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1. What is happening to the U.S. economy?
.... CNNfyi.com updates the site in the early evening, so students may have difficulty finding it without the URL. You can find the lesson plan by going to the Subject Areas page and clicking PREVIOUS in the square for Today's Lesson Plan. Objectives Students will be able to: Explain the definition of recession. Evaluate economic indicators and, based upon the data they find, determine if the U.S. is in a recession. Standards National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education 2.5 Student should be able to analyze interrelationship between the economic system and consumer actions. Materials CNNfy...

2. Macroeconomic Problems - Lesson Plan
...s to think differently about the problems that face policy makers and to bring in the 'it depends' rule to evaluate policy. Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, students will have covered: The main phases of the business cycle and the economic conditions that are expected in a boom and a recession The appropriate use of interest rates to deal with either problem The difficulties of economic policy making The importance of 'it depends' and judgment in answering questions on macroeconomic policy Resources: Macroeconomic Problems Activity Student information sheet Print out of Biz/ed Podcast 'In...

3. EconEdLink | EconomicsMinute | Fiscal and Monetary Policy Process
...act search EconEdLink A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students EconEdLink Online Lesson Student's Version Print this lesson Print this lesson Fiscal and Monetary Policy Process Introduction: As the American economy slid into recession in 1929, economists flag graphic relied on the Classical Theory of economics, which promised that the economy would self-correct if government did not interfere. But as the recession deepened into the Great Depression and no correction occurred, economists realized that a revision in theory would be...

4. Show Me the Money
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5. USH - Post-World War I Turmoil
...ne else31 mins ago Someone else39 mins ago QuickStart Recent Activity SideBar MTC Website Maps Focus Papers Name: Chimaobi Amutah Subject: 11th Grade U.S. History from 1877 Period: Thurs., 6/21, 4th Period Approximate Time: 50 Minutes Objectives: 1) The students will describe the effects of the war recession on the U.S. (USH 1a, 4a, 5a, 5b, 6a) 2) The students will summarize the causes and effects of the Red Scare. (USH 1a, 5b) Materials: index cards, handout on Boston Police Strike of 1919, class set textbooks, LCD projector, MacBook Do Now: Set: Remind students that in the previous period we talked ab...

6. Nasdaq falls
...the Nasdaq closed at its record high. What was the record high? What was happening to the U.S. economy when the Nasdaq peaked? What was the Federal Reserve doing? Who is Alan Greenspan? According to the CNNfyi.com article, "Nasdaq's year of pain", what is Greenspan doing in the hopes of avoiding a recession? What is a recession? What has happened to the price of technology stocks? What are some examples given of technology stocks whose profits or sales will not make their predicted forecasts? Why do you think tech stocks sold so high last year, yet have decreased in value this year? What is a "bull" ma...

7. EconEdLink | EconomicsMinute | Fiscal and Monetary Policy Process
...tools of fiscal and monetary policy. Explain how economic stabilization tools affect the money supply, interest rates, and aggregate demand. Analyze economic data to determine how fiscal and monetary policy should be used to correct economic problems. Introduction: As the American economy slid into recession in 1929, economists flag graphic relied on the Classical Theory of economics, which promised that the economy would self-correct if government did not interfere. But as the recession deepened into the Great Depression and no correction occurred, economists realized that a revision in theory would be...

8. EconEdLink | EconomicsMinute | National Budget Simulation
...are. He has promised interest groups that he will not reduce Commerce Department spending. By law he cannot reduce the net interest paid on the debt. The President's budget is projected to leave the country with a $230 billion surplus, and he promises not to allow a deficit, unless the U.S. faces a recession or war. united states army graphicSuddenly, the United States is subject to military attack a turn of events not anticipated in the current budget. At the same time, a lingering recession reduces the government's tax revenues and forces the government to increase its spending on unemployment benefit...

9. EconEdLink | EconomicsMinute | Multipliers and the Mystery of the Magic Money
...the quantity of money plays in inflation rates. Explain the purpose of the reserve requirement. Calculate the money multiplier. Calculate the potential money creation from a deposit, given the multiplier. Evaluate what the Federal Reserve should do to the reserve requirement to correct inflation or recession. Introduction: In Yugoslavia between October 1, 1993 and January 24, 1995 prices increased by 5 minted coins graphic quadrillion percent. This number is a 5 with 15 zeroes after it. (Thayer Watkins, Professor of Economics at San Jose State University). The uncontrolled creation of money causes a qui...

10. EconEdLink | EconomicsMinute | A Case Study: The Unemployment Rate - January 2003
...ion of the U.S. economy. This particular announcement will receive attention as economists wait to gauge the strength of the economy's recovery and the effects of previous Federal Reserve actions to reduce interest rates. Discussion in the press will focus on whether the U.S. economy continues in a recession, is recovering from a recession, or is entering a second recession. Data Trends The unemployment rate in January declined 0.3 percent from the previous month to 5.7 percent. This decrease was greater than what had been expected and is the largest increase in employment since November of 2000. Since...