High School Economics

Library of Economics and Liberty offers a comprehensive list of fundamental concepts for high school economics. These concepts are broken down into five categories that link to key economics topics that are easy to understand and readily usable.

Econoclass offers many interactive games, simulations and activities that teach you important economics lessons while having some fun. Resources include card games that teach pricing, medieval simulations that feature plundering Vikings and an activity that asks students “What’s wrong with this Picture?”

Foundation for Teaching Economics is a program to raise awareness of economics among high school students. The Economics For Leaders program is a summer seminar teaching leadership in economics to high school seniors and offers competitive scholarships.

Jiskha Homework Help is the place to go for fast answers and homework help from experts that volunteer every day to assist students like you. Simply post your question and one or more Jiskha-certified teachers will respond, sometimes in as little as an hour. There’s also an extensive directory of helpful articles and links.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco presents "Ask Dr. Econ," a feature that explains difficult economic concepts. Enter your question in the search field or browse the archives for specific information.

National Economics Challenge, sponsored by the Council for Economic Education and the Goldman Sachs Foundation, is designed to increase students’ understanding of economics and finance. The Challenge is comprised of competitions in 35 states. Teams compete for savings bonds and for a trip to New York City for the national competition.

Economic Education Web is hosted by the University of Nebraska Omaha’s Center for Economic Education. Look for resources divided by elementary and middle/high school, or search by concept or standard. The resources are easy to use and simple to implement in the classroom.

PBS maintains a top-notch site for educators. The Social Studies section contains more than 180 resources on economics aimed at high school students, including lesson plans, videos, online activities and more.

SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) provides a directory of economics lessons and activities organized by topic. Teachers created most of the resources on the site and many lessons are accompanied by student-generated material for use as examples.

Thinking Economics is a comprehensive curriculum that uses technology to teach economics. Be aware, however, that the “Starter Package” costs $495.

Virtual Economics is a database of more than 1,200 economics and personal finance lessons organized by topic or NCEE standard. Navigation is easy, and the price is reasonable at $99.95 for the CD-ROM.

Fed101 is an interactive Web site of the Federal Reserve that’s full of information about how the government guides the economy. There are several lessons, activities, games and quizzes for student enrichment and general knowledge. Click on Teacher Resources for an excellent economics search engine.

The Stock Market Game  is a great resource for teaching kids about investment. Students get $100,000 to invest and trade while they follow their portfolio over time. Check out the Teachers New to SMG for info about registration and fees.

Council for Economic Education is home to American standards for teaching economics. There are 20 standards listed with links to lesson plans and benchmarks for each one.

SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) provides the best overview of the key concepts your teenager should be learning. Though these standards are for the state of California, they can give you an idea of what your teenager is studying in school.