Dan's Sessions

Resources

Session 3: Adam Smith and the Market Economy

• Video: An Introduction to Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations by Macat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYqv9TmZbM). There are several Macat videos available on YouTube about the ideas of famous philosophers, thinkers and scientists.
• Tool: Excel – Solver and the Data Analysis Toolpack. You must “activate” these add-ins before using them. Starting students with Excel is a way to link Economics learning with STEM tools.

Session 4: Economic Growth and the Entrepreneur

• Video: Invention, Innovation and Economic Development by Boris Mrkajic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFJof3Py2c0)
• Video: World Happiness Report 2017 by SDSN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se2gfFKp1Iw)
• Tool: GapMinder (https://www.gapminder.org/). Check out the TedTalks by Hans Rosling, part of the team who created GapMinder.

Session 5: Economic History in Brief

• Video: The Anthropocene and the Near Future by Crash Course Big History (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WpaLt_Blr4&t=580s). There are several “Crash Course” YouTube series. Tip: Search for “Crash Course Economics” to find a series of high-quality videos on almost every area of Economics.
• Tool: Plickers (www.plickers.com). This tool is useful for in-class “survey” activities. Starting a free account is required.
• Tool: Jeopardy.Rocks (http://www.jeopardy.rocks/). This tool is useful for in-class review activities. Starting a free account is required.
• Channels: Now This! (Previously Seeker Daily!) from the TestTubeNetwork (https://www.youtube.com/user/TestTubeNetwork). Search for “Now this!” or “Seeker Daily” on YouTube for videos about economic events, concepts and happenings. These are high-quality videos which span a variety of disciplines. News-related items are often the focus. Check out the Featured Channels (there you can find NowThisNews, NowThisNerd, Seeker and Seeker VR, which sport high-quality educational videos.
• Channels: The Memory Palace (www.thememorypalace.us). This website has a multitude of moving and inspirational podcasts about historical people, events and perspectives.

Session 6: The Great Recession

Video: Financial Crisis by Crash Course Economics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPOv72Awo68). There are several “Crash Course Economics” videos on YouTube in general. A few of these deal with business cycles (including “Recession, Hyperinflation and Stagflation” and “The Great Depression”). You can see all 35 videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5uirJ8gQXnhEO).

Tool: Federal Reserve Simulation Game (FRBSF) (http://www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/chair-federal-reserve-economy-simulation-game/). For associated lesson plans, see BrainPOP Educators (https://educators.brainpop.com/lesson-plan/fed-chairman-lesson-plan-federal-funds-and-the-economy/)