Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Marketplace: Let's Go Euro!
With the start of the new year in 2002, the 12 members of the European Union launched a single currency across their borders, replacing individual country currencies and singling out the Euro as their one shared monetary denomination....
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Making Decisions
Notes and a video clip provide students with an introduction to the idea of marginal analysis and of how consumers and producers make decisions.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Buying vs. Renting
This site has an introduction to the factors involved in the decision to rent or purchase housing. The site discusses space needs, lifestyle, financing options, tax benefits, and more.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Cyber Economics: Scarcity and Choice
This site from the St. Joseph's College examines the importance of scarcity and choice in terms of an economic system. A further explanation explores how various people have constructed utopias to assume away the problem of scarcity.
Curated OER
Biz Ed: Milton Friedman
This site from BizEd is an introduction to the economic theories of Milton Friedman. It includes formulas, links to related topics, and links to other Friedman works and biographical information.
Other
Bringing History Home: The Progressive Era
In this 4th grade unit, students study how citizens and government of the early 20th century sought solutions to problems that accompanied immigration and industrialization. By focusing on child labor, factory working conditions and...
Other
Forced Migration Online: What Is Forced Migration?
This resource presents an introduction to forced migration, which is the movement of displaced people and refugees. Covers all types of forced migration from economic reasons to conflict within the country.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Ancient Egyptian Economy
An interesting overview of the economy of ancient Egypt. It covers everything from sources of wealth, taxation, and the benefits of the economic system. Hyperlinks to other articles on this site.
BBC
Bbc News: Arabic Language Version
World news headlines in English with Arabic introductions and target vocabulary words, with vocabulary help in Arabic. Students can also listen to an English language broadcast of the story. Very handy site for upper level...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Hands on Shopping: Buy if You Can Give It a Try
In this behavioral science fair project, students will determine if handling merchandise affects interest in a product or its perceived value. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Early Trade With China
This is a unit overview of the economic trading history of China.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message?
In his introduction to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children's story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is...
Other
Cincinnati Arts Association: E Kaa Bo [Pdf]
E Kaa Bo, the Nigerian word for "welcome," provides the introduction to this study guide in pdf format which explores Nigeria. The guide focuses on the land and climate, agriculture, economic history, rivers, languages, currency, and more.
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
History Is Fun: Tobacco and Labor [Pdf]
A clear explanation of the system of indentured servitude that supplied Virginia tobacco plantations with the labor force they needed in order to manage their crops. Explains how such servants were able to earn their own land, and how...
Robin Chew
Lucidcafe: Karl Marx
A short introduction to the German economic and political philosopher, Karl Marx. Includes links to other sites about Marx, as well as links to books by or about Marx.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: u.s. Monetary Policy
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...
Curated OER
History Matters: Laissez Faire for Depression Woes
Read this transcript of the testimony of Yale Professer William Graham Sumner speaking before a committee of the House of Representatives in 1878. His contention was that even with the thread of depression, it was in business' best...
PBS
Pbs: Cet: Africans in America: Teacher's Guide
Go directly to the teacher's guide developed to supplement the PBS documentary "Africans in America," which chronicles the history of slavery in the United States. Find lessons, many of which provide links to related primary sources,...