In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad figures out how to incorporate a new scene into their film while staying within their budget. This is one in a series of videos about the film shoot. [0:58]
This task requires students to think of dimes and pennies as fractions of dollars.
This site provides a lesson about the dynamics of saving and borrowing with banks.
One of the most common replies given by parents when their children ask for money is "Do I look like I'm made of Money?" This lesson is designed to educate students about the need for money as a generally accepted medium of exchange. The students will also learn how money is earned. Finally, the students will identify useful endeavors they can be a part of.
Finding the money needed to start a new business is almost always one of the most difficult hurdles new owners face. This site tells how to find the money you need even when you think it's not possible.
Learn how Hasan Davis overcame obstacles such as learning disabilities, being arrested at age 11, and expelled from every school he attended to earn a GED diploma, college and law degrees, and serve as Commissioner of Juvenile Justice for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Dr. Victor Rios, himself a former dropout, dicusses his research in juvenile justice, the policing of America's schools, and the school-to-prison pipeline.
Dr. Ron Ferguson describes the current and future costs in America of having an undereducated population. He argues the need for career guidance for secondary students that includes options other than a four-year college degree.
Investment services for stocks and options, IPOs, mutual funds, and bonds. Other financial services as well, along with community tools.
Economics website presents a video [0:52] and quiz teaching students about the concept of money and monetary goods.
Explore Economics is a series of short videos that introduce elementary-age children to economic concepts.
The Minneapolis branch of the Federal Reserve Bank system. It has a wealth of financial information and data, information about the banking system and the state of the economy, and financial education resources.
Understand how the Federal Reserve establishes monetary policy through the activities provided in this lesson unit. The guide is intended to accompany the bank's "Money in Motion" exhibit, which can be explored through a virtual tour on the website. [PDF]
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond provides access to information in the following categories: General Information, Monetary Policy & Business Conditions, Financial Services, Banking, Community Affairs, Consumer Information, Economic Research, and President's Speeches about the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco provides information in the following categories: Inside the FRBSF, Economic Research, Financial Services, Economics Education, Community Affairs, Banking and Finance in the West, Treasury Securities or Savings Bonds, and Central Banking.
This Federal Reserve Board site page gives a short description of the Federal Reserve System and what it does. Related links.
This page provides access to "The Federal Reserve System/Purposes & Functions," a publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This book is available as a complete publication or by chapter. The book covers the following areas:(1) Overview of the Federal Reserve System (2) Monetary Policy and the Economy (3) The Implementation of Monetary Policy (4) The Federal Reserve in International Sphere (5) Supervision and Regulation (6) Consumer and Community Affairs (7) Reserve Bank Services (8) Appendices (9) Index.
The Federal Trade Commission has developed helpful investment articles and videos to assist consumers in making educated decisions about how they spend, manage and invest their money.
This task allows students to relate addition and subtraction problems to money in a context that introduces the concept of scarcity.
This content package offers resources for grades K-6 in Financial Literacy and related math skills. There are a variety of resource types in the package: individual lesson plans, mini-units, lesson collections, videos, interactive resources, and eReading materials.