Peanuts and Crackerjacks
Interactive introduction to the economics of pro sports. From the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Includes teacher's guide.
Museum of American Financial History
Online exhibits and resources chronicling the role of finance and capital markets in American history.
FedVille
Online game complete with a local bank that encourages kids to save, a neighborhood cinema that shows movies about money, and a local deli and store where kids can spend their earnings.
IRS Tax Interactive
Educates teenagers about the U.S. tax system, the effect of taxes on their day-to-day lives, and new electronic ways to file tax returns.
iwChameleon Internet Publishing
Publishes free teaching/learning resources plus sources of reference for GCSE Business and Communication Systems and Business Studies.
AP Macroeconomics Review
Provides review material for the AP Macroeconomics Exam in .pdf format.
Moneyopolis
Game challenges kids to earn, save, and spend money. Players are given "seed money" and then visit the game's seven centers: financial planning, job, banking, shopping, education, community centers and city hall. Includes teacher's guide.
In the Mix
Online companion to the PBS special "Financial Literacy: On The Money" includes resources, activities, information, advice, video clips, and polls.
The Tax Museum
An interactive overview of the history of American revenue policy and politics, with narrative text and multimedia material.
Tax History Project
Information about the history of American taxation, with web-based documentary publications and original research.
TeachingKidsBusiness.com
Introduces the basics of business by allowing players to create a "product," advertise and market it.
The Mint
Provides basic information about starting a business, earning money, spending it wisely, and saving and investing. Includes quizzes, games, glossary of financial terms, and a look at how consumer habits influence the economy.
Taking the Pulse of the Economy
Explores what a recession is and whether the United States is in one now. From Washington Post's KidPost.
Washingtonpost.com: Business Glossary
Searchable dictionary of more than 1,250 business terms.
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