Sites to See: Finance
According to the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, "the average student who graduates from high school lacks basic skills in the management of personal financial affairs." These sites will help students with finance basics, such as handling a checking account, filing tax forms, and saving, budgeting, and investing money.
BizWorld
Designed by Tim Draper, a venture capitalist, this course helps students learn
to design, manufacture, and market simple products.
The Mint
The Mint is an economics and finance site for youth, their teachers, and parents.
This very interactive site teaches the ins and outs of personal finance, entrepreneurship,
and basic economics.
EcEdWeb
The EcEdWeb site provides resources for teaching economics in
classrooms from kindergarten to college. Included are lesson plans, a list of important
concepts for students to learn by grade levels, and a comprehensive list of links to
outside resources.
National Council on Economic Education
Here you'll find a wealth of resources for teaching economics'
theories using the Internet as well as information about the national content standards.
Gazillionaire
In this free shareware game, Gazillionaire, you become "an intergalactic wheeler-dealer
rocketing among the 7 planets of Kukubia as the head of your own trading company."
Look Who's Footing The Bill?
Look Who's Footing The Bill guides students
through the process of developing a group project on the problems the U.S. economy must face in
relationship to the national
debt, and its long term effects on society.
National Budget Simulation
This is a game to balance the US National budget, with descriptions on each expenditure, and much to
learn. Teach students about the Government, Math, and Economics.
