The Federal Reserve System has broadened its delivery channels beyond print material to include online learning opportunities. Each of the web pages listed below allows the user to engage in active learning activities that provide enhanced understanding about the respective subject matter.

Games

Pursuit! On the Trail of Economic Growth
Designed for both individual and classroom learning, this entertaining search game makes use of the Economic Adventure web site’s timeline of New England economic history. Players embark on “trails” that explore three different time periods in “pursuit” of answers to questions that show how growth occurs.  While on their journey, players are accompanied by one of six animated guides who embody major factors of growth – a teacher, inventor, scientist, banker, entrepreneur, and Uncle Sam. The guides motivate players and provide key lessons along the way. Local trivia, light humor, and likable guides bring the concept of economic growth to life for players of all ages.

Show Business: The Economic$ of Entertainment
Show Business is the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s learning activity on economics and the entertainment industry. Our goal is to provide an additional tool for teaching and learning about basic economic concepts. We’ve even managed to sneak in some economic history.

Peanuts & Crackerjacks
Peanuts & Crackerjacks provides, through a simulated baseball game, an interactive introduction into the economics of professional team sports.

Economics Quiz
The economic quiz is designed to test your knowledge on various topic of economics, including the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, international economies, fiscal policy, housing, and many others.

Fed Card Trivia
Test your knowledge of U.S. currency.

 

Other Resources

Fed 101
FED101 provides an interactive, anytime, digitized resource to the Federal Reserve System with links to regional bank resources and home pages.

New England Economic Adventure - www.economicadventure.org
EconomicAdventure.org is a multi-layered education resource created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for teachers, students, and the general public. The goal is to promote understanding of key economic concepts, including standard of living, economic growth, and rising labor productivity, using examples from New England's own unique history. This site features an illustrated, information-packed timeline, as well as case studies, lesson plans, games, an overview of New England's economy, term definitions, and reference resources. Come "invest yourself in history!"