Data on Chinese foreign assets increase in 2010. [Economics playlist: Lesson 16 of 20]

Data on Chinese M1 increase in 2010. [Economics playlist: Lesson 15 of 20]

Data on Chinese / U.S. balance of payments. [Economics playlist: Lesson 17 of 20]

Describes a simple business, leading to a discussion on inflation/deflation. It also touches on income statements. [Economics playlist: Lesson 1 of 20]

Continues the description of the cupcake business, inflation/deflation, and the income statement. [Economics playlist: Lesson 2 of 20]

Uses a spreadsheet to show why prices decrease when utiliation is low and why prices increase when utilization is high. [Economics playlist: Lesson 3 of 20]

Discussion of the floating exchange effect on China. [Economics playlist: Lesson 19 of 20]

Discussion of the floating exhange effect on the U.S. [Economics playlist: Lesson 20 of 20]

Discussion of floating exchange resolving trade imbalance. [Economics playlist: Lesson 11 of 20]

Continues the discusion of inflation and capacity utilization. [Economics playlist: Lesson 5 of 20]

Reviews President Obama's Stimulus Package and whether the stimulus is large enough to offset the demand shock created by the contraction of credit. [Economics playlist: Lesson 6 of 20]

A review of the China / U.S. currency situation [Economics playlist: Lesson 14 of 20]

Simple analysis of cost per job saved from stimulus. [Economics playlist: Lesson 9 of 20]

Analyzes unemployment data to show that real unemployment is worse than the headline numbers show. [Economics playlist: Lesson 7 of 20]

Presents an understanding of how the headline unemployment rate (U-3) is calculated. [Economics playlist: Lesson 10 of 20]

In this specific project, the goal is to engage students in discussion and analysis of current events in a way that involved all students, regardless of confidence in speaking in front of peers. 

What are air currents? Air currents are like rivers of wind caused by areas of high and low pressure.The air above the land is warmer and less dense, so it rises. The air over the water is cooler and heavier. The cool air rushes in toward the low-pressure zone over the land, forming a lovely sea breeze. But what about Jet Streams? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats with us about all things relating to Air Currents.

Look at the happiness calendar for short and meaningful ways to improve your life and the life of others around you!
Be happy!

Ce site offre le calendrier en français aussi! Il s'agit de trouver la section de "download and print" et vous pouvez l'imprimer en français!

Currents4Kids.com / Infos-Jeunes.com is an engaging, online interactive current events resource for students in grades 3 and up.

*Download free articles/activities from recent issues of Building Bridges (grades 5 and up), The Canadian Reader (grades 3 and up) & What in the World (grades 5-10)!

This 21st century teaching and learning tool explores local, national, and international news stories. It works across all platforms, from iPods to iPads to desktop computers, allowing teachers and students to make meaningful use of the Internet whenever – and wherever – they choose.

C4K is published once per week (except over Christmas and Spring Break) from mid-August until mid-June.

Key features of this exciting new resource include:
-Weekly articles
-On-the-Lines and Between-the-Lines quizzes
-Comment page
-Links to relevant articles, resources, maps, photos and videos
-Suggested activities including pdfs of the articles and quizzes

A subscription will help you to:
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-Build students' vocabulary and background knowledge.
-Make better use of technology and time.
-Provide students with an opportunity to express their opinions in a safe, structured environment and allow them to read what other students their age say on the same topics.
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-Most of all, excite your students about their world, and what's happening in it!

How it works: Access for a full school year (10 months) costs $230 per school; after receiving access to the site, the subscriber may invite all the other teachers within the same school to join their account. Teachers can then create classes listing their students.