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A Christmas Present for the President Develop a timeline on the creation of the Federal Reserve System High School College (Undergrad) Federal Reserve 12/19/2006
Lesson Time: 60 minutes
Materials: Copies of the publication
Concepts: Federal Reserve - History of the Federal Reserve

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A Day in the Life of the FOMC FOMC Press Release Activity High School College (Undergrad) Federal Reserve 12/13/2007
Lesson Time: 45 minutes
Materials: None
Concepts: Federal Reserve - FOMC, Function of the Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy

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A Day in the Life of the FOMC Role play an FOMC meeting using actual FOMC minutes High School College (Undergrad) Federal Reserve 12/20/2006
Lesson Time: 60 minutes
Materials: See attachment.
Concepts: Federal Reserve - Banks, FOMC, Function of the Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Monetary Policy Tools, Structure of the Federal Reserve

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A Day in the Life of the FOMC Simulate an FOMC Meeting High School General Audiences College (Undergrad) Federal Reserve 05/01/2007
Lesson Time: 60 minutes
Materials: Copies of a Day in the Life of the FOMC, Copies of the Beige Book summary from the Money Section of the USA Today
Concepts: Federal Reserve - FOMC, Function of the Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy Tools

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A Penny Saved Discussion questions on personal savings and the economy Middle School High School Federal Reserve, Money and Banking, Personal Finance 01/12/2007
Lesson Time: 45 minutes
Materials: None
Concepts: Federal Reserve - Bank Supervision
Money and Banking - Banks, Inflation, Interest, Money, Saving
Personal Finance - Banks, Financial Investment, Inflation, Risk and Reward, Rule of 72

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Banking Basics Bank on It High School Personal Finance 08/13/2007
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: None
Concepts: Personal Finance - Banks, Financial Institutions

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Banking Basics Teaching Suggestions for the Revised Banking Basics Publication Middle School High School Money and Banking, Personal Finance 03/28/2007
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: One copy of the publication and a newspaper for each student.
Concepts: Money and Banking - Banks, Money
Personal Finance - Saving

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Banking Basics Why Do We Name Interest Rates? Middle School High School Money and Banking 12/20/2006
Lesson Time: 60 minutes
Materials: See attachment.
Concepts: Money and Banking - Interest

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Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy A Lesson to Accompany Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy High School Economic History, Economics, Money and Banking 09/15/2008
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: See lesson plan document
Concepts: Economic History - Early Banking, Historical Figures
Economics - Inflation
Money and Banking - Inflation, Money

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Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy Worksheet Discussion Questions for the Benjamin Franklin Booklet Middle School High School Economic History, Economics, Money and Banking 05/02/2008
Lesson Time: 45 minutes
Materials: You will need copies of the Benjamin Franklin booklets (free) and copies of the worksheet
Concepts: Economic History - Historical Figures
Economics - Scarcity
Money and Banking - Barter, Counterfeiting, Money

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Building Wealth The Money Circle High School Economics, Federal Reserve, Money and Banking, Personal Finance 11/14/2007
Lesson Time: 45 minutes
Materials: Limited Internet access
Concepts: Economics - Opportunity Cost
Federal Reserve - FOMC, Function of the Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Monetary Policy Tools, Structure of the Federal Reserve
Money and Banking - Banks, Barter, Interest, Money, Saving
Personal Finance - Borrowing, Credit, Goal setting, Human Capital, Income, Rule of 72, Saving, Spending

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Building Wealth Using simulations, online calculators and other hands-on activities, students will be introduced to concepts such as net worth, compound interest, the rule of 72 and wealth-building strategies. High School College (Undergrad) Money and Banking, Personal Finance 07/23/2007
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: See attached lesson plan.
Concepts: Money and Banking - Borrowing, Interest, Saving
Personal Finance - Banks, Borrowing, Credit, Goal setting, Income, Inflation, Rule of 72, Saving, Spending

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Closed for the Holiday Pre-, During-, and Post-reading Strategies for Closed for the Holiday High School Economic History, Federal Reserve 03/28/2007
Lesson Time: 120+ minutes
Materials: A copy of the publication "Closed for the Holiday" and a highlight marker for each student; butcher paper or poster board, markers or colored pencils for each pair of students
Concepts: Economic History - Bank Panics, Business Cycles, Central Banking, Great Depression, Historical Figures
Federal Reserve - History of the Federal Reserve

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Entrepreneurs and the Economy Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs and the Economy Elementary School Middle School Personal Finance 07/08/2008
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: A copy of the Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs and the Economy booklet for each student
Concepts: Personal Finance - Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurs and the Economy Introduction to Entrepreneurship High School Economics, Personal Finance 03/06/2008
Lesson Time: 60 minutes
Materials: A copy of Entrepreneurs and the Economy for each student
Concepts: Economics - Business Structures, Economic Freedom
Personal Finance - Careers, Entrepreneurship, Profit, Risk and Reward

