Curated OER
Where In The World?
Students review the proper terms for maps and various geographical features. In groups, they create a topographical map and label all geographic features in a given area. They present this material to the class and answer any questions...
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Fiscal & Monetary Policy Writing Exercise
In this economics worksheet, students follow the provided instructions to write an essay that refers to fiscal and monetary policies.
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Fed Up!
Students explore the significance of the Federal Reserve in the United States economy by defining key economic terms through the presentation of skits and the creation of a student book.
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Great Depression and New Deal
In this Great Depression worksheet, students view a PowerPoint presentation on the time period and then respond to 106 short answer questions about the content of the presentation.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Personal Economics
Students explain the role of government in protecting consumer rights and the role of private organizations in protecting consumer rights.
Curated OER
Exchange Rate Problems
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and multiple choice questions about exchange rates throughout the world.
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Climate Change and Corporate Profitability
Students study green economics. In this business ethics lesson, students listen to a lecture about environmentally stable businesses and respond to discussion questions based on the lecture.
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Money and Banking
Twelfth graders explore real world investing and the effects of day to day decisions on their financial futures.
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Lender or Borrower Be?
Eighth graders study the costs and benefits of interest involved with borrowing and depositing at banks.
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Great Depression 1929 1932: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Discusses what caused the 1929 stock market crash and why the American economy went so rapidly and dramatically downhill. Also explains how a stock market crash can have such a far-reaching impact.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Crash of 1929
This resource is the online home of a PBS documentary film that traces the prosperity of the 1920s which ended with the stock market crash of 1929.
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Brotherston and Volpert: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 [Ppt]
A downloadable PowerPoint presentation (46 slides) on the Stock Market crash of 1929. Slides present information about the possible causes of the crash, the events of Black Thursday, the causes of the Great Depression, the failed...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: The Market Shaker
PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer discusses the power of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and his influence upon the world market with other financial experts. Includes links on the right to other Greenspan-related NewsHours.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Prosperity: Crash
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Other
Msn: Money: Stocks
This resource offers free access to stock quotes on a daily basis. There are other analytical information such as bearish/bullish trends of the stock .
Other
Latin Focus: The Economy of Columbia
Latin Focus provides a diverse selection of pages dealing with the economy of Columbia. Topics range from the stock market to unemployment.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Great Depression Curriculum
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...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Market Crashes
Although not the only cause for the Great Depression, the stock market crash in October 1929, showed the weakness of the American economy in a concrete way. Read about how the stock market values were run up by speculation, and how it...
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Nist: The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties - what were the firsts? What major event happened in 1929? Find out in this article.
Council for Economic Education
Council for Economic Education: Learning, Earning, and Investing
This course is subtitled "Lessons for a New Generation." It includes twenty-one downloadable lessons with additional activities for each lesson. It covers a wide range of topics from basics such as "Why Save?" and "Invest In Yourself" to...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Economics of the New Deal
The stock-market crash of 1929 is generally seen as the start of The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the United States. The Depression had devastating effects on the country. But it also served as a...
Curated OER
Cbc.ca: Hard Times Canadians Suffer
During the Great Depression, Canada was one of the very hardest hit countries.An overview is given of the fall of the stock market, unemployment, economic crisis, Dust Bowl years.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Where Did All the Money Go? The Great Depression Mystery
Use this lesson plan to have students investigate how the American economy went from boom to bust in the 1920s. Find the resources needed for the lesson as well as important discussion questions for individual and class consideration.
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The Dismal Scientist
Are you looking for business and economic news? The Dismal Scientist provides all the latest current events regarding economics and business environments.