This project is designed to teach students the process of buying stocks and to tracking their investments over the course of a semester. The goals of the course are to teach students about the relationships between conditions in the economy and the stock market; to predict the effect of an economic event on a specific stock or industry; to relate…

This curriculum guide introduces high school students to the basic principles of microeconomics. Chapter 1 provides a basic definition of economics, while chapter 2 introduces a number of important economic concepts and ideas and examines reasons for unintended or unexpected consequences of decision-making. Chapter 3 considers how individual…

The document is an annotated listing of career education materials at the elementary level which were on display in 1972 in the Instructional Materials Center of the Louisville Board of Education Exhibit Library. Books, worktexts, picture collections, flannel board materials, recordings, and transparencies are included. The materials deal with…

This guide is a collection of supplemental units in environmental activities for integration into home economics curricula. Units are organized according to concepts and grade level (7-12) involved. Materials include resource listings, newspaper references, transparency masters, and suggested learning experiences. This work was prepared under an…

Identifies sources of free instructional materials, speakers, and work experiences for students in secondary level economics classes. (AV)

The Stock Market Game is a computerized simulation that involves high school students in trading eligible New York Stock Exchange stocks in an effort to make capital gains. Time required is ten weeks. The game is described; economic concepts that can be taught using the game are listed. (RM)

Presents three exercises using business and economic courses which introduce basic production theory to teach about the use of technology. Includes an illustration of production methods and a text passage with corresponding questions. (GEA)

A computer program and simulations that can be used to help college economics students understand dynamic economic processes are described. (RM)

Two computer programs that simulate the multiplier and accelerator processes are described. The simulations can be used in college-level economics classes or by pupils using their own personal computers at home. Very little knowledge of programing is required to implement the simulations. (Author/RM)

This publication contains six lessons for elementary, middle, and high school classrooms developed by writers from Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, and the United States. The authors of these lessons were participants in the Training of Writers program developed and conducted by the National Council on Economic Education, as…

This publication contains six lessons for elementary, secondary, and high school classrooms developed by writers from Belarus, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, and the United States. The authors of these lessons were participants in the Training of Writers program developed and conducted by the National Council on Economic Education,…

Award-winning instructional materials analyzed to determine the relationship between the types of teaching techniques and the specific instructional objectives and economics course content. (MF)

Reviews research related to the following questions: (1) Can economic concepts be taught to young children and, if so, which concepts should be taught? (2) How is young children's knowledge of economic concepts best measured? (3) And what materials and instructional techniques are available for teaching economics to young children? (Author/RH)

Describes the Economics Education 14-16 Project in which exemplary materials were disseminated to preservice teachers through a teacher education program at Hull University and Manchester University. Concludes with illustrations of the exemplary materials that were produced by experienced teachers and preservice students. (LS)

Provides a graphical framework for presenting interactions among current account flows, capital account flows, and exchange rates. Suggests that the two type of flows must be considered separately in discussions of foreign exchange equilibrium and balance of payments flows. Supplies sample graphs and instructions for applying the framework to real…