Curated OER
Currency Exchange Introduction
Learners are introduced to fluctuating currency exchange rates and the role therein of supply and demand. They understand the inverse relationship between supply and price based on these concepts, and view a hypothetical scenario...
Veritasium
Inside the Svalbard Seed Vault
One of the most important deposits humankind can make isn't money. Explore the depths of the Svalbard Seed Vault using a video from the Veritasium playlist. The narrator and his guide examine the sealed cartons of seeds from nations...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Fed Is Protecting Your Money
A dollar bill, a check, a credit card, and... a cow? What exactly are the various forms of payment that exist today? Your learners will identify the three functions of money in this lesson. In addition, they will discover the most common...
Curated OER
Banking 13: Open Market Operations
Posing a central question about how the economy can increase or decrease its money supply (5:00), Sal launches into a discussion about an expanding, or "elastic" money supply that can change along with its economy. Viewers will finally...
Federal Reserve Bank
Episode 6: Circular Flow
Does it ever seem like the more money you get, the more you spend? A short video lesson introduces the concept of goods and services changing hands in a circular flow pattern. Scholars analyze how businesses make money from selling goods...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Fed Explains Inflation
What makes an item change price over time? Inflation is the obvious answer, but it's not always the correct explanation. High schoolers watch a short, illustrative video about inflation and other causes of price change, as well as the...
Krista King Math
Percent Markup
How much money does the store make on the new sneakers you just bought? Use the video lesson to explore the formula for determining percent markup based on a selling price. The example shown explains how to determine a selling price...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Fed's Role in Making and Setting Monetary Policy: Part 1
How does inflation affect the economy, and how can effective monetary policy by the Federal Reserve help control inflation? With the Fisher equation and analysis of annual CPI rates during the 1970s and early 1980s, your class members...
Bill of Rights Institute
Citizens United vs. FEC
Viewers investigate the case of Citizens United vs. FEC and how some donations changed the game of advertising during a campaign. They examine just how much money some spend in politics to support a candidate during the election process.
TED-Ed
How to Spot a Pyramid Scheme
Easy money or pyramid scheme? Help young economists learn the difference with an explanatory video about the ways pyramid schemes take advantage of those who have big dreams for independent wealth and financial freedom.
True Food TV
How Does it Grow? Pumpkins
Did you know pumpkins are a fruit? Discover how different varieties of pumpkins are grown for different purposes in a brief informational video.
Numberphile
Shapes and Solids of Constant Width
Roll right along with an informative lesson that makes cents. Scholars learn that some shapes roll without any change in its width. The video in the Numberphile "Coins" series starts with two-dimensional figures, such as Reuleaux...
Anywhere Math
Slope
Conquer the steep learning curve on slope. A short YouTube video shows how to determine the slope of a line. All of the examples apply the idea of rise over run to the graphs of lines.
Crash Course
Influence and Persuasion: Crash Course Media Literacy #6
Heard any good jingles lately? Chances are, you thought of several while you read this! Part of an extensive media literacy series, the video explores the world of advertising. Viewers see examples of different types of advertising,...