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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Establishment of the Fdic

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the background of the banking failures and crises in the 1920s and early 1930s which led to the passage of the Emergency Bank Act, and the eventual establishment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect the...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: Virtual Economics Web Companion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Money, Finance & Investments

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive vocabulary lists of all things financial. Video and audio clips to utilize vocab in context. Has interviews in French and links to internet activities and salient grammar points.
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Forbes

For Students 9th - 10th
Forbes provides commentary, concise analysis, relevant tools and real-time reporting for business and investment leaders. Content focuses on business, technology, investing, and lifestyle.
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Saving and Investing for Students [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resource for high school students on the importance of saving and how to begin investing.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 7: Facing Challenges at Home and Abroad

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the role of economic fluctuations in creating new demands on the government to design reforms and how the United States became a dominant military, political, cultural, and economic force in the...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: America's Great Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Details on how the Great Depression affected the nation and how Roosevelt's New Deal created many relief and recovery programs to try to bring economic stability to the nation.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of the New Deal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The stock-market crash of 1929 is generally seen as the start of The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the United States. The Depression had devastating effects on the country. But it also served as a...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: How Much Can They Win?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students create data points from given information, plot those points, and then create a line of best fit. This is done in the context of playing blackjack, although the...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: The Quiet Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's life from 1920 to 1929 which he recalled as his happiest years. Joseph Goebbels became an ardent follower then, Hitler set up home in the country, and he began a relationship with his niece. Then the stock market crash...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Calming the Panics of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this winning essay on the actions of the Federal Reserve in the 1920s that contributed to the crash of the stock market in 1929, ushering the Great Depression.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Presidency of Herbert Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the administration of Herbert Hoover who took office just as the stock market was about to crash in 1929. Looks at his early life, his policies at home and abroad, and his efforts to combat the impact of the Great Depression.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Farming Problem

For Students 5th - 8th
The farm crisis began years before the stock market crash and was made worse by the Great Depression. Read about the legislation that was passed to stabilize commodity prices and help farmers stay on their farms.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 12 Grade-Leveled texts (3-11) on the topic The Great Depression. On October 29, 1929, the Roaring Twenties ended with the crash of the American stock market, initiating The Great Depression. The world struggled to...
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Usa: Chapter 5: Stocks, Commodities, and Markets

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 5 provides an overview of how stocks, commodities and markets work in the U.S. economic system.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Financial Markets

For Students 9th - 10th
Video [4:11] teaching the concept of Financial Markets and the buying and selling of financial assets, such as bonds, stocks and mutual funds.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Play a Virtual Market

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to trade traditional stocks and learn how trading stocks in the market can increase your wealth (or decrease it too!)
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The Balance

The Balance: An Introduction to the Financial Markets

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains what the different types of financial markets are, including stocks, bonds, commodities, and derivatives, as well as what the functions of financial markets are.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Comparing Stock Investments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn how calculating capital gains and capital losses can help them evaluate stock investments.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Play a Virtual Market

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to trade traditional stocks and learn how trading stocks in the market can increase your wealth (or decrease it too!)
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Market Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes headlines, charts, news, and stock information. Everything you need to follow the U.S. marketplace.
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The Wall Street Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
The Wall Street Journal is an internationally recognized daily business newspaper published in New York City. Content includes headline news about investments, marketing, management, and finance for business professionals. Unfortunately...
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Nerd Wallet: Beginners Tips for Evaluating Stock Performance

For Students 9th - 10th
Easy to understand explanation of how to judge how individual stocks are performing, and which ones might be the best investments for specific buyers.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: What Is a Stock? Or, Who Owns Mc Donald's?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan from the University of Omaha where the students will be able to understand what a stock is.

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