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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Hezekiah Niles: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Magazine excerpts that celebrate the government sponsored internal improvements of the early nineteenth century and the market economy that they fueled.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces regulation and information as two tools used by government to promote fair competition and complete information in a market economy. Using the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act as a case study, students explore the...
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Robert Schenk, PhD

Cyber Economics: Measuring the Economy: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
How the United States government measures the three most commonly used concepts based on aggregated markets: the unemployment rate, the rate of inflation, and Gross Domestic Product. Content explains the purpose of each measurement, how...
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Utah State University

Teacher Link: Globalization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an excellent unit concerning globalization. It contains a great deal of background information about globalization, links to other websites, balanced views, questions, and activities. The goals and content are clear and the...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Where Did You Come From?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is an excellent lesson plan in which students explore the economic interdependence shared between the United States and Chile. Students will learn about the products imported from Chile and determine the reasons for trade...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Great Depression Curriculum

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a curriculum guide including six lessons that help students learn about the Great Depression and the economic impact on Americans who were part of it. Features video interviews with people who...
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Digital History

Digital History: Rise and Crash [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A great explanaton of how the bull market was started in the stock market in March of 1928, and how, through speculaton and buying on margin, pushed up stock prices. See how the bubble burst over a series of days in October, 1929,...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 18: Causes of Inflation in Various Countries and Regions

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Identify the causes and effects of inflation in various economic markets and Explain the significance of a converging economy.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Changes in Equilibrium Price and Quantity: The Four Step Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze some step-by-step examples of shifting supply and demand curves. This resource is designed for students who are taking a college-level microeconomics course.
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Long Run Self Adjustment in the Ad as Model

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review, remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to the long-run self-adjustment mechanism. The long-run self-adjustment mechanism is one process that can bring the economy back to "normal" after a...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Exchange Rates

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations related to exchange rates. This resource is designed as a review for the AP Macroeconomics Test or a college-level macroeconomics course.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Public Goods?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains what public goods are. This video lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking a microeconomics course.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Early Trade With China: Early American Trade Routes to China [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Once the colonies gained their independence, American ships began to search the oceansfor markets to replace the British colonial markets from which they were now excluded (theWest Indies) or in which they were subjected to heavy tax...
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Other

South Western Learning: Econ News: Price Ceilings and Price Floors

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a summary of when government intervention and market-determined prices are necessary to stabilize the economy. Includes an interactive quiz at the end.
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Activity
University of California

University of California, Berkeley: Immigration From Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores how immigration from Mexico has both helped and hurt the American economy.
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Article
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: There's No Such Thing as a Good Recession

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis discusses how a recession effects the economy. It goes into great detail on why a recession can never be a good thing. (Published Sept. 1, 1989)
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Other

Globes & Israel's Business Arena (In Hebrew)

For Students 9th - 10th
Globes is a business focused newspaper covering the latest in Israeli and Middle Eastern business. Coverage includes the news and developments in the Israeli economy and capital market. Written in both English and Hebrew.
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Other

Globes: Israel's Business Arena

For Students 9th - 10th
Globes is a business focused newspaper covering the latest in Israeli and Middle Eastern business. Coverage includes the news and developments in the Israeli economy and capital market. Written in English.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Sinking Deeper and Deeper

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the creeping descent into depression in the United States upon the crash of the stock market. Find out how the economy collapsed, and how that affected employment and the lives of millions.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Circular Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how resources, goods and services, and payments flow through the economy using the economic model of circular flow.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Focus on Economic Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the May 1, 2013, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals, and specifically, the federal fund's rate...
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Interactive
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Don't Fence Me Out! (Barriers to Trade)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
We tend to see the United States as a country with free trade. Although we do have a great deal of freedom to enter new markets, there are barriers to trade that limit consumer choice. This lesson explores these barriers and how they work.
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Digital History

Digital History: British Mercantilism and the Cost of Empire [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the theory of mercantilism and how it affected the economies of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Practice making a bar graph showing the value of exports to and imports from England between 1700 and 1774 with...

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