Economics 6th-8th: Indicator #6

Students will develop economic reasoning to understand the historical development and current status of economic principles, institutions, and processes needed to be effective citizens, consumers, and workers participating in local communities, the nation, and the world.

In the context of United States history through 1877, world history through the Middle Ages and in contemporary world geography, students are able to do everything required at earlier grades and are able to:

From Marketplaces to Global Commerce is part of the Pride of Baltimore Web site. This lesson includes listings of appropriate indicators addressed by the lesson.
http://www.intandem.com/NewPrideSite/Asia/Lesson5/Lesson5_Tchr.html
 

The U.S. Department of the Treasury answers questions about taxes at this site.
http://www.ustreas.gov/opc/opc0038.html
 

The Teachers' Toolkit [from the IRS] is a collection of tax related resources to help teachers integrate lessons about taxes into a variety of classroom settings.
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/taxi/toolkit.html

This lesson looks at the role of the government in economic affairs and indirectly touches on the concept of taxation.
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/fecga.htm
 

The National Budget Simulation is a rather involved on-line exercise (designed for "community groups") that examines where the tax dollars go and where they come from.
http://garnet.berkeley.edu:3333/budget/budget.html
 

Another national budget simulation is Look Who's Footing the Bill!
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html
 

The Concord Coalition Website is a source of background information on the federal budget and tax policy.
http://www.concordcoalition.org/

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