Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Trading: Then & Now
This quiz will compare trading in the past and trading in the present. It will also look at the use of money in the United States today.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Money Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] Identify coins by name and value (penny, nickel, dime, and quarters); Make fair trades involving combinations of pennies and nickels or pennies and dimes.
University of Virginia
U. Of Virginia: "A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature and " by Benjamin Franklin
The original text of a 1729 essay by Benjamin Franklin entitled "A Modest Enquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a Paper-Currency." Franklin supports paper currency to encourage trade.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information: Jobs and Making Money
Consumers in the market for a job, an investment, or a business to run as a second career, see many opportunities in the media. Learn how to navigate through ones with false promises.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using a Person's Budget to Understand the Balance of Payments
Just like a personal budget, the balance of payments uses the sources of funds and uses of funds to track the movement of money. In this article, we use a young wizard's budget to make the balance of payments more relatable. This...
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: You Are Here
In this interactive mall environment, students learn how to make smart decisions as consumers. Whether shopping for clothes, choosing the best food deal, searching for a job or buying a cellphone, students will learn how to recognize...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi
Use this lesson to learn more about the Hawaiian economics system. Learn how they developed and used this specialized type of money system. "In this lesson, you will learn how specialization and division of labor increased productivity...
Econoclass
Econoclass: International Finance Classroom Simulation
In this classroom activity, learners are divided into various groups, each being a different "country." Each country has their own currency and goods, and groups proceed to trade amongst themselves. This game covers the topics of...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Pennies Make Cents
This is a lesson that allows for students to examine pennies. Includes links to information about coins as well as activities. It also includes information on the history of the penny.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Bill, Are You Bogus?
In a barter system, people have to trade goods and services for other goods and services. In an economy that produces millions of goods and services, barter is very difficult. Think of all the stuff (goods and services) you have.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Show Me the Money!
Students will investigate unforeseen costs of car loans and/or house loans. They will then evaluate the economics of decision making, the ramifications of their choices, and options available to them. Students will compute costs and...
Education.com
Education.com: Goods and Services: Let's Make a Deal!
[Free Registration/Login Required] Have your young scholars experience the act of trading goods and services with bartering. In this activity, students will have the opportunity to make a deal, in order to get what they want. Better yet,...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Making Fair Trades
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students make fair trades using pennies and nickels or pennies and dimes. They will also review coins and their names.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Payday Loans and Cash Advances
A payday loan or cash advance loan can be very expensive. Before you get one of these loans, consider other ways to borrow.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Car Title Loans
Tips for high school students interested in buying their first car and needing a loan. Learn about the high cost of car title loans and other choices you should consider that may be better options.
Geographic
Mexico Economy Index
This homepage provides many links to information about the economy of Mexico, including Mexico during the Great Depression, the labor force, the financial system, agriculture, major industry, foreign trade, and more.
Curated OER
Cbc: Bank Profits: 2008
Even though there has been a downturn in the Canadian economy, banks have still made billions of dollars. Explore Canada's six big banks to find out how they made their money.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Global Interactions: Economic Interactions and Flows
This learning module examines how money travels around the world between more developed and less developed nations, and the various forms it takes. Includes slideshows, student tasks, videos, maps, charts, and case studies, including one...
Other
E*trade Financial
Investment services for stocks and options, IPOs, mutual funds, and bonds. Other financial services as well, along with community tools.
Edutopia
Edutopia: Goods and Services [Pdf]
A unit that teaches the difference between goods and services, the difference between producers and consumers, the difference between human, natural, and capital resources, and the difference between bartering/trading and buying/selling....
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: Virtual Economics Web Companion
The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Economics of Pro Team Sports
Great interactive baseball game that combines your knowledge of economics and pro sports trivia. After completing the nine innings, you should have a better understanding of how economics is used in everyday life.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Pennies Make Cents
Students will review the history of trade before money and will investigate the history of money. Students will locate information about the first coin authorized by the United States and will learn about the penny.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 15: Macroeconomic Effects of Exchange Rate
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Differentiate among a floating exchange rate, a soft peg, a hard peg, and a merged currency; and Identify the trade-offs that come with a floating exchange rate, a soft...