Curated OER
Market Price: Supply & Demand
This site from Wood Green School Witney explains market price. It includes graphs related to supply and demand. The explanation deals with basic economic terms establishing equilibrium market price. The site is theoretical in nature and...
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Money Counts [Pdf]
This PBS lesson plan features an assortment of interactive learning activities on number sense and computation that conform to NCTM standards. You get a list of materials, activity worksheets, related resources, and extension activities....
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan (Affluenza): Advertising in Schools
Should companies be allowed to advertise in schools? For this lesson, young scholars examine this question, evaluating whether corporate advertising in the school setting is appropriate. The lesson is presented uses an integrated...
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan (Affluenza): Be an Adbuster
Through an integrated approach from PBS, students examine the messages conveyed in print advertisements. Using parody, students are asked to alter the message of an ad to present a different or opposite point of view. Lesson may be more...
Information Technology Associates
Countries of the World: Austria Economy
Learn about the economy in Austria at this site. This page is easy to read and understand and provides good information about the structure of the Austrian market economy.
Other
Economic Glossarama: Supply
This economic glossary provides a definition of supply, and 2000 other economic terms and concepts.
Other
South Western Learning: Oligopoly/monopolistic Competition: Kinked Demand Curve
This South-Western College Publishing website describes a situation in which oligopolistic firms vie for competition among consumers.
Other
South Western Learning: Econ News: Interest Rates in Japan a Zero
Learn about the history of Japan's economy in this brief article.
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University of Exeter: Origins of Money and of Banking
After establishing what money is and the functions of money this essay details causes and development of money, primitive forms of money, invention of banking and coinage, Greek coinage, and more.
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Malthus Society: Rationale & Core Principles of Malthus
This is the first page of a site from the International Society of Malthus which provides an explanation of some of the basic principles of Malthus.
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Mathmaster.org: Content Area Worksheets and Videos
A comprehensive collection of math, economics, history, and science worksheets and videos at your fingertips. Try flipping your classroom with ready-made tutorials on numerous subjects.
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Amos Web Gloss Arama: Aggregate Demand
This site provides an economic definition of the term "aggregate demand."
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Amos Web Gloss Arama: Opportunity Cost
Provides readers with a definition and explanation of the concept of opportunity cost. Gives great details and compares the term with similar concepts.
Other
Federal Reserve: Discount Rate
This resource presents a list of current and historical discount rates, which the Federal Reserve charges member banks for borrowing funds.
Curated OER
Biz/ed: Demand Pull Inflation
This site describes demand-pull inflation, one of the main causes of inflation, and provides a graph that shows what occurs when aggregate demand rises.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Technology and Coin Making
The Franklin Institute Online provides an easy-to-read history of the technology used to make coins down through history, including machines used today.
IQ Site
Iq Study Activities: Interactive Quizzes: Economics
Fifteen-question multiple-choice exercise is immediately scored and checks your understanding of economics.
Other
Westland Research: Consumerism and the New Capitalism
This essay on consumerism and the new capitalism is a good resource on the topic for the serious student.
EL Education
El Education: Economics Illustrated
This book was created by tenth grade students in San Diego, California. It combines student descriptions of economic terms and concepts with original student art that illustrates them. Students were supported by social studies and art...
Other
The Philosophy of Social Sciences
This is an article on how philosophy can be used in the study of social sciences such as sociology and psychology. The nature of social sciences and how they differ from the natural sciences is also explored.
Other
Credit Card Info Center
Many good articles on credit cards. Topics include: lists of credit cards, fine print in agreements, customer service reps, errors and overchargers, fraud, and more.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Russian Revolution
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students will learn the origin, means to maintain power, successes and fall from power of single party states. Students will also be able to describe characteristics of single party...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Savings and Investing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a matching activity and Activote questions to examine saving and investing.