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Econ Explorers
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Econ Explorers consists of a set of five year-long, outside-the-classroom projects for students in grades 4–6. The program allows students to discover the world of economics in their home, neighborhood and school.
These projects are intended for use either as springboards or applications for a distinct unit in
economics, or for integrating economics into an appropriate subject area (e.g., mathematics, communication arts, or social studies).
The projects are not sequential and need not be completed in the order in which they appear.
Materials include:
Econ Explorers Club Student Journal
52 pages / 8000 kb
Econ Explorers Club Teachers Guide
20 pages / 2257 kb
The five projects cover:
- Price Hunter
Economic Theme
Scarcity
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Give reasons why prices change over time.
- Construct charts showing how prices of certain goods change over time.
- Define inflation and explain some of the problems it causes.
- Response to Literature
Economic Theme
Will vary depending on the book selected.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Write a response to literature based on a book with an economics theme.
- Draw a book cover illustrating an economic theme that appears in the book they read.
- Explain the relationship between the book they read and one of the economic themes that appear in the New York State
4-6 core curriculum.
- Earning a Living
Economic Theme
Factors of Production
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Develop interviewing techniques (e.g., creating questions, asking questions, and taking notes).
- Make a presentation to the class.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the eligibility requirements, responsibilities, and benefits of a job that interests them.
- Money! Money!
Economic Theme
Scarcity
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Discuss the functions of money in an economy.
- Explain the advantages of using paper money versus a barter system.
- Compare U.S. and foreign currency.
- Create a new design for a one-dollar bill.
- The Banking Story
Economic Theme
Technology
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Explain the different services that banks provide their customers and how banks use technology to provide those services.
- Describe the job responsibilities of a bank branch staff.
- Write a check.
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