Economics Academy 101
Western Reserve Public Media
PBS 45 & 49
 
 

Online Resources

 

Student Activities

The AIE Savings Calculator   You put in the your age and an amount of money and it tells you how much it will be worth in 10 year, 25 years or when you retire.
http://www.investoreducation.org/cindex2.cfm

Cyberchase: The Quest   Fantasy game where students have to use money to achieve a goal.
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/quest/launch.html

Escape from Knab   Economics — You've been transported to another planet. Can you earn enough money to get home?
http://www.escapefromknab.com/

Hands On Banking   Interactive site that teaches the concept of good money management. (Sections for grade 4 through adult)
http://handsonbanking.org/

It All Adds Up: NCEE Web site   Budgeting, buying a car, credit cards, investing and more
http://www.italladdsup.org

Lemonade Stand   You have 30 days to run the stand
http://www.ae4rv.com/games/lemonade.htm

Money Central Station   Games for primary and intermediate students from US Bureau of Printing and Engraving
http://www.moneyfactory.com/kids/start.html

Planet Orange   Brave the desert, climb mountains, and dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning, spending, saving, and investing.
http://www.orangekids.com/

Sense and Dollars   Gives middle and high school kids information about money management. Quizzes and activities are included.
http://senseanddollars.thinkport.org/

Welcome to Econopolis   Great for 4th and 6th grade proficiency test.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=3901&cid=2&url=3901

Why Study Economics?   Activities, Competitions and Games
http://whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/lecturers/games/

 

Business

Junior Achievement   Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life.
http://www.ja.org

Teen Business Link
http://www.sba.gov/teens/

 

Circular Flow of Production

Economics in Action — Circular Flow
http://www.producingohio.org/action/circular/index.html

Lesson Plan: the Circular Flow
http://www.econforkids.com/CE-Lesson7.pdf

 

Colonies

Social Studies for Kids: The Thirteen American Colonies
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies2.htm

 

Economics Today

Ad*Access    Images and database information for 7000 advertisements
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess

Economics    Tutorial and quizzes
http://www.cusd.com/calonline/econ/default.htm

Investor Ed 101: Best Resources for Teachers
http://www.investoreducation.org/investoredclassroom

Medicine and Madison Avenue   600 health-related advertisements printed in newspapers and magazines. These ads illustrate the variety and evolution of marketing images from the 1910s through the 1950s.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/mma/

Peanuts and Crackerjacks The Economics of Professional Sports    Nine innings with a different lesson taught each inning. Also quizzes.
http://www.bos.frb.org/peanuts/leadpgs/intro.htm

 

Economic Institutions

Edu-stock    A tutorial and simulation on the stock market
http://library.thinkquest.org/3088/

Federal Reserve Education   Has information, teacher activities, game and more
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/fred/

Investing for Beginners
http://beginnersinvest.about.com/

The Labor Union Movement in America
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Eco_Unionization.htm

Stock Market   Information and games on the market
http://www.kidskonnect.com/StockMarket/StockMarketHome.html

 

Economic Systems

AmosWeb    Economics with a touch of whimsy
http://www.amosweb.com/

Economic Systems Menu of Topics   Contains information and flash cards
http://anthro.palomar.edu/economy/default.htm

 

Factors of Production

Flows of Income, Expenditures, Factors and Goods
http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/multimedia/circular3.html

 

Financial Sites

 

Free Trade

The Free Trade Conundrum: Balancing Worker Wages and Consumer Prices
http://dig.lib.niu.edu/teachers/tariff-lesson.html

Free Trade Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.freetrade.org/faqs/faqs.html

The Pros and Cons of Pursuing Free Trade Agreements
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=4458&sequence=0

What is the World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/whatis_e.htm

 

Government’s Role in Economics

What Are the Economic Functions of the Government?  Lesson plan with worksheets. From National Council of Economics Education.
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/fecga.htm

 

Historical Information

Commercial Banking in Colonial America
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/summer97/banking.html

To Market To Market A Study of Colonial Trade 1600-1750
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/market_to_market/

 

Imports/Exports

Put your cursor on the arrow next to “Select Your Country” and highlight the country you’re looking for.

Click on “Economy” on the right hand side.

Scroll down to “Agriculture Products” and “Industries” to determine what is grown or manufactured in this country.

Scroll down further and look at “Import Products” and “Import Partners” to determine if the Unites States does business with this country.

U.S. Trade in Goods (Import, Export and Balance) by Country
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/index.html

Import Export Statistics   This is a very complex but complete table of what is imported and exported by each country.
http://www.intracen.org/tradstat/sitc3-3d/indexri.htm

Top Ten Import Export Groups (Asia)
http://www.pride2.org/NewPrideSite/Asia/Lesson3/exports.html

 

Market Economy and Competition

 

Mercantilism

Mercantilism (from WikiPedia) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism

Mercantilism   Starts back at feudalism — gives characteristics throughout the era.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/mercantilism.htm

 

Missouri Compromise

Afro-American Almanac The History of the Missouri Compromise
http://www.toptags.com/aama/events/mcomp.htm

Missouri Compromise   The text of the document
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h511t.html

Primary Documents in American History –The Missouri Compromise
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Missouri.html

 

Nike Lesson Sites

Justice and Peace — Sweatshops
http://www.ucc.org/justice/sweatshops.htm

Nike, Inc.   An overview of policy, profit, etc from Nike
http://www.nike.com

Sweatshops Poverty is Awesome   This is a parody on Nike’s use of sweatshops.
http://www.toolness.com/nike/

 

Organizations

Central Ohio Center for Economic Education
http://www.cocee.org

National Council on Economic Education
http://www.ncee.net

What Americans Teens and Adults Know About Economics — Executive Summary   Gives survey findings.
http://www.ncee.net/cel/WhatAmericansKnowAboutEconomics_051105-ExecSummary.pdf

 

Property Rights

Napster Case
http://www.riaa.com/News/filings/napster.asp

Property Rights  by Armen Alchian
http://www.econlib.org/LIBRARY/Enc/PropertyRights.html

http://www.riaa.com/News/filings/napster.asp
http://www.iep.utm.edu/p/property.htm

 

Role of Economics in Articles of Confederation

American Foreign Relations During the Articles of Confederation Through the Perspective of Nathan Dane
http://www.primaryresearch.org/PRTHB/Dane/Cahill/cahill.htm

The Economics of the American Revolutionary War
http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/baack.war.revolutionary.us

Economic Incentives for Pursuing Independence
http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/baack.war.revolutionary.us

 

Scarcity

 

Songs

 

Tariff of 1828

 

Why Study Economics?

 

Lesson Plans

Collecting for Fun…and Profit
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM553&page=teacher

Comparative Economic Systems   For grades 6-12
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM322&page=teacher

EconEdLink   Tons of lesson plans linked to standards. Excellent site.
http://www.econedlink.org/

Great Economic Lessons   Grades K-12
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lessons.cfm

MCREL Economic Sites  Hotlist
http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/economics/econlessons.asp

National Council on Economic Education   Fabulous site with hundreds of economics lesson plans.
http://www.ncee.net/

Producing Ohio: Creating Our Economy   Excellent site for intermediate and middle school. Lesson plans keyed to test
http://www.producingohio.org/

Price of gasoline — what’s behind it?
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM664&page=teacher

Scarcity, Choice and Decision   Students have to plan a prom.
http://www.themint.org/teachers/scarcity.php

 

 

 

 
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