Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Price Indices and Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in measuring inflation. Topics include the consumer price index (CPI), calculating the rate of inflation, the distinction between inflation,...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 18: Diversity of Countries and Economies Across the World

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Analyze GDP per capita as a measure of the diversity of international standards of living; Identify what classifies a country as low-income, middle-income, or high-income;...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 5: Comparing Gdp Among Countries

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain how GDP can be used to compare the economic welfare of different nations, calculate the conversion of GDP to a common currency by using exchange rates, and calculate GDP per capita...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 18: Balance of Trade Concerns

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the meaning of trade balance and its implications for the foreign exchange market, Analyze concerns over international trade in goods and services and...
eBook
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.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: It Ain't Where You Start, It's What You Got, and Where You End

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This year's federal elections will involve electing a president, all members of the House of Representatives, and one-third of the Senate. Barring some international crisis, economic issues appear likely to dominate the debates. In past...
Handout
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 11: The Keynesian Perspective: Key Terms

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of key terms and definitions used in Chapter 11: The Keynesian Perspective from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online text.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 17: Impacts of Government Borrowing: Key Concepts and Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This section summarizes the key concepts presented in Ch. 17: The Impacts of Government Borrowing from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 14: Monetary Policy & Bank Regulation: Key Concepts and Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This section provides a summary of all of the key concepts in Chapter 14: Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Practical Problems With Discretionary Fiscal Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Understand how fiscal policy and monetary policy are interconnected, Explain the three lag times that often occur when solving economic problems, and Identify the legal...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 14: Introduction to Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: The Federal Reserve banking system and central banks, bank regulation, how a central bank executes monetary policy, monetary policy and economic outcomes, and the pitfalls for monetary...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 17: Introduction to the Impacts of Government Borrowing

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: How government borrowing affects investment and the trade balance, Fiscal policy, investment, and economic growth, How government borrowing affects private saving, and Fiscal policy...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch.16: Government Budgets: Federal Deficits and the National Debt

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the U.S. federal budget in terms of annual debt and accumulated debt and Understand how economic growth or decline can influence a budget surplus or budget deficit.
Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Monetary Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking the AP Chemistry course or a college chemistry class. This lesson summary reviews key terms and graphs related to money. Topics include the tools of monetary policy,...
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Other

The Aggregate Supply Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Aggregate Supply Curve," by Baumol, William J., and Alan S. Blinder. Economics: Principles and Policy, 7th ed. Orlando, FL: The Dryden Press, 1997, pp.628-642.
Activity
Other

Biographies: The Economists: Lord John Maynard Keynes (1883 1946)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile of the economist Lord John Maynard Keynes.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Why Is It Important to Educate Girls?: Pbs News Hour

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When girls are allowed to go to school, they have a significant impact on their family and community. Learners learn and think critically about the variety of reasons why it is in everyone's best interest to ensure that all girls, across...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Closing the Gap

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The students learn what GDP is. They will learn different measures of GDP as well as how GDP per capita can be used to compare countries. They will also calculate GDP per capita and learn how poorer countries can converge, or close the...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 9: Trade Balances in Historical and International Context

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Analyze graphs of the current account balance and the merchandise trade balance, Identify patterns in US trade surpluses and deficits, Compare the US trade surpluses and...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 9: Intl Trade & Capital Flows: Measuring Trade Balances

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain merchandise trade balance, current account balance, and unilateral transfers, Identify components of the US current account balance, and Calculate the merchandise...
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Economy?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Overview of economics with an emphasis on basic economic terms and concepts.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Keynesian Perspective on Market Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
They Keynesian economic perspective argues for government intervention in certain cases, but market forces are still valuable.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Building Blocks of Keynesian Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Keynesian economics focuses on explaining why recessions and depressions occur and offering a policy prescription for minimizing their effects. The Keynesian view of recession is based on two key building blocks: recessions occur when...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Expenditure Output, or Keynesian Cross, Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Use a diagram to analyze the relationship between aggregate expenditure and economic output in the Keynesian model.