Inflation
Introduce the concept of inflation.
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FRED Graphs
Teaching with FRED
OVERVIEW
Use FRED, the Federal Reserve's free economic data website, to teach your students economics and data literacy at the same time. Here are four active-learning assignments to get you started!
10 FRED Graph Activities in 10 Minutes
In this activity, students will learn about data through 10 short graphing activities using FRED.
Calculate Your Lifetime Inflation
In this activity, students learn how to measure changes in inflation over their lifetime by graphing the consumer price index using FRED.
Analyze the Elements of Real GDP with a Stacking Activity
In this activity, students learn how to graph gross domestic product's (GDP) components over time using FRED.
Learn about the Composition Effect with Unemployment Data
In this activity, students evaluate unemployment data from different racial and ethnic groups to determine how accurately the national rate of unemployment describes the labor market experiences of different groups of workers.
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