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Historical Figures Bookmarks Activities for Using Historical Bookmarks Elementary School Middle School Economic History, Money and Banking 10/16/2007
Lesson Time: 45 minutes
Materials: None
Concepts: Economic History - Historical Figures
Money and Banking - Money

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How To Establish, Use and Protect Credit Just Sign Here: Bottom-Line Personal Finance Myths High School Personal Finance 03/27/2007
Lesson Time: 120+ minutes
Materials: See lesson plan
Concepts: Personal Finance - Borrowing, Credit

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How To Establish, Use and Protect Credit Use Federal Reserve Credit Brochures to Teach Responsible Use of Credit Middle School High School Personal Finance 03/27/2007
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: credit brochures, sample credit report, newspapers, credit card application, credit card "terms of use" for each student; Internet and materials for student presentations
Concepts: Personal Finance - Borrowing, Credit

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In Plain English In Plain English Lesson Plan for Booklet Middle School High School Federal Reserve 04/13/2007
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: See lesson plan
Concepts: Federal Reserve - Function of the Federal Reserve, Structure of the Federal Reserve

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In Plain English (DVD) In Plain English Lesson Plan for DVD Middle School High School Federal Reserve 04/13/2007
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: See lesson plan
Concepts: Federal Reserve - Function of the Federal Reserve, Structure of the Federal Reserve

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Money, Banking and Monetary Policy Historical Prices High School Money and Banking 07/09/2008
Lesson Time: 60 minutes
Materials: Copy of Money: Money, Banking & Monetary Policy, and student access to an online inflation calculator
Concepts: Money and Banking - Banks, Barter, Inflation, Money

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My Money Part I A Science Project for My Money Part I Elementary School Money and Banking 05/01/2007
Lesson Time: 120+ minutes
Materials: A copy of My Money Part I workbook for each student, glass or see-through plastic jars, pennies, various solutions (rain water, coca cola, vinegar, sugar water, salt water, baking soda and water, oil)
Concepts: Money and Banking - Money

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My Money Part I Money Song Elementary School Economics, Personal Finance 03/18/2008
Lesson Time: 15 minutes
Materials: n/a
Concepts: Economics - Factors of Production, Goods and Services
Personal Finance - Income

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Once Upon a Dime In-class barter activity Elementary School Middle School Money and Banking 12/21/2006
Lesson Time: 60 minutes
Materials: One copy of Once Upon a Dime for each student
Concepts: Money and Banking - Barter, Money

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Open and Operating Cause and Effect of Policies High School Economics, Federal Reserve, Money and Banking, Personal Finance 04/30/2007
Lesson Time: 15 minutes
Materials: Write the following economic indicators on sheets of paper in large letters: "Unemployment," "Inflation," "Money Supply," "Consumer Spending" and "Interest Rates"
Concepts: Economics - Fiscal Policy, Inflation, Unemployment
Federal Reserve - Monetary Policy, Monetary Policy Tools
Money and Banking - Inflation, Interest
Personal Finance - Spending

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Open and Operating Questions and Answers from Handout 1 on Pages 19 & 20 High School Federal Reserve 07/09/2007
Lesson Time: 15 minutes
Materials: Open & Operating DVD and lesson plan, Copy of Student Handout 1 for each student
Concepts: Federal Reserve - Bank Supervision, Financial Services, Function of the Federal Reserve, Payments System

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Panic of 1907 Suggestions for Using the Publication, "Panic of 1907," in the Classroom High School Economic History 03/29/2007
Lesson Time: 90 minutes
Materials: a copy of the publication, "Panic of 1907" and a copy of a highlight marker for each student, Optional copy of "It's a Wonderful Life" video or DVD
Concepts: Economic History - Bank Panics, Business Cycles, Early Banking, Historical Figures

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The Fed Today Fed Today Discussion Questions with Answers High School General Audiences Federal Reserve 07/10/2008
Lesson Time: 30 minutes
Materials: A copy of The Fed Today DVD/Video, a copy of the discussion question handout for each student, a copy of the discussion question answer key for the teacher
Concepts: Federal Reserve - Function of the Federal Reserve, History of the Federal Reserve, Structure of the Federal Reserve

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The Story of Banks The Gigantic $100,000 Bill Lesson High School Money and Banking 06/12/2007
Lesson Time: 75 minutes
Materials: A copy of "The Story of Banks" for each student and the items listed in the "Materials" section of the lesson
Concepts: Mo