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Council for Economic Education

GDP Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Does the economy needs a check-up? Scholars analyze the gross domestic product (GDP) to determine the overall health of the current economy. They use a short video clip as well as economic data to determine the current growth of the...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2003 AP® Macroeconomics Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
A country experiences inflation. What options does the government have to control the problem? Using authentic materials from College Board, learners consider the problem. Additional questions explore supply and demand curves, as well as...
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Curated OER

An Introduction to the Federal Reserve

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the Federal Reserve System.  In this secondary economics lesson, students view a DVD titled In Plain English:  Making Sense of the Federal Reserve.  High schoolers take notes and work in groups to review the...
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Curated OER

Budget Busters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Use this economic activity to focus on writing summaries of informational text. First, middle schoolers define common economic terms used to describe news about the economy. They closely read news about the federal budget deficit and...
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Curated OER

Macroeconomic Policies

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view a PowerPoint presentation on macroeconomic policies. They identify and define the main distinctions between the three key economic policies used by governments and debate their merits.
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Curated OER

Ist's Yours- It's Mine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of having an income as part of an economic system. They use the circular flow model to describe monetary policies. Students explain how policies of government influence the redistribution of income and...
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Curated OER

Poverty, Inequality, and Income Distribution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners come up with a definition of poverty through performing an investigation. The problems of policy makers is addressed with the intention of how poverty can be solved. The problem of poverty is shown to have the capability of...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

One is Silver and the Other's Gold

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners investigate the money supply and how it can affect the value of money. They examine how the changing money supply can affect prices.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Poverty, Inequality and Income Distribution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view a PowerPoint presentation on poverty in the UK and then research and discuss different strategies available to governments for tackling poverty through fiscal policy.
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Curated OER

Government Lesson Plan 19

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define vocabulary terms related to monetary policies, and apply monetary tools to solve economic scenarios.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The European Union 2

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars examine the social implications of the European Union. They examine how the European Union addresses poverty and unemployment through new policies.
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Curated OER

The Role of Government

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the economic roles of the federal government. Using the internet, they read information related to government spending and the actual dollar amounts attached to budget items. In groups, they develop their own...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unemployment, NAIRU, and the Phillips Curve

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners participate in three different lessons. They analyze the relationship between fiscal expansion and short and long run consequences using the AS/AD framework. They organize appropriate data from a range of sources. They interpret...
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Curated OER

India: Is Terrorism Hurting the Economy?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the effect of terrorism on the Indian economy. They conduct research on terrorist activity in India, create a timeline, and participate in a summit between Indian and Pakistan.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Dealing with the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
As part of their study of the Great Depression, young economists examine statistical data to determine the effectiveness of FDR's New Deal recovery programs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Trial of Monty Terry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and analyze the Federal Reserve System. They participate in a reader's theater, acting out the roles typical of a courtroom drama as they determine whether the defendant, Monty Terry, is guilty or innocent of...
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Curated OER

You Can Bank On It!

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study the role of the Federal Reserve System as it relates to the supply of money and the availability of credit. They complete a web questionnaires from the research they conduct.
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Handout
ProCon

Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Almost 600,000 Americans are arrested each year for marijuana possession. Pupils decide if marijuana should be legalized for recreational use after reading state-by-state laws and the top pro and con arguments. The resource also includes...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Child Labor in Maryland: An Historical Investigation

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders, after reading two excerpts about contemporary child labor situations, discuss two broad questions in detail along with the industrial boom following the Civil War conditions in the United States. They investigate how the...
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Curated OER

Hey, Mom! What's for Breakfast?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices lesson, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, students use the Internet to complete a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The IMF in Action: What Does the IMF Do?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use newspapers and the internet to discover what the IMF does. They work together in groups to brainstorm occupations which need another language to be spoken. They also examine data related to trading among countries.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

What Obama Can Learn from FDR

For Students 10th - 12th
In this presidential perspectives worksheet, students read a 5-page article titled "What Obama Can Learn from FDR?" and then respond to 5 short answer questions about the article.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mr. Yamada’s Tips for Success on Current Events Commentary: Macroeconomics

For Students 11th - 12th
In this economic systems worksheet, students read and follow the provided 5 tips to locate, analyze, and discuss macroeconomics current event issues. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Cost of War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a video clip about the cost of war. They discover what goes into paying for a war. They examine the need for a budget in the government. They read a news story about this topic as well.

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