LESSON PLAN: Living in the "Great Depression" - GRADE 6-12
In this lesson students interview a person who has lived during an important economic event. As there are few individuals now alive who...
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Jan 15, 2014
VIDEOS: Our Missing Trillions - GRADE 9-12
Where do our tax dollars go? In these videos students will learn how 25% of the defense budget has gone missing for decades. By 2018, $21...
Jan 15, 2014
VIDEO: What was the Industrial Revolution? - GRADE 9-12
Celebrated economic historian Dr. Steve Davies recounts what the Industrial Revolution was and how it affected the living standards of...
Jan 15, 2014
RESOURCE: The Invention of Coinage in Ancient Lydia - GRADE 9-12
This article describes how and why coins were invented in Ancient Lydia (Modern-day Western Turkey) circa 630 B.C. LINK
Jan 15, 2014
VIDEO: Historical Growth in Wealth and Living Standards - GRADE 9-12
Celebrated economic historian Dr. Stephen Davies looks at the economic conditions of modernity (which have resulted in at least a 10-fold...
Jan 15, 2013
VIDEO: Why Housing in Tokyo Is So Affordable - GRADE 10-12
Greater Tokyo is considered the world's largest city with a population exceeding 37 million residents, and yet its housing costs are a...
Jan 15, 2012
LESSON PLAN: Traditional, Market, and Command Economic Systems - GRADE 11-12
An exercise to help students understand the differences between Traditional, Market, and Command economic systems and how each operates....
Jan 15, 2012
VIDEO: What Made the Modern World? - GRADE 11-12
Celebrated economic historian Dr. Stephen Davies recounts economic growth over the past 200 years (a 10-fold increase in average global...
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