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PPT
Curated OER

Chapter 28: Exchange Rates, The Balance of Payments, and Trade Deficits

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Bring your class on a trip around the world in this economics presentation, which details international trade and exchange rates. Especially helpful are the clear bullet points, interesting discussion topics, and list of key terms for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan on the U.S. Trade Deficit

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine the U.S. trade deficit. In this global economics instructional activity, students read excerpts of selected articles and analyze economic reports to identify the implications of having a deficit. Discussion...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

U.S. Trade Deficit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students see how to define trade surplus and trade deficit, become acquainted with important U.S. trading partners and concerns of different interest groups.
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Instructional Video4:17
Curated OER

Data on Chinese US Balance of Payments

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Sal references the US Bureau of Economic Analysis to demonstrate discrepancies in US imports and exports with actual documentation. A financial account chart documents the inflow and outflow of asset ownerships, and Sal observes how few...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan on the U.S. Trade Deficit

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the United States trade deficit. They examine different opinions about trade surpluses and deficits. They also identify the United States trading partners throughout the world and their concerns.
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Instructional Video3:34
Jacob Clifford

Balance of Payments

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Explore one of the key concepts of macroeconomics with Mr. Clifford, who guides students through understanding the exchange of goods and services between countries, imports and exports, trade deficits, and current versus financial accounts.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

International Trade Reality Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
In this international trade worksheet, students respond to 21 short answer questions regarding free trade, trade deficits, and trade balance.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

International Trade

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars, through lecture and discussion, examine the mechanics of exchange in world markets and then at some of the issues nations face as a result of the international character of trade. They participate in an activity that...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

LET'S TRADE

For Teachers 4th - 5th
The students will become familiar with the methods used to trade agricultural products between countries.1. Allow students to research the trade embargoes the United States has imposed on other countries. 2. Use encyclopedias and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chapter 37: International Trade

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Several graphs help to illustrate the dynamics of international trade in this slideshow. World prices, imports and exports, and the economic impact of tariffs are detailed in the presentation, along with arguments for free trade and the...
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Instructional Video3:01
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China Pegs to Dollar to Keep Trade Imbalance

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Continuing from the previous video, Sal reviews the China-US trade relationships and the floating currency scenario that should leave the dollar weaker and the Yuan stronger. He explains the reason the People's Bank of China doesn't want...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Arkansas and NAFTA

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Build literacy through social studies and reading strategies. This lesson focuses on using pre-reading, vocabulary building, and comprehension questions to boost literacy while educating learners on international trade, NAFTA, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Market Structures and Competition

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore the role of government in the economy market. In this economics lesson, students analyze the decision making and how it takes into consideration additional cost, benefits and public awareness of what they are trying to...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Explaining the u.s. Trade Deficit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discusses how the U.S. has been lowering its trade deficit. This paper is very detailed with information and graphs for the student who is familiar with global trade.
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 9: The Pros and Cons of Trade Deficits and Surpluses

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Identify three ways in which borrowing money or running a trade deficit can result in a healthy economy, and Identify three ways in which borrowing money or running a...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 9: Introduction to the International Trade and Capital Flows

For Students 9th - 10th
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: Measuring trade balances, Trade balances in historical and international context, Trade balances and flows of financial capital, The national saving and investment identity, The pros...
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Audio
New York Times

New York Times: Who Is Really Losing Out to China?

For Students 9th - 10th
Depicts the trade deficit that the United States with China in 2006. Includes audio and video content.
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Handout
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Foreign Economic Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
Exports were the key to South Korea's industrial expansion. Until 1986 the value of imports was greater than exports. This situation was reversed, however, in 1986 when South Korea registered a favorable balance of trade of US$4.2...
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Website
Other

U.s. National Debt Clock: Real Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented to you in real time, discover the most accurate snapshot of our country's spending and debt. Numbers include individual debt per citizen, unemployment rates, Medicare spending, and the trade deficit. Watch and compare as the...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 9: The National Saving and Investment Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the determinants of trade and current account balance, Identify and calculate supply and demand for financial capital, Explain how a nation's balance of trade is...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapt. 9: Difference Between Level of Trade and the Trade Balance

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Identify three factors that influence a country's level of trade and Differentiate between balance of trade and level of trade.
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Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Changing Equilibria From Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
Autarky describes a situation when countries are completely closed to trade. In this video [6:24], we explore what happens to the domestic price of a good, consumer surplus, and producer surplus, when an autarkic country opens to trade.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Bill Clinton's Economic Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This vast BBC article covers almost everything about Clinton's economic legacy including the economic boom, budget surplus, and international trade deals.
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Graphic
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Early American Trade With China: Total Value of u.s Imports and Exports [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chart of total value of imports and exports of selected years from 1790 to 1900 in dollars. There are also questions that go along with the charts/graphs.

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