Civics and Economics Resources
YouTube Videos
The Real Origin of the Franchise
A Ted Talk about how franchising came about, this link takes you to the ed.ted lesson plan with assessments (awesome).
Why do Americans Vote on Tuesdays?
A Ted Talk about why Americans vote on Tuesdays, this link will take you to the ed.ted lesson plan with assessments (awesome).
RSA Animated "Crisis of Capitalism"
Animated version of David Harvey's lecture on the fall of Capitalism and rise of what comes next.
Keynes vs. Hayek Rap: Round 1 "Fear the Boom & Bust"
Good information, though quite a bit of drinking used as a non-glorified example (Keynesian economics)- so preview to ensure that your class can handle it before showing.
(Viewer Discretion Advised: Alcohol Consumption and poor choices related to "bar-life")
Keynes vs Hayek Round 2: Fight of the Century Rap
Continues where Round 1 left off, including key points in American Economic history. Similar content and style, so preview first. (Viewer Discretion Advised: Alcohol consumption and poor choices related to "bar-life")
RSA Animated "The Economics Consequences of Mr. Brown"
Stein Ringen, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Oxford, gave his assessment of the New Labour government and the state of the British constitution (September 2009).
John Green's Crash Course on Capitalism and Socialism
A nice comparison piece by John Green about the origins of Capitalism and Socialism and how they are similar/different.
Movies & Documentaries
Websites
•Sheppard Software- An online geography program, great resource for learning, practicing, and testing students.
•PowerPoint Palooza- A website full of teacher-made Power Points about social studies topics. There are quite a few that coincide with this course, but be warned, they may need editing to fit our content. Thank you Sue Pojer for creating such an excellent resource.
- TDBank "Wow Zone"- Free resource of banking and financial institution information for students and teachers, k-12.
- USHistory.Org- This site was created by the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, and is a massive resource for teachers and students on American history. It includes an online textbook on American Government, complete with external links.