Described are energy-related bibliographies, curriculum materials, audiovisual products, funding sources, periodicals, and organizations. Intended for persons seeking information for themselves, for classroom use, or for community education projects, this resource guide contains several hundred listings. Each entry includes price and grade level,…

A study was done (1) to delineate the parameters of economic education and consumer education and develop a tool (model) which can be used to assess the focus and content of the two fields at the kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) levels and (2) to assess the model by comparison with the content of teacher and student resources used in…

This grades 4-6 teachers guide is one of five resource guides developed to aid teachers in helping students in South Dakota to achieve a high degree of economic literacy. It is felt that schools must prepare students at all grade levels to develop an understanding of the economy in which they live. This guide was specifically prepared to assist…

This grades 10-12 teachers guide is one of five resource guides developed to aid teachers in helping students in South Dakota to achieve a high degree of economic literacy. It is felt that schools must prepare students at all grade levels to develop an understanding of the economy in which they live. This guide was specifically prepared to assist…

Ten case studies taken from the business world are presented to help secondary school students develop a realistic understanding of economic problems. Discussion of the cases can be integrated into economics or social studies programs. By studying concrete examples of business reacting to changing economic conditions, students should learn to…

These two issues of a semiannual newsletter are intended to provide secondary educators with a greater knowledge of insurance and access to teaching materials, new ideas, and insurance career information for students. Each newsletter contains the following: lessons for the teacher, special features (learning activities), teen drivers/automobile…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on shopping for a home loan is the fourth in a set of six modules on consumer education related to housing. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see CE 019 901-967.)…

This grades K-3 teachers guide is one of five resource guides developed to aid teachers in helping students in South Dakota to achieve a high degree of economic literacy. It is felt that schools must prepare students at all grade levels to develop an understanding of the economy in which they live. This guide was specifically prepared to assist…

The guide presents units of instruction for secondary consumer education and home management education which were developed at a workshop. The subject areas covered by the units, their teaching time, and suggested grade level areas are as follows: (1) organizing resources (one to two weeks, grade 7), (2) making personal and consumer decisions (two…

This handbook is intended to help economic educators develop teacher training courses for demonstrating to classroom teachers how to teach economics to children, grades 1-9. Teachers enrolled in the course carry out their own pupil activities which teach economic ideas. These activities include problem solving, case studies, skits, making posters,…

This educational booklet for secondary teachers contains readings, student activities, and selected resources on money management. The authors believe that preventive money management education can help students become tomorrow's wise consumers. Parts one, two, and three comprise half of the booklet and deal, respectively, with budgeting and money…

The personal economic and financial security unit is presented to assist apprentices to acquire a general knowledge of how to maintain economic security and stability. The unit consists of six modules: (1) Fair Labor Standards Act: minimum wages and maximum hours, (2) unemployment insurance: payments for the unemployed worker, (3) workmen's…

Over 700 resumes of instructional materials for home economics education, which have appeared in "Abstracts of Instructional and Research Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM/ARM) between 1972 and 1975, are included in this compilation. (The first edition of the series, containing resumes from 1967 through 1971, is…

Lists materials which have been proven successful in helping students appreciate the extent of the U.S. interconnectedness with developing nations. Provides critiques of resources that have the potential for stimulating consideration of ways in which international development might be aided. Considers books, audiovisual materials, classroom…