Economics

• Econ Lowdown – Free online resources for Economics.

• FED Educational Portal

• AmosWEB – A site that’s effective, engaging, and well…fun. Highlights include Ask Mr. Economy, Gloss*arama, a database of seven hundred economic concepts

• Consumer Action Web Site – The Federal Consumer Information Center: advice and consumer tips

• EcEdWeb – Resources for Teachers K-12

• EconSources – Informative, easy to navigate, and non-commercial.  Its home page directs you to 13 main categories: economic indicators, global economic data, federal agencies, and much more

• Foundation for Teaching Economics – Features online lesson plans, simulations, and a section on using the Internet to teach economics

• Junior Achievement – A summary of all the JA programs for students in grades K-12

• JumpStart Coalition – for Personal Financial Literacy: The how-to’s of personal finance; how to manage a household budget; how to plan for retirement

• EconEdLink – Created by the National Council on Economic Education, this site provides teachers with a variety of online and classroom learning activities based on economic topics in the news

• Understanding Taxes – published by the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department. Now you and your students can access online all the great educational content found in the Understanding Taxes program! The online version includes detailed lesson plans, interactive activities, simulations, and more!

• EH.Net-Economic History Services – Assists economists, historians, and other social scientists. Operates servers in economic history and the history of economics. It also provides free electronic discussion lists to highlight resources and promote communication among scholars and students in business history, economic history, and related areas

• Museum of American Financial History

Banking

• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

• Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Classroom Economist: modules for the classroom; Katrina’s Classroom: Teaching Money Skills for Life is a four-part curriculum unit designed for personal finance-related high school classrooms. Plus many more resources.

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

  • Federal Reserve Bank of New York

  • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – In Plain English: Making Sense of the Federal Reserve

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

  • Federal Reserve Education Organization – Classroom and public resources.

Economic Data

• Bureau of the Census

• Bureau of Labor Statistics

• White House Economics Statistics Briefing Room

• World Bank

 Coins And Currency

• Bureau of Engraving and Printing

• Money-Past, Present & Future

• San Francisco Fed American Currency Exhibit 

• United States Mint

Extracurriculars

• National Economics Challenge – The National Council on Economic Education and the Goldman Sachs Foundation have teamed up to boost the number of students taking advanced placement economics courses and improve overall performance on the AP economics test

• United States Treasury Department