Search for Resources

This lesson will introduce students to a fictional chapter book about a middle-schooler who learns about homelessness and how to use his human capital to bring about positive changes in his community.

In economics, factors of production are the resources that people use to produce goods and services; they are the building blocks of the economy. Economists divide factors of production into four categories: land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship.

College enrollment for recent high school graduates has dropped, and some people are challenging the notion that college is the best route for the majority of students. This article examines whether college is still a good investment.

This lesson will introduce students to health care practices and services, as well as healthcare professions, including differences across geographic regions and income levels. Students will work collaboratively to craft a health care plan.

These classroom-ready dashboards show how FRED gives students the latest insights into real world data related to employment, earnings, and education.

Lesson plans for teaching with FRED maps includes instructional guides, lesson plans and activities with FRED, the St. Louis Fed's data service.

This lesson, based on a children's story, will introduce students to productive resources related to certain jobs and how human capital helps workers perform their jobs.

In this lesson, students will explore research and data based on opportunity occupations, or jobs accessible without having to obtain a four-year degree.

Students learn about entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. Students are asked to apply these characteristics to themselves and people in their own communities by completing a story pyramid and then write a short story that demonstrates entrepreneurship.

Students work in small groups ("work crews") while participating in a production activity. Students learn about competition, division of labor, and incentives. They also demonstrate how division of labor and incentives help lead to greater productivity.