Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Talking Bulls and Bears

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compare and contrast bull and bear markets. In this stock market lesson, students visit the noted Web sites to study supply and demand, the stock exchange, and financial scandals.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Analyzing Graphs of Two Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze graphs of two equations. In this algebra lesson, students rewrite word problems as linear equations. They graph their solution and compare and contrast the two items being represented.
Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Internet Chaos In Asia

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ESL worksheet, students read or listen to a text about problems with the Internet in Asia. Students then choose from or complete all of 100 exercises about the article including vocabulary, comprehension and discussion.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's a Per-"cent"?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students recognize the mathematical connections between fractions and percents. They develop and study graphs to make connections between their data and what it represents. They write about the connections they have discovered.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Financial Crisis Glossary

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Secondary learners explore the background and vocabulary surrounding US and global economic crises. Originally, the lesson was written to address the 2008 economy, but the material and information is easily adaptable to today's economy....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sayings Quiz: Mixed 7

For Students 4th - 6th
In this common sayings worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about what the common sayings mean. Students complete 10 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Emotive language

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine emotion-based language. Students read a news story to discover examples of emotive words. They develop a class list of examples of emotive language. As a class project, students select a news story and change it into...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Void Filled by Nonprofits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the significance of nonprofit organizations in a democratic society. They conduct research on a selected nonprofit organization, complete a questionnaire, and present their findings to the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Budgets

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore New York City's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. They estimate budget allocations for such a proposal while practicing the calculation of percentages.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slick Moves: Exploring the Controversial Plan to Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners recount their knowledge of natural resources and articulate their understanding of the multi- faceted debate that surrounds drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They then examine the complexity of drilling in the...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 13: Money and Banking: How Banks Create Money

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Utilize the money multiplier formulate to determine how banks create money, analyze and create T-account balance sheets, evaluate the risks and benefits of money and banks.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 13: Introduction to Money and Banking

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: Defining money by its functions; Measuring money-currency; M1, and M2; The role of banks; and How banks create money.
Lesson Plan
University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: Virtual Economics Web Companion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 13: Money and Banking: Key Concepts and Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This section summarizes the key concepts presented in Ch. 13: Money and Banking from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online text.
Activity
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Piggy Bank Primer [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A workbook for children on how to save and manage their money, and how to create a budget.
Handout
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: u.s. Monetary Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource, created by the Federal Reserve, gives an excellent description of the money supply in the United States. It sets out to answer basic questions, describes how the Federal Reserve creates money, and explains economic...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Multipliers and the Mystery of the Magic Money

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the purpose of the reserve requirement, how money is "created" in the economy through fractional reserves, and how the Federal Reserve uses the reserve requirement and loans to correct economic instability.
Handout
US Mint

United States Mint: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the United States Mint and how it was created by the Constitution. Details on coins the Mint has produced, its role in U.S. history, and growth.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: First Bank of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how Alexander Hamilton established the First Bank in 1791 to handle the massive Revolutionary war debt and to create a standard form of currency.