Instructional Video46:51
The Wall Street Journal

The Future Of: Global Markets

Higher Ed
With financial bubbles ending the last two expansions, do market vulnerabilities warrant greater attention today? WSJ's Nick Timiraos speaks with Richard H. Clarida​, ​V​iceChair​man​ of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Instructional Video16:43
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Why Greenspan Knew, But Didn’t Act

Higher Ed
In conversation with Institute President Rob Johnson, Sebastian Mallaby — Paul Volcker Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of a new book on Alan Greenspan’s tenure as Chairman of the Federal Reserve — parses...
Instructional Video3:53
Curated Video

The chart that predicts recessions

9th - 11th
A chart called the "yield curve" has predicted every US recession over the last 50 years. Now it might be saying another one is coming. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Economic experts are starting to warn that a US...
Instructional Video2:23
Curated Video

Native American Boarding Schools: Forced Separation of Families

9th - Higher Ed
For over a hundred years, the U.S. government used education as a tool to assimilate Native American children into American society - by systematically erasing their history, culture, and language.
Instructional Video2:07
MinuteEarth

How Much Food Is There On Earth?

12th - Higher Ed
Food already in cupboards, supermarkets, & warehouses could feed humanity for 4 months, but potential food - berries, termites & krill - could extend that by another year. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start...
Instructional Video1:27
Curated Video

What Is A High-Yield Savings Account? I Kiplinger

9th - Higher Ed
A high-yield savings account is essentially the same as a traditional savings account with one key difference — high-yield savings accounts pay a higher than average APY on deposits. An APY, or annual percentage yield, is the amount of...
Instructional Video4:55
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What causes an economic recession? | Richard Coffin

Pre-K - Higher Ed
For millennia, the people of Britain had been using bronze to make tools and jewelry, and as a currency for trade. But around 800 BCE, that began to change: the value of bronze declined, causing social upheaval and an economic crisis—...
Instructional Video2:52
MinuteEarth

How Much Food Is There On Earth?

12th - Higher Ed
Go to https://brilliant.org/MinuteEarth to build your math & science skills! Food already in cupboards, supermarkets, & warehouses could feed humanity for 4 months, but potential food - berries, termites & krill - could extend that by...
Instructional Video5:21
Jacob Clifford

Money Market and FED Tools (Monetary Policy)

11th - 12th Standards
Break down the money market graph step by step with your young economists, illustrating the general supply and demand of money, and discussing such points as the reasons why people demand money, liquidity, the shifting curve of the money...
Instructional Video4:39
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Federal Reserve Bank

The Fed Explains Monetary Policy

9th - 12th Standards
What is monetary policy, and how does it relate to the Federal Reserve? Take high schoolers through an entertaining account of the basics behind monetary policy and its place in the modern world of economics.
Instructional Video14:23
Khan Academy

US History Overview 2 - Reconstruction to the Great Depression

8th - 11th
Ambitiously spanning American history from 1865 to 1941, this video discusses and clarifies topics such as women's suffrage, the sinking of the Maine, and the development of America as a world empire. Maps and photographs will engage...
Lesson Plan1:21
Federal Reserve Bank

The Fed - Helping Keep Banks Safe and Sound

11th - 12th Standards
What does an examiner look for when analyzing a bank's financial condition? In addition to learning about the 5-Cs for reviewing loans and CAMELS (capital, assets, management, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity to risk), your learners...
Lesson Plan1:21
Federal Reserve Bank

The Fed's Role in Making and Setting Monetary Policy: Part 2

11th - 12th Standards
How does the Federal Open Market Committee work to formulate the nation's monetary policy in the United States? As the second segment of a lesson on the role of the Fed in setting monetary policy, class members will learn about open...
Instructional Video
Federal Reserve Bank

The Federal Reserve and You: Interest on Reserves

9th - 10th
Understand how the interest rate paid on reserves held by financial institutions works as a monetary policy tool.