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Where Did All The Money Go? The Great Depression Mystery
Students read a brief passage that poses the mystery, "How did the Great Depression happen?" As detectives, they will gather clues using the Internet ...
Grade: 9-12 Published: 02/06/2002

Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy - November 2001
Following the announcement on November 6th, newspapers across the country had front-page stories about the most recent Federal Reserve action to lower...
Grade: 9-12 Published: 11/06/2001

Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, April 29, 2009
This lesson focuses on the April 29, 2009, press release by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions a...
Grade: 9-12 Published: 05/27/2009

Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, March 18, 2008
This lesson focuses on the March 18, 2008, announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions an...
Grade: 9-12 Published: 04/03/2008

Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate - February 1, 2008
The lesson summarizes the content of the February 1, 2008, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of the unemployment rate...
Grade: 9-12 Published: 02/26/2008

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Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics
Grade: 9-12 Published: 2003
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Lesson 10 - The Circular Flow of Economic Activity
In this lesson, the students read about market interactions and participate in a simulation. "Econoland" involves transactions between businesses and households in two kinds of markets: product marke...

Civics and Government: Focus on Economics
Grade: 9-12 Published: 1996
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Unit 3: Lesson 11 - What Can the Government Do About Unemployment?
An understanding of the three types of unemployment and the various policies government can pursue to alleviate unemployment is developed. Students categorize examples of unemployed workers as struct...