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Sites in this category are constructed for, and teach, children and teenagers about money, banking and investing, saving, budgeting, borrowing, and other basic economic activities and institutions.


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1. IRS Tax Interactive - Educates teenagers about the U.S. tax system, the effect of taxes on their day-to-day lives, and new electronic ways to file tax returns.
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2. Moneyopolis - Game challenges kids to earn, save, and spend money. Players are given "seed money" and then visit the game's seven centers: financial planning, job, banking, shopping, education, community centers and city hall. Includes teacher's guide.
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3. Museum of American Financial History - Online exhibits and resources chronicling the role of finance and capital markets in American history.
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4. Tax History Project - Information about the history of American taxation, with web-based documentary publications and original research.
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5. TeachingKidsBusiness.com - Introduces the basics of business by allowing players to create a "product," advertise and market it.
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6. The Tax Museum - An interactive overview of the history of American revenue policy and politics, with narrative text and multimedia material.
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7. Washingtonpost.com: Business Glossary - Searchable dictionary of more than 1,250 business terms.
8. AP Macroeconomics Review - Provides review material for the AP Macroeconomics Exam in .pdf format.
9. FedVille - Online game complete with a local bank that encourages kids to save, a neighborhood cinema that shows movies about money, and a local deli and store where kids can spend their earnings.
10. In the Mix - Online companion to the PBS special "Financial Literacy: On The Money" includes resources, activities, information, advice, video clips, and polls.
11. iwChameleon Internet Publishing - Publishes free teaching/learning resources plus sources of reference for GCSE Business and Communication Systems and Business Studies.
12. Peanuts and Crackerjacks - Interactive introduction to the economics of pro sports. From the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Includes teacher's guide.
13. Taking the Pulse of the Economy - Explores what a recession is and whether the United States is in one now. From Washington Post's KidPost.
14. The Mint - Provides basic information about starting a business, earning money, spending it wisely, and saving and investing. Includes quizzes, games, glossary of financial terms, and a look at how consumer habits influence the economy.

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