Economics

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 * @http://www.lei.councilforeconed.org/ - Learning Earning and Investing - There is a terrific online glossary on this site.
 * NPR's Planet Money Blog - Planet Money
 * McRel.org-lesson plans for teaching Economics
 * EconEdLink.org-lesson plans and resources for teaching Economics
 * VisualEconomics- "unraveling complexities of Financial Data"(from the website)
 * ProTeacher.com- a list of lessons for teaching Economics
 * Teachnology- Business and Economics lessons for all ages

Scarcity and Choice

 * Council for Economic Education- lesson and materials on scarcity and choice

Markets and Economic Systems

 * Stock market Game - Have your students experience the rise and fall of the Stock Market
 * [] - CPI calculator and background info from the Minneapolis Fed. Have kids plug in numbers to compare purchasing power of a dollar over time.

Functions of Government

 * NY Times: Federal Budget Puzzle- see if your students can fix the federal budget
 * Math and Economics- lesson on Goods and Services

Economic Interdependence

 * Cyprus Producers Network- information about Economic Interdependence
 * IMF.org-(International Monetary Fund) lessons on IMF and the global economy

Income, Profit, and Wealth

 * GeniRevolution - This is the site of the personal finance game
 * [|www.econedlink.org] - Personal Finance Game that is new this year from NCEE
 * Technology Bits and Bytes- a compilation of websites to teach kids about money management