Recommended Sites for Grades 9-12
Excellent Websites on Economics - High School
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Council for Economic Education
There are free lessons and links on this website plus a link to EconEdLink, (or go directly to eoconedlink) where teachers can select On-Line Lessons and search for lessons by title, concept, grade level, or standard. GREAT LESSONS!
EcEdWeb from the University of Nebraska at Omaha
This award-winning site has great information on it directly, and links to MANY other economics and business education sites.
Federal Reserve Bank System
The Federal Reserve banks coordinate their lessons, publications, and information for teachers at this site. Check out the links to the other Feds as well, especially San Francisco.
Freakonomics Collection
A collection of Freakonomics columns by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt for the New York Times.
PBS TeacherSource
This is a mega-site with over 1300 lessons and activities on virtually any subject, for grades preschool through 12. They even link lessons directly to Illinois State Standards.
Powell Center for Economic Literacy
This is a resource for teachers and students across the country, with lesson plans, curricula, and information on learning opportunities in the field of economics. The offerings of the Powell Center can be applied in any school environment, by teachers or administrators who are interested in improving students’ understanding of economics.
Practical Money Skills
Lessons, games, calculators for elementary, middle, and high school students, plus parents and SPANISH-LANGUAGE materials are on this website. It also correlates lessons to Illinois State Standards in English, math and social studies.
The Stock Market Game
This excellent market simulation teaches children how the stock market works, as well as other economic and personal finance lessons. Participate in InvestWrite, a teacher-designed writing competition created to reinforce students’ critical thinking skills.
Timothy Schilling's Blog
MV=PQ, Timothy Schilling’s Blog at the Powell Center for Economic Literacy, has a nice list of recommended economics-related blogs.