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Resources for Teachers and Students in Economics and Personal Finance

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The St. Louis Fed has free education resources for pre-K through college educators to aid in the study of money and banking, economics, personal finance and the Federal Reserve. Our resources are created by teachers, for teachers.

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Who Knew? Products from Early Civilizations We Use Today

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Who Knew? Products from Early Civilizations We Use Today

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This inquiry prompts students to investigate the social, economic, and environmental issues surrounding the global banana industry. In investigating the compelling question regarding real cost of bananas, students explore the pros and cons of the banana industry, including the practices of multinational corporations (MNCs) and smaller fair-trade cooperatives and organizations. Students grapple with several layers of connected concerns relative to the banana industry and argue for or against increased governmental support for the fair-trade banana market. In doing so, students develop an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of private citizens and corporations. They also begin to build a foundational understanding of the complicated relationship between government and business in the local, national, and global economy, as well as their own roles as consumers and citizens in shaping these issues.

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This inquiry prompts students to investigate the social, economic, and environmental issues surrounding the global banana industry. In investigating the compelling question regarding real cost of bananas, students explore the pros and cons of the banana industry, including the practices of multinational corporations (MNCs) and smaller fair-trade cooperatives and organizations.

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This sixth grade annotated inquiry provides students with an opportunity to investigate the role of agriculture in the growth of complex societies. Students will examine sources related to the development of agriculture, the emergence of ancient writing in Mesopotamia, and the rise of social inequalities as they construct an argument in response to the compelling question "Was the development of agriculture good for humans?" This question takes advantage of students' intuitive understanding that the development of agriculture was essential and advantageous for humans, and then offers them a chance to explore some of the intended and unintended consequences of agriculture. This inquiry focuses on Mesopotamia and represents just a slice of what students should learn about the development of agriculture and the establishment of human civilization, so additional inquiries may be needed to fully represent the key idea.

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This sixth grade annotated inquiry provides students with an opportunity to investigate the role of agriculture in the growth of complex societies. Students will examine sources related to the development of agriculture, the emergence of ancient writing in Mesopotamia, and the rise of social inequalities as they construct an argument in response to the compelling question [...]

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This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the Industrial Revolution in the United States by examining the manufacturing industry as a proxy for industrialization. In weighing the opportunities and costs afforded to New Yorkers as a result of the shift from an agrarian society to an industrial one, students will be able to develop an argument with evidence to answer the compelling question "Did industrialization make life better for everyone in New York?" Subsequent inquiries could be developed around other topics related to industrialism, such as transportation and communication.

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This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the Industrial Revolution in the United States by examining the manufacturing industry as a proxy for industrialization. In weighing the opportunities and costs afforded to New Yorkers as a result of the shift from an agrarian society to an industrial one, students will be able to develop [...]

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Arkansas Economic Data and Reports - Arkansas Economic Development Commission

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Dive into the numbers and learn more the financial state of Arkansas and all that it has to offer your business. Click here to learn more.

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Feet and Hooves and Wheels and Wings:<br />How Transportation has Impacted Arkansas' Economy

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Feet and Hooves and Wheels and Wings:<br />How Transportation has Impacted Arkansas’ Economy

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What better way for students to show their knowledge of a subject than through a movement activity that is both fun and educational!

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EconEdLink - Taxation without Representation?

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This lesson will take students through the series of tax acts that were enacted by the British government and disputed by the original 13 colonies of America prior to the American Revolution. Students will discuss the concept of government-provided services in exchange for taxes.

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Econiful is in the process of developing a one-semester, on-level high school economics curriculum with everything you need to lead a successful course whether you are a new or experienced economic educator. Units are scheduled to publish 2023-2025. All of Unit 1: Economic Foundations and Unit 2: Microeconomics, as well as part of Unit 3: Macroeconomics, are available now.

Watch a brief overview below and take a deeper dive with this 12-minute introduction video.

Contact Kathleen Cusack with questions at Kathleen@econiful.org.

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Econiful is in the process of developing a one-semester, on-level high school economics curriculum with everything you need to lead a successful course whether you are a new or experienced economic educator. Units are scheduled to publish 2023-2025.

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Globalization:

The concept
of interconnectedness through global world trade, often referred to as globalization, is a hot topic of debate today. What are the results of modern
world globalization on economy, culture,
politics and the environment around the world?
Some suggested reading on the issues of globalization:
Friedman, Thomas L. The World Is Flat: A Brief History
of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
Print
Foer, Franklin. How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization. New
York: Harper Perennial, 2005. Print.
The
pioneering cultures of the Silk Road overcome physical obstacles to create
connections across varying geographies. Why did they choose the intricate
routes that are seen in our lesson? Take a look at a physical map of Eurasia like the one here. Draw your own routes from the east coast of
China to the Mediterranean Sea. What paths did you choose? Why? Compare them to
the Silk Road maps of our lesson. Did you match the traders of the Ancient Silk
Road?

Sometimes a single unlikely idea can have massive impact across the world. Sir Harold Evans, the author of They Made America, describes how frustration drove Malcom McLean, a small-town truck driver, to invent the shipping container. Containerization was born, and it transformed the modern global economy.

