The Information Creation Process: Exploring Data Sources and Aggregators
Learn about the difference between data aggregators and data sources.
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Reading Q&A
0-15 min
FRED Q & A: Do Imports Subtract from GDP?
OVERVIEW
In this brief reading assignment using FRED® graphs, students build data literacy skills to understand the methods used to determine the gross domestic product of a nation's economy.
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LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
INFOGRAPHICS & COMICS
Infographic Posters
Browse infographics for your classroom.
MODULES
16-30 MIN
GDP: What Is It?
Define GDP, explain its components, and define per capita GDP
VIDEO Q&A
Economic Lowdown Video Series
Quickly introduce 11 basic economic topics in less than 15 minutes.
AUDIO Q&A
Econ Lowdown Podcast Series
21 Economics audio assignments for your classroom
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
Analyzing the Elements of Real GDP in FRED Using Stacking Activity
Graph gross domestic product's (GDP) components over time.
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READING Q&A
0-15 MIN
FRED Q & A: Inflation Around the World
Compare inflation trends from different countries.
READING Q&A
0-15 MIN
FRED Q & A: Comparing the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index
Introduce the difference between two common price indices used to measure the health of the economy.
READING Q&A
0-15 MIN
FRED Q & A: The Cost of the Great Inflation
Analyze the corrosive effects of high inflation on the economy in the 1970's.
READING Q&A
0-15 MIN
FRED Q & A: The Mosaic of U.S. Unemployment
Using maps, analyze how unemployment rates varied across the U.S. during the Great Recession.
READING Q&A
0-15 MIN
FRED Q & A: What is Unemployment?
Visually analyze the difference between six different unemployment rates.
