Mrs. P's Economics Links
Economics is the study of business, money, jobs, and more. Economics studies how humans use money to shape their world.
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Make a Piggy Bank ...
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Econ Links
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Money Links
Coin Fact Book |
Save Money: Save Money for a rainy day! Save Money for a large purchase.
Save Money to let it earn more Money. |
Spend Money: This is the easiest way to use Money. Money can be spent on needs
or wants. |
Invest Money: Buying something that will become more valuable over time. |
Budget Money. Deciding how to save or spend your money is a budgeting
Money. Write down a budget to remind you what to save and how you will spend
your money. |
Give Money. Some people like to share their Money with family, friends, or worthy causes
or those less fortunate. A gift of Money is always welcome.
Money, Money, Money
Jobs Links
Learn About the JobsBuilder! Cook! Doctor! Farmer! Firefighter! Teacher! |
What Can You Be! |
Print and Color Community Helpers |
Color People at Jobs Plumber! Firefighter! |
Skyscrapers Pix and information on skyscrapers around the world! | The Mohawks Who Built Manhattan | Learn about Labor Rights |
Directions to use: Learn About Jobs
This page displays the Introduction and lesson menu.
Press the Back button on your browser to return to the Introduction page.
Press the Refresh button on your browser to view any presentation again.
Click on each Job link. View the Job presentation.
Learn About Jobs meets Virginia History and Social Studies SOL K.6.
Learn About Jobs is an instructional presentation created by Anne Pemberton with Dr. Robert Zenhausern.
Learn About Jobs was created with Macromedia Flash MX. Clip art is from Microsoft.
Photo of Manhanttan Skline by Robert Zenhausern.
Photo of Michigan highways by Anne Pemberton.
Narrator is Anne Pemberton.
Background music is a midi version of "Dock of the Bay".
Economics Links
Econopolis |
Forum: Social Studies and Economics |
Graphs of the US Economy |
Crazy Taxes! US and the World |
Cotton: Plant of Many Uses |
Make your own Piggy Bank
Take an empty cylindrical cardboard box such as salt, oatmeal or stuffing comes in.
Cover the sides and both ends with pink construction paper. Glue in place.
Use construction paper to make six rolls for a head, a snout and four feet.
Cut out pink circle for face. Cut out small pink circle for front of snout.
Draw face and nostrils. Glue face and snout in place.
Cut out pink ears. Glue in place
Curl a pipecleaner around a pencil, and insert the pipecleaner as the pig's tail.
Draw a slot on the top.
Ask an adult to cut it with a sharp blade.
Econ SOLs Elementary
JobsSOL K.6 |
Needs and WantsSOL K.7 a |
Use MoneyMoney, Money, MoneySOL K.7 b |
Funny Money |
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Goods and ServicesSOL 1.7 |
Buyers and SellersSOL 1.7 |
Choices or SpendingSOL 1.8 |
Save MoneySOL 1.9 |
Earn Money |
ResourcesSOL 2.7 |
ScarcitySOL 2.9 |
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Using ResourcesSOL 3.7 |
Producers and ConsumersSOL 3.7 |
InterdependenceSOL 3.8 |
SpecializationSOL 3.8 |
Opportunity CostsSOL 3.9 |