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Economics

• EconEdLink - Web site for lesson plans and economic data by the National Council of Economic Education.
• UNO Center for Economic Education - From the University of Nebraska Omaha. There are lesson plans for K-12 teachers.
• MyMoney.Gov - A US government site for financial education.
• Financial Literacy Lesson Plans - From the Utah Education Network.
• The Federal Trade commission - Useful information on handling money and credit from the Federal Trade Comission.
• Hands on Banking - Economic education for all ages through an online program. This site is by Wells Fargo bank.
• National Council for Economic Education - News, programs, and lesson plans for teachers of economics.
• Is Your State Making the Grade - "Champlain College's Center for Financial Literacy, using national data, has graded all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) on their efforts to produce financially literate high school graduates. What the grading shows is that we have a long way to go before we are a financially literate nation." Grades were very poor on this test given in 2017.
• The US Treasury - This is the treasury site for educators.
• The Federal Reserve - There are resources for teachers.
• Ten Resources for Teaching and Learning Economics - From the Free Resources for Teachers blog.
• The Kids Guide to Emergency Saving - from Pigly
• HotDog - Save money, cut the cable, and switch to streaming TV.
• On Guard On Line - From the US government. A lot of shopping is done online, and this site will inform online shoppers about possible problems and scams.
• Online Games and Apps That Teach Kids About Money - From the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.
• Classroom Experiments and Games - From the Economics Network.
• Economics Worksheets - From Sierra Vista High School.
• The Stock Market Game - Investing in the stock market for students in grades 4 - 12.
• Teen Stock Trading Seems Dangerous, but it Doesn't Have to be - An article from the New York Times, Sept. 12, 2020

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