Learning Objects and Learning Object Collections:

Economics

Learning Object Collections

The Mint
A collaborative effort between the National Council on Economic Education and the Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation, this site offers lessons, quizzes, and activities to teach secondary students basic economics and money management. Short lessons are grouped in four categories: Saving & Investing, Spending, Making a Budget, and Learning & Earning. Topics addressed include compounding and investing, credit cards, expenses and budgets, and education and income potential. Additional resources at the site include a Parents and Teachers section with lesson plans and activities, a Dictionary of financial terms, and a section exploring the individual student's role in the economy.
http://www.themint.org/

EconEdLink Lessons on Economics
The EconEdLink site was created by the National Council on Economic Education in partnership with MCI. The aim of the site is to create "a portfolio of web sites offering rich academic content" that can be integrated into classroom activities. There are three sections at the site. The CyberTeach section provides links to useful educational web sites and also includes a guide to constructing economics lessons using the Internet. Net Newsline features analyses of current economic issues from economists, and interactive lessons and forums. The Economics Minute section helps students interpret the economics behind the news of the week by linking to news sources, providing classroom discussion questions and suggested classroom activities.
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm

Canadian Economy Online
It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's Captain Economy! That's right, at this very comprehensive site devoted to Canada's economy, visitors can ask the little green guy with the cape and dollar sign on his chest for help. In fact, his first feat is to address just what an economy is anyway. The site offers all sorts of statistics about all of the great economic indicators like inflation rate, unemployment rate, exchange rate, etc. Visitors to the site can click on one of the subpages devoted to explaining economic topics such as Key Indicators, Economic Concepts, and Key Economic Events.
http://www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/english/economy/index.cfm