Lesson Plan
Social Science Education Consortium

Monetary Policy: Can Federal Reserve Diagnose and Treat Ailing Economy? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this investigation, students learn about and apply the tools of monetary policy. They will learn about the Federal Reserve System and its functions, the goals and tools of monetary policy, how easy and tight monetary policies work,...
Activity
Curated OER

Biz/ed: Inflation and Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the theory that inflation is related to excessive monetary growth, and the origins of this theory. Links to the Quantity Theory of Money.
Primary
PBS

Commending Heights

For Students 9th - 10th
These interviews with individuals central to the development of ISI (import substitution industrialization) in Latin American economies features discussions of the controversial practice of ISI and its subsequent failure to jump start...