Online Social Studies Class

Economics is a social science about economies and how goods and services are produced, distributed and consumed. Business and politics are at the heart of economics. Also, economics studies the relationship between supply and demand of labor and goods. There are two main areas of economics that scholars focus on: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics is the study of markets and the agents that interact in them. Macroeconomics deals with the economy as a whole such as inflation and political policies. Below are videos to assist your learning in economics.

Videos

Learn how human behavior affects economics.

Easy to understand lecture on how supply and demand affects price.

This is about interest rates and how they change economic activity.

See how economic growth is impacted by interest rates.

Definitions of basic business economic terms.

Games

Time Machine Pocket Change - Play games set in time eras to learn about what was valuable back then.

FedVille - This game teaches you about money making and currency.

Escape from Knab - You have just landed on Knab and need to earn some money with a new job.

Wally's Stock Ticker - Wally helps you understand buying stocks.

What is Econ Quiz - 15 question quiz on the fundamentals of economics.

Worksheets

Counting Coins - Count all the coins and see how much money you have.

Banks Cross Word - Fun crossword puzzle using economic terms.

Econ Quiz - 10 basic questions about economics 101.

Supply and Demand Worksheet - Tests how much you know about supply, demand and their affect on pricing.

Information

Economics for Kids - Articles about economics ranging from making a budget to the evolution of currency.

Kids Bank - Understand how money, checks and banks work.

Econ 101 - Primer on the fundamentals of economics such as opportunity cost, businesses and trade.

Origins of Money and of Banking - History re-cap on how money and banking came to be such powerful parts of our society.

Econopolis - Teaches you about free enterpises, trading and production of goods.