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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.
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.
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
101
FED101 provides an interactive, anytime, digitized resource
to the Federal Reserve System with links to regional
bank resources and home pages.
Fed
Card Trivia
Test your knowledge of U.S. currency.
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!"
Peanuts
& Crackerjacks
Peanuts and Crackerjacks provides, through a simulated
baseball game, an interactive introduction into the
economics of professional team sports.
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