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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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IRS Tax Interactive
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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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Moneyopolis
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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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Museum of American Financial History
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Online exhibits and resources chronicling the role of finance and capital markets in American history.
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Tax History Project
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Information about the history of American taxation, with web-based documentary publications and original research.
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TeachingKidsBusiness.com
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Introduces the basics of business by allowing players to create a "product," advertise and market it.
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The Tax Museum
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An interactive overview of the history of American revenue policy and politics, with narrative text and multimedia material.
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Washingtonpost.com: Business Glossary
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Searchable dictionary of more than 1,250 business terms.
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AP Macroeconomics Review
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Provides review material for the AP Macroeconomics Exam in .pdf format.
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FedVille
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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.
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In the Mix
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Online companion to the PBS special "Financial Literacy: On The Money" includes resources, activities, information, advice, video clips, and polls.
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iwChameleon Internet Publishing
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Publishes free teaching/learning resources plus sources of reference for GCSE Business and Communication Systems and Business Studies.
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Peanuts and Crackerjacks
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Interactive introduction to the economics of pro sports. From the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Includes teacher's guide.
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Taking the Pulse of the Economy
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Explores what a recession is and whether the United States is in one now. From Washington Post's KidPost.
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The Mint
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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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