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Websites My favorite blog is []. It provides real world application of economic concepts that I feel are accessible to high school students.

[] The above site walks students through the process of creating their own TV show. I thought that I might be able to do this during my 1950s unit as it goes into the history and impact of television and the 50s were the dawn of television. Students could be asked to portray the values of the 1950s in their productions. The link includes vocabulary, instructions, objectives and materials needed.

[] Using IRS data, students will become more informed about individual federal income taxes. The lesson is divided into sections that address specific questions, such as: Why do we have an individual income tax? What is individual federal income tax? How is it paid? When is it paid? How is the individual income tax structured? What is a perfect tax structure? What are the different categories of taxes? What is the correlation between tax burden and income groups? What if the tax structure were changed? What effects would a different tax structure have on taxpayers? What effect would a different tax structure have on the government? This is from the St Louis Fed, which is well known among economics teachers for its great lesson plans. This lesson plan will require students to use the IRS website to answer questions.

[] This website has tons and tons of history and government powerpoints. I have used these powerpoints as a starting point and then tweaked them to include more information and media or take out things that I thought weren't needed.