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Website
New York Times

New York Times: Glass Steagall Act (1933)

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] New York Times article that offers a brief overview of the Glass-Steagall Act also know as the Banking Act of 1933. Provides links to many other articles related to this topic.
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Handout
MsMoney

Ms Money: Deciphering Your Bank Statement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains the items that appear on a bank statement and also includes procedures for reconciling a bank statement. Click on the headings for more information. Also, explore the additional financial topics by clicking menu items.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Great Depression and World War Ii

For Students 3rd - 8th
It began on "Black Tuesday" and went downhill from there. A brief description of the Great Depression along with links to additional information.
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Article
University of Michigan

U. Of Michigan: Anatomy of an Economic Meltdown

For Students 9th - 10th
A panel of professors seeks out the history and causes of the 2008 financial crisis. Fixes and recovery signals are also discussed.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Prosperity: Fact or Myth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the reasons for the booming economy in the United States in the 1920s. Can the seeds for the Great Depression be seen in the fruit of the economy? [pdf]
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: America From the Great Depression to World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains 160,000 black and white photos and 1600 color photos documenting America from 1935-1945. These images make up the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Great Depression

For Students 5th - 8th
Read a brief overview of the causes of the Great Depression. See that there were several reasons which fed on each other to plunge the country into economic chaos.
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Website
Wessels Living History Farm

Living History Farm: Farming in the 1930s: Crash!

For Students 9th - 10th
A multi-page site that focuses on the effects of the Great Depression primarily in rural America in the early days before the election of Franklin Roosevelt. Find videos interviews with those who lived through the trying times.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Is My Checkbook Balanced?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will write checks, complete and record deposits, reconcile a bank statement, journalize bank statement transactions, and check for errors. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Why It Happened

For Students 9th - 10th
How did a country with such a booming economy in the 1920s sink into economic disaster in the 1930s? Prosperity was just an illusion. See the many causes of the Great Depression, and find out how all the signs were missed or disregarded.
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Activity
Wessels Living History Farm

Living History Farm: Bank Failures

For Students 9th - 10th
The bank runs and bank failures of the 1930s are described here, as well as personal interviews with people who experienced the Great Depression.
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Handout
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nist: The Roaring Twenties

For Students 9th - 10th
The Roaring Twenties - what were the firsts? What major event happened in 1929? Find out in this article.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: What Does the Nation Consume?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson will focus on what the nation consumes and how that is measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In the United States, the goods and services produced for household consumption account for about two-thirds of total output.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students will watch a Paul Solman video of an interview of Yoram Bauman, the Stand up Economist....
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Graphic
Other

Ddb Stock Photography: Brazilian Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has snapshots of all aspects of Brazil's economy. Click the "see more" buttons at the bottoms of successive pages for pictures of industry, the stock market, and agriculture.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Securities and Exchange Commission

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that was established in June 1934 as an independent government agency to enforce federal securities laws to regulate the Stock Market and to prevent fraud.
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Website
Other

Teach Me Finance: Finance Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking to learn basic financial concepts? Teach Me Finance offers easy-to-use tutorials that introduce learner's to financial literacy.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: How to Read a Stock Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains how to read a stock table.
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Website
Cool Fire Technology

(Nyse) Listing Requirements & Historical Records

For Students 9th - 10th
Site explains how companies get listed on the New York Stock Exchange and historical records.
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Handout
HyperHistory Online

Hyperhistory.com: Timelines of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this timeline of the Great Depression and gather information about this era in United States History. Short, interesting paragraphs summarize U.S. and world events with an emphasis on economic issues.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Wall Street Crash

For Students 9th - 10th
Features interesting facts and information on the story of the history and events in the 1929 Wall Street Crash and Black Tuesday.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Causes of the Wall Street Crash

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the causes and effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash.
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Handout
Other

Investorwords: Shareholders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a definition of the word shareholders, in addition to many other financial vocabulary.
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Activity
Other

State of Michigan: Reminiscences of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A site with a nice personal touch. Memories from four individuals about their time spent during the Great Depression years in the 1930s.

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