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Links to economics resources & sites  Fasttrack Civics

Careers, Wages, and Employment	Choosing Your Career  (This site has good information for students on jobs, pay rates, and education requirements.)
PowerPoint Presentations	PowerPoint Presentations  (scroll down to find the PowerPoint on how prices are determined in a free market system.)
Business	MSN Money - business and investment news New York Stock Exchange Ford Motor Company Stock certificates  (photos) "I, Pencil" - the famous essay about economics "I, Pencil - A Lesson in Free Market Economics" class handouts and teacher key  (PDF download - 4 pages)
Current Economic Data	Bureau of Economic Analysis / Dept. of Commerce
Financial Literacy, Money, Banking, & Saving	360 Degrees of Financial Literacy Feed the Pig (Piggy Bank) A Quick History of Money How Banks Work Money Management for Teens - FDIC site Consumer Price Index / Inflation Calculator Financial Literacy Online  (links to many online resources for students and adults)
The Federal Reserve System	The Federal Reserve - Teachers / Students pages The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Lessons and Ideas for Teachers	The Powell Center for Economic Literacy EconEdLink - lesson plans  (easy search by topic)
Classroom Videos Good sources for Civics / Economics videos	Library Video company  (search by topic) John Stossel (Stossel in the Classroom) videos  (see free offer) izzit.org videos  (see free offer)