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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Reaganomics

For Students 9th - 10th
This on "Reaganomics," President Reagan's economic policy during his two presidential terms in the 1980s, discusses his laissez-faire approach and tax-cutting, which contributed to the economic recovery of that period.
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Activity
Other

Economic Awareness Council: Credit Control [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about responsible use of credit and credit cards, your credit score and why it is important, and how to get out of debt if you've already overextended your finances.
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Website
Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: The Federal Reserve System

For Students 9th - 10th
The site maintained by the Federal Reserve District explains monetary policy, and supervisory and regulatory role of the U.S. Federal Reserve System.
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Activity
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Paraguay

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Paraguay. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
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Activity
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of El Salvador. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
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Activity
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Costa Rica

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Costa Rica. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
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Website
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Colombia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is on the country of Colombia. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, and...
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Website
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Espana

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Spain. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant mortality...
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Giant Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource on the giant panda. It has excellent facts and information, captivating photographs, and an interesting video. [1:27]
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Rule of 72 Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the Rule of 72 to estimate how long it will take to double an investment at a given interest rate. Divide 72 by the interest rate to see how long it will take to double your money on an investment.
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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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Graphic
Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Managing Credit Data Crunch

For Students 9th - 10th
Data Crunches feature one chart or graph followed by five scaffolded questions to guide students through analyzing the data and drawing conclusions. These sets of data help students understand financial concepts.
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Primary
The Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve Board: Structural Changes in the Economy and Financial Markets

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a speech given by Alan Greenspan December 5, 2000. It discusses the economic changes the United States had undergone in the 1990s. The reading is sophisticated, but some of the information is written to be accessible to...
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Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Less Than Zero [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson accompanies a story by Stuart J. Murphy called Less Than Zero and teaches young scholars about how to manage their money by saving it and setting goals for themselves.
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Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Veto of the Second Housing and Urban Renewal Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of President Eisenhower's letter to the Senate in which he lays out his reasons for vetoing a housing bill. See the specifics he gives that he feels would improve the bill and allow him to sign it.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 5: Macroeconomic Perspective: Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
This section provides six problems to solve in aid in the study of the content of Chapter 5: Macroeconomic Perspective.
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Aggregate Demand

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to aggregate demand (AD). Topics include the wealth effect, the interest rate effect, and the exchange rate effect, as well as the factors that shift...
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Activity
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Mathematics of Finance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The topic summary outlines mathematical finance. Some topics reviewed are simple interest, effective interest rate, present value, and future value. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exponential Functions: Growth and Decay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use exponential functions to study growth and decay. Students will solve word problems ranging from population to interest rates.
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Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Investment/loan Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive graph lets you explore how a loan or investment performs in different scenarios. Adjust the present value, the net present value, the loan or investment amount, the length of time, and the interest rate, and see the data...
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Article
Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Sba "Low Doc" Loan Guarantee Program

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains "LowDoc" loans. Information on interest rates to links on eligibility are included.
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Appendices: Present Discounted Value

For Students 11th - 12th
The concept of a present discounted value (PDV), which is defined as the amount you should be willing to pay in the present for a stream of expected future payments, can be used to calculate appropriate prices for stocks and bonds. To...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: u.s. Senate Mulls Over Bankruptcy Legislation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During the week of September 20, 1998, the US Senate agreed to debate a bill (S 1301), intended to make it more difficult for people of means to use bankruptcy to walk away from debt. Those who could pay at least 20 percent of their...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Money Market: Foundational Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice concepts related to the money market, liquidity preference theory, and nominal interest rate adjustment.

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