking up to 3 stocks in which to invest. They monitor their progress for three weeks, and chart results in a spreadsheet template.
Curated OER
Age Structure Studies
Students collect data from Internet sources to compare age distributions in their city, county or state with that of other places in the US or other countries. They construct and interpret age-structure population pyramids and research...
Curated OER
Korea in Your Community
Young scholars identify Korean products sold in the US and become aware of Korea's importance in international trade.
Curated OER
Community Helpers Wheel
Students play a game to reinforce the understanding that some community helpers are producers of goods, and some provide a service. Students identify community helpers and their jobs.
Curated OER
Deerfield Debates Its Future: The Colonial Revival
Students analyze why the Colonial Revival came as a response to cultural changes caused by technological development, industrial growth, and changing populations in Deerfield and the Connecticut River Valley.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Herbert Hoover the Basics
This site is a compilation of the captions that appear in the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. What results is a thorough look at Hoover's life. Divided into nine parts to make navigation easier. Also includes fact sheet for general...
The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: Structural Changes in the Economy and Financial Markets
This site has a speech given by Alan Greenspan December 5, 2000. It discusses the economic changes the United States had undergone in the 1990s. The reading is sophisticated, but some of the information is written to be accessible to...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: The Interdisciplinary Nature of Environmental Science
This interactive module gives students the opportunity to study how environmental science integrates several different disciplines of science as well as economics and political science.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Different Kind of Fuel
In this segment from Curious, learn about creating energy from solar rays to meet the growing energy needs of the world. [6:09]
Robert Schenk, PhD
Cyber Economics
An incredible site! This is an interactive textbook that clearly and concisely covers any topic you can think of under both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Select "Table of Contents" to begin.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index
This resource provides comprehensive information with topic areas covering statistics, news releases, FAQs, official government publications and more information pertaining to the consumer price index.
US Department of Agriculture
Usda: Economic Research Service
This site has mounds of economic data for students to use as economic research. Data, focusing on agriculture, is compiled for each state. Topics are broken down for easy use and access.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Economist
Economists deal with the distribution of resources and how that distribution affects the economy. This lays out the requirements needed to become an economist, as well as the education and job description. Included are interviews with...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Income Budgeting
This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Income Budgeting
This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.
University of Toronto (Canada)
U. Of Toronto: Basic Principles of Marxian Economics [Pdf]
With all references made to Capital, this very advanced work can be read with Marx's texts, providing helpful insight and definition to the terms, ideas, and even format. Not for beginners, however.
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.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Beyond Shocks: What Causes Business Cycles?
"Beyond Shocks: What Causes Business Cycles?" Conference Series No. 42, June 1998, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. A collection of articles that can be downloadable in PDF format.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Adam Smith
This site provides a link to the complete text of Adam Smith's nonfiction work The Wealth of Nations. It is one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth and is today a fundamental work in classical...
McMaster University
Mc Master University: Alfred Marshall
This site provides links to many of Alfred Marshall's greatest works, and links to commentaries about these works.
International Trade Administration
International Trade Administration
The home page of the International Trade Administration (ITA). Contains a large amount of data about various aspects of international trade. Tables are clearly marked and easily accessible.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Econ Explorers Journal [Pdf]
In this collection of lesson plan activities, young scholars will complete an "Econ Explorers Journal" to help them learn how economics is involved in their neighborhood, the books they read, in earning a living, at their banks, in their...