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Biz Kids: Bring Home the Bacon
Bring Home the Bacon is an exciting interactive way to learn the concept of supply and demand. More demand, more customers, but don't get too carried away because upgrading your investments might be worth the wait!
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Junior Achievement Canada
This organization offers programs for youth to help them understand about business and how to start one. It also offers in-school presentations. They have chapters all across Canada.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
The picture book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, written by Kate Smith Milway, takes place in Africa. Here in a Ghanan village, young Kojo cannot afford to go to school after the death of his father. His resourceful...
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Co Op America
The Co-op America foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on fair economic practices to teach social and environmental responsibility. Their many programs such as Green Business, Green Energy, Fair Trade, Responsible Shopper...
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123 Jump
This site provides a vast amount of information from which students can research investment options. The focus is on IPOs (Initial Public Offering). Presents a great learning opportunity for students interested in finance.
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Council on Economic Education (Ncee)
The NCEE's mission is to "improve school economic education programs throughout Nebraska." Its website provides information on the organization and resources for the classroom teacher.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Income Budgeting
This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Play a Virtual Market
Use this site to trade traditional stocks and learn how trading stocks in the market can increase your wealth (or decrease it too!)
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan: What the World Consumes
These visual, easy-to-grasp lessons in world economics and consumerism features lessons and related videos in which students experience first-hand the economic dilemmas faced by other countries and are asked to examine their own values...
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Foundation for Teaching Economics
The Foundation for Teaching Economics provides lesson plans and curriculum materials in a variety of areas of economics. Games and exercises enhance the lessons provided. Teachers can search by keywords or choose lessons from the list...