Think Garden: The Product in Produce

This video illustrates how gardening is a way of life for many people. Follow students visiting Oxmoor Farm as they learn about the business of agriculture. Also see how school gardens can teach about economics. Finally, learn more about the growing business of organic gardening.

Think Garden: Edible Economics

This video explains the economics of gardening through a poem. Learn how personal choices – buying produce from a grocery store or farmers market, purchasing supplies like rakes and shovels for a garden, or selling produce from a school or home garden – affect supply and demand.

Think Garden: Buying Local

This video illustrates why it is important to buy local. Follow out of season produce on its journey to the supermarket, and learn about the hidden costs involved. Also visit a local farmers market to see how easy and fun it is to buy local!

The 2008 Wall Street Bailout

This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Money, Power and Wall Street" traces the unprecedented decisions made by the U.S. government to intervene in the financial crisis of 2008.

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Bank It or Bust

In this interactive game from What's Up in Finance?, players make financial decisions to help them meet their goal of buying a car.

Bayard Rustin: A Freedom Budget, Part 1

This audio excerpt captures the beginning of Bayard Rustin's 1967 "Freedom Budget" speech, describing the social and economic impact of racism over time.

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Bayard Rustin: A Freedom Budget, Part 2

This audio excerpt from Bayard Rustin's 1967 "Freedom Budget" speech outlines a nine-year plan to end poverty in America.

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Building the Erie Canal

In this video segment adapted from American Experience, learn about the construction of the Erie Canal, the biggest public works project of its time.

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The Business of Credit

Students apply the basics of credit to managing a small business.

The Business of Interest

In this lesson, students learn about loans, interest on and repayment of loans through a model small business interactive.

Campaigns for Economic Freedom

This lesson plan explores the economic impact of racial discrimination and campaigns for jobs and justice.

The Causes of the 2008 Financial Crisis

This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Money, Power and Wall Street" explores the changes in the U. S. financial market that ultimately led to the 2008 financial crisis.

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College, Inc.: The Sales and Marketing Story

From FRONTLINE College, Inc., explore the the aggressive marketing practices of for-profit colleges.

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The Dealmakers

In this video segment from What’s Up in Finance?, two teams of high school students learn how to value a company’s equity through a simulation of a mergers and acquisition transaction.

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Decision in the Streets

This video segment, adapted from Decision in the Streets by civil rights filmmaker Harvey Richards, portrays the interracial protests that took place in San Francisco in 1963-64.

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Digging Out of Debt

A college student learns a valuable lesson about excessive credit card debt, and how to deal with the problem, in this video segment from Your Life, Your Money.

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Do It Yourself

A young entrepreneur discusses the responsibilities of managing business income and expenses in this video segment from Your Life, Your Money.

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The Economics of Jim Crow

In this lesson, students learn how the laws and practices of Jim Crow crippled many African Americans and lead to economic destabilization.

Filling Empty Pockets

Students explore the basic concepts of borrowing and credit with an emphasis on credit cards.

Finance and Responsible Lending

In this lesson students learn the role of banks and the criteria they use to determine when to lend money.