Learn the Science
INVESTIGATE THE ECONOMY
Economics is the study of the production, distribution, and consumption
of goods and services—in business, finance, government, education,
health, politics, and beyond. Help your students learn more about the
economy as it relates to science, mathematics, currency, the stock
market, population trends, the energy crisis, and more.
Mind Over Money
(Video)
Hear what rational economists and behavioral economists have to say
about the New York Stock Exchange, the 2005 housing crisis, the Great
Depression, and financial bubbles. (Chapters 4 and 5, approx. 16 min.)
Trillion Dollar Bet
(Multimedia)
Learn about the inner workings of the Black-Scholes Formula, the impact
of online stock trading, and the vocabulary of a stock trader.
Secrets of Making Money
(Multimedia)
Explore the history of money, the future of digital money, and the
anatomy of a bill.
Global Trends Quiz
(Interactive)
Take this quiz to see how population changes could radically impact
local and global economies and environments.
The Big Energy Gamble
(Multimedia)
Hear from "The Governator," "The Skeptic," and "The Journalist" about
how California's plan to cut greenhouse gases could affect the economy.
Emergence: Everyday Examples
(Slideshow)
See how emergence, a science that studies how complex patterns and
behaviors arise from the actions of individual units acting
independently, is in action all around us, including in the stock
market.
Play a Virtual Market
(Lesson/Interactive)
Play the stock market without risk with a virtual fortune.
Curriculum Connections
Economics, stock market, investing, investments, stocks, stock
options, call options, trading
Standards
Grades 5-8
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do
scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Grades 9-12
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do
scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
EXTENSION ACTIVITY
Secrets of Making Money
(Lesson)
Design a bill and investigate properties of different kinds of
materials.
Curriculum Connections
Currency, money, security thread, portrait, serial number,
watermark, color-shifting ink, microprinting
Standards
Grades 5-8
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do
scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Grades 9-12
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do
scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
