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Handout
US Department of the Treasury

Secretaries of the Treasury: William G. Mc Adoo

For Students 9th - 10th
William McAdoo's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson is overviewed on the official site of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Read about the accomplishments of the Treasury Department under McAdoo including the...
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Lesson Plan
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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Article
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Legendary Coins and Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
Archived images of coins from a beautiful online exhibition on the history of money.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: A Penny Saved

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will read the comic book, "A Penny Saved" published by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Students will make the information relevant through projects, graphic organizers, teacher instruction, and problems.
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Website
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Improving Our Understanding of Productivity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article that will help you understand productivity. The article discusses ways to improve it as well as why it is important.
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Website
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Real Business Cycles: A Legacy of Countercyclical Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores the relationship of a real business cycle theory to existing and prospective countercyclical policies. (Published March 1, 1999)
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Primary
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: An Interview With Milton Friedman

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interview with Milton Friedman discussing his views on money policy in a recent book "Money Mischief."
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Website
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Why It's Important to Understand Economics

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the importance of understanding economics. Has three main sections: economic education, the evidence, and the consequences.
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Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Katrina's Classroom: Lesson 3: A Fresh Start

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson examines the benefits and importance of access to credit. Using hands-on learning strategies and internet resources, students will calculate simple interest, learn about different types of credit, evaluate a credit card...
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Handout
Auburn University

Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Monetary Policy Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very thorough definition of the economic concept of monetary policy. The explanation is by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University
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Website
Other

U.s. Treasury: History of u.s. Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provided by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing gives the the history of paper money from the colonial notes in 1690 to the currency redesigns of 1996 and 2003.
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Handout
Library of Economics and Liberty

Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
For upper level classes and abilities only. A very scholarly explanation of the causes of the Great Depression and steps Franklin Roosevelt to end it. An excellent source due to its thorough analysis and detail.
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Article
Other

Money: What It Is, How It Works: Understanding Government Debt

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how our monetary system works and the role the government plays. Organized into the following sections: "Government Money," "Treasury Options", "Tax or Borrow?", "Rolling Over Government Debt", and "Net Financial...
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Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Katrina's Classroom: Teaching Money Skills for Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will participate in Katrina's Classroom curriculum provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The lesson emphasizes the importance of being prepared for a financial emergency. This is a Commerce and Information Technology...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: How Is Our Economy Doing?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn the meaning and measurement of six important economic indicators and use the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank National Economic Trends website to assess the current state of the economy.
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Lesson Plan
University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: My Money [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A teaching resource with teacher guides, lesson plans, and a test of money for grades 4, 5, and 6. Includes exercise sheets.
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Activity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Dismal Science: The Gold Bug Variations

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides access to the article, "The Gold Bug Variations: The gold standard-and the men who love it." In it, Paul Krugman discusses the relationship between the gold standard and monetary policy. (Nov. 22, 1996)
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Activity
Other

University of Exeter: Money in North American History

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about money in North America from Wampum to electronic transfer.
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Article
Other

Dallas Fed: Gone to Texas: Immigration and the Texas Economy [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive publication describing how Texas immigration has developed throughout rich and varied Texas history.
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Activity
Other

Business Week: Alan Greenspan's Brave New World

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1997 article covers Alan Greenspan's career and analyzes the economic climate (past, present, and projected future) during the boom years of the 1990s.
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Primary
Federal Reserve Bank

American Currency: Demand and Interest Bearing Notes: Financing the Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of demand notes of the Union, commonly called "greenbacks." Gives a historical context for the notes and has many pictures of what they looked like. Includes an activity looking at Union soldier wages.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Money Matters

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about paper money as it cycles through the economy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Great Depression Begins 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Great Depression and its causes.
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Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...