Why do we need money? Think about Ebay!
The students investigate money--its purpose and functions. They complete an exercise, using the online acution site Ebay, to learn why money is critic...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 01/12/2006

Marketplace: The Trouble with Truffles
In this lesson students listen to an audio file about the scarcity of French truffles in 2004; the file explains how this scarcity affected French buy...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 07/30/2008

Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 1)
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S.government policies have also had a considerable impact on the ...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 01/30/2008

Agent Pincher: P is for Penny or Where did money come from?
Over time everyone has had a pocketful of pennies, it’s not something we think about very much. But what if we woke up tomorrow and found tha...
Grade: 6-8    Published: 04/18/2005

One is Silver and the Other's Gold
Students learn about the money supply and that it can affect the value of money. Students investigate this in the 1896 presidential election (Bryan...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 03/26/2003