The students learn how a recession affects our economy, and how it might affect them personally.They examine the role the federal government has played in dealing with the current recession. They analyze their thoughts about what ... more »
Grades: 6-8 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the September 30, 2009, third estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (Real GDP) for the second quarter of 2009, reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historical d... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson examines the October 2, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of September, 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson examines the October 2, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of September, 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the September 23, 2009, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide s... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported Sept. 16, 2009, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of August, 2009. Students read the BLS report, analyze the meaning of ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. A real-life social science experiment in how institutions shape people\'s lives has been t... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide

This lesson examines the September 4, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of August, 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts o... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson examines the September 4, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of August, 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts o... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

This lesson focuses on the August 12, 2009, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide stud... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

Our Hidden Jobless: A lesson plan featuring in-class debate, original research and some surprising conclusions about the unemployment data, built around a video in which Chicago\'s Ebony Allen tries to get a job. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson / video

Students will explore the current state of the economy on a national as well as a local level and compare their perception of the state of the economy with recent media reporting. They will then create a “state of the economy re... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson / video

Students will understand that the current economic crisis is a “global eventâ€� that impacts different nations in similar and different ways. Keyed to the standards of the Omaha Public Schools and McRel, and useful for all. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: lesson / video

Small business owners in Fredericksburg, Virginia are starting to recover from the economic downturn. Antonio Neves returns to check their progress. This is a not a lesson, but a video with several questions provided. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: video

Need a little help understanding and explaining current events in financial markets to your students? Check out this easy-to-understand presentation on the current economic situation. Additional resources: presentation (no audio, ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: presentation / audio

Students will read the Inside the Vault article "As College Costs Rise, Student Loans are Harder to Find" and will complete a survey of college students. Students will discuss the typical costs a college student faces and will lea... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

In this lesson, students learn about data used to measure an economy’s health—inflation/deflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), output measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and unemployment measured by the unemp... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

There are many suggested causes for the Great Depression. It is important for students to understand that occurrences such as the stock market crash—and other events that affected particular sectors of the economy—were important, ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

Students learn about programs initiated through the New Deal. By comparing and categorizing New Deal programs, they recognize that the value of most of these programs was their effects on the confidence that U.S. citizens had in t... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson

Students use excerpts from Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “fireside chats” to identify his plans for restoring the economy. They determine that using available technology to communicate was important to FDR’s effort to restore consum... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson