Economics Index


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Unit: Introduction to Economics

Discussion Lesson - Island Choices


The Costs and Benefits of College


Reading the Textbook: Quizzing for Accountability


Unit: Macroeconomics

Unemployment: Then and Now

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Forrest handout pdf
  • “U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov/.


Charting GDP

  • GDP Growth - Forrest handout pdf
  • “U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).” U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), www.bea.gov/.


Numbered Heads Together Activity Lesson - Happiness and GDP

  • Happiness and GDP activity  - Forrest handout pdf
  • “Numbered Heads Together Cooperative Learning Strategy: (Grades K-12).” TeacherVision, 8 Feb. 2007, www.teachervision.com/numbered-heads-together-cooperative-learning-strategy.
  • Tarr, Russel. “Random Name Picker.” Fakebook, www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/.


Web Activities on the Federal Budget

  • Next 10, Federal Budget Challenge, www.federalbudgetchallenge.org/pages/overview.
  • “National Priorities Project.” National Priorities Project, www.nationalpriorities.org/.
  • “Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 13 Nov. 2010, archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?_r=1.


Web based activity on Monetary Policy Activity 

  • “Chair the Fed: A Monetary Policy Game.” FRB SF | 2014 Annual Report | Does College Matter?, sffed-education.org/chairthefed/default.html?startover=1.


Web based Review Game for Macroeconomics 

  • Quiz Show Review on Macroeconomics Forrest -Flippity Net Review Game 
  • “Easily Turn a Google™ Spreadsheet into a Set of Online Flashcards and Other Cool Stuff.” Flippity.net: Easily Turn Google Spreadsheets into Flashcards and Other Cool Stuff, www.flippity.net/.
  • “Learning Games | Make Learning Awesome!” Kahoot!, 21 Sept. 2018, kahoot.com/.


Unit: Personal Economics

Buying a Good Used Car


Doing Federal Taxes


Basics of Credit Cards


Economics Projects

Project Lesson American Government and Economics - Students Explain the Concept


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