The New York Fed’s Educational Comic Book Series teaches students about basic economic principles and the Federal Reserve’s role in the economic system. Created for educators and students at the middle school, high school, and introductory college levels, the series can help promote economic literacy. The comic books are free, available as download, or as printed classroom sets that are mailed to you. Lesson plans and associated material are also available to help incorporate the content into the classroom. See the series at https://www.newyorkfed.org/outreach-and-education/comic-books…

The middle-level “No Impact Project” curriculum uses film and printed matter (including lesson handouts) to help middle and high school students explore the effects their everyday behavior has on the environment, their health, and their well-being. It will also challenge students to think about how the systems in our present society influence our lifestyle choices in ways that often are not good for environment. Finally, it will guide students to take action both individually and with others to bring about positive change. This curriculum connects students’ personal experiences with the…

In this inquiry, students analyze and evaluate economic rhetoric related to deregulation through arguments for and against the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 (MCA). The aim is to help students become better, more informed consumers of economic policies.

This discussion-based lesson plan invites students to explore how personal economic decisions affect them in the short and long term.