The Euro: Money Changes Everything

High schoolers explore the impact of the euro on nations of the European Union (EU). In this euro lesson, students examine exchange rates within the EU as well as outside the EU in order to better understand the implications of ...

The Columbian Exchange completely changed the way the world traded goods with one another. Scholars watch a video to get a close look at the positives and negatives of the Columbian Exchange—and how the world would never be the same. 

This student-teacher resource discusses international exchange rate and shows how to calculate different currencies around the world.

This page provides access to the book "Exchange Rate Regimes in an Increasingly Integrated World Economy" by Michael Mussa, Paul Masson, Alexander Swoboda Esteban Jadresic, Paolo Mauro, and Andy Berg. Individual chapters can be downloaded.

Practice your understanding of how exchange rates change when economic conditions change.

Use this exchange rate calculator to determine whether the U.S. dollar has appreciated or depreciated against other currencies.

Gain a better understanding of how differences in real interest rates between countries impact exchange rates and net exports in this four-problem exercise.

A video [7:44] explaining how changes in interest rates in one country can impact currency values and other economic conditions in other countries.

Young economists learn about the method of predicting changes in the exchange rate with Big Macs in an instructional video. After an understanding the index, learners write a post on a discussion board and respond to class members' posts...

Very funny clip [0:40] from Seinfeld Season 8 discusses the exchange rate to give students a sense of the what the exchange rate is and the difference between nominal and real exchange rates.