It may seem that we're living in a borderless world where ideas, goods
and people flow freely from nation to nation. We're not even close, says
Pankaj Ghemawat. With great data (and an eye-opening survey), he argues
that there's a delta between perception and reality in a world that's
maybe not so hyperconnected after all.

As globalization and technological advances bring us hurtling towards a
new integrated future, Ian Goldin warns that not all people may benefit equally. But, he says, if we can recognize this danger, we might yet
realize the possibility of improved life for everyone.

James Glattfelder studies complexity: how an interconnected system -
say, a swarm of birds - is more than the sum of its parts. And
complexity theory, it turns out, can reveal a lot about how the economy
works. Glattfelder shares a groundbreaking study of how control flows through the global economy, and how concentration of power in the hands of a shockingly small number leaves us all vulnerable. (Filmed at
TEDxZurich.)

Suggested
Reading on the Silk Road:
Non Fiction:
Gordon, Stewart. When Asia Was the World.
Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 2008. Print.

Liu, Xinru. The Silk Road in World History.
Oxford: Oxford UP, 2010. Print
Wood, Frances. The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years
in the Heart of Asia. Berkeley: U of California, 2002. Print.
Weatherford, J. McIver. Genghis Khan and the Making of the
Modern World. New York: Crown, 2004. Print.
Fiction:
Whitfield, Susan. Life along the Silk Road.
Berkeley: U of California, 1999. Print.

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The Silk Road: Connecting the ancient world through trade - Shannon Harris Castelo

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With modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harris Castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, a network of multiple routes that used the common language of commerce to connect the world's major settlements, thread by thread.

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TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.

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In this Classroom ECONnections webinar, several Federal Reserve banks collaborated to present K-12 entrepreneurship resources.

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This sixth grade annotated inquiry provides students with an opportunity to investigate the role of agriculture in the growth of complex societies. Students will examine sources related to the development of agriculture, the emergence of ancient writing in Mesopotamia, and the rise of social inequalities as they construct an argument in response to the compelling question "Was the development of agriculture good for humans?" This question takes advantage of students' intuitive understanding that the development of agriculture was essential and advantageous for humans, and then offers them a chance to explore some of the intended and unintended consequences of agriculture. This inquiry focuses on Mesopotamia and represents just a slice of what students should learn about the development of agriculture and the establishment of human civilization, so additional inquiries may be needed to fully represent the key idea.

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This sixth grade annotated inquiry provides students with an opportunity to investigate the role of agriculture in the growth of complex societies. Students will examine sources related to the development of agriculture, the emergence of ancient writing in Mesopotamia, and the rise of social inequalities as they construct an argument in response to the compelling question [...]

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CIA’s World Factbook is your authoritative source on the world’s countries, territories, oceans, and more. Explore world facts at your fingertips.

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The world’s largest library. View historic photos, maps, books and more. Contact experts for help with research. Plan a visit. Home of U.S. Copyright Office.

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The following charts displays the array of inquiries developed for each New York grade level along with New York Framework Key Idea. By viewing the topics for each inquiry, curriculum teams can begin planning their work to develop additional inquiries for the remaining grade-level topics.

Kindergarten-Grade 4 Inquiry Topics and Key Ideas

*annotated inquiry

Grades 5-8 Inquiry Topics and Key Ideas

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Grades 9-12 Inquiry Topics and Key Ideas

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The following charts displays the array of inquiries developed for each New York grade level along with New York Framework Key Idea. By viewing the topics for each inquiry, curriculum teams can begin planning their work to develop additional inquiries for the remaining grade-level topics. Kindergarten-Grade 4 Inquiry Topics and Key Ideas K [...]

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National Endowment for the Humanities Lesson Plans

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National Endowment for the Humanities Lesson Plans

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How does popular culture engage history? In this lesson plan, students will examine The Searchers, one of the most widely acclaimed Western movies of all time, to explore interpretations of race, gender, and family-both in the time period depicted by the film and the time period in which the film was produced.

This lesson plan uses A. A. Lamb's painting Emancipation Proclamation and resources from BlackPast to explore the successes and shortcomings of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Reconstruction amendments, as well as the roles played by Black people in securing their own freedom.

Use Aaron Douglas's mural Into Bondage to introduce the stories of famous Harlem Renaissance figures, including Langston Hughes, and to explore the history and importance of Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the end of Black enslavement in the United States.

Kerry James Marshall's painting Voyager, depicting two partially obscured Black figures standing aboard a ship, refers to an actual ship, Wanderer, which was among the last slave ships in the United States, illegally transporting more than 400 individuals from West Africa to Georgia in 1858-even though the importation of enslaved people had been banned in 1808. Use the painting as an entry point to discuss the Transatlantic slave trade and introduce students to the NEH-funded database Slave Voyages project.

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How does popular culture engage history? In this lesson plan, students will examine The Searchers, one of the most widely acclaimed Western movies of all time, to explore interpretations of race, gender, and family-both in the time period depicted by the film and the time period in which the film was produced.

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Teach Trade, Comparative Advantage, and Barriers to Trade with A Yen to Trade Curriculum Unit

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Students will learn about the basic rationale for making trades, the gains that are possible from trade, and how trading is done between people of different countries. Fundamental economic concepts and international trade concepts are also explained.