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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the Consumer Price Index. Constantly updated.
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Website
Other

National Bureau of Economic Research: Economic Indicators and Releases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Updated daily, the NBER follows trends of the economy and tracks them. The reports are archived and an RSS feed is available.
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Website
Other

Usa.gov: Consumer Guides and Protection

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides news and information to educate consumers. Covers a wide variety of topics of concern to consumers.
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Activity
Robert Schenk, PhD

Gross Domestic Product

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a very thorough explanation of gross domestic product including charts and the calculation process.
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Activity
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Lesson 1: Production Costs

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides a good outline for a unit on the study of "production costs". Charts and graphs are provided to help understand a firm's cost curves, and at what level of production they should produce.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Inflation Data: Is the Economy Healthy? (Grades 9 12)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson asks students to identify sources for macroeconomic data, interpret data, describe the present state of the economy using current data, and use data to predict the state of the economy one year from now.