How can I get my students even more engaged during our trip to St. Louis?
St. Louis is the perfect place to explore American history, science, art, and more!
Many of the sites that you will visit in St. Louis have developed lesson plans to begin engagement in the classroom. They provide a deeper appreciation for the places you will visit by exploring a focus topic prior to the trip.
St. Louis Lesson Plans
Middle School
- The Amazing $2000 Pizza
- Using the PACED Model to Make a Decision
- Money and Missed Opportunities
- Making Sense of the Federal Reserve
- Creative Careers
- Investing in Yourself – Making Personal Finance Decisions
- Inflation – The Economic Lowdown Video Series
- Teaching About Money and Inflation Using a Classroom Inflation Auction
- Simple and Compound Interest – Why It Is Great to Save
- No-Frills Money Skills, Episode 1: Growing Money – Compound Interest
- What Makes Something Useful as Money?
- The Functions of Money – The Economic Lowdown Podcast Series
- Yen to Trade Lesson 5: Tricks of the Trade
- Is Trade a Zero-Sum Game? The Answer Lies in Candy
- Unemployment – The Econ Lowdown Video Series
- Unemployment Role Play Activity
High School
- The Three C’s of Credit
- Understanding How a FICO Credit Score is Determined
- The Art of Decision Making Online Course for Teachers and Students
- The Anchoring Effect (Page One Economics Focus on Finance)
- Independence, Accountability, and the Federal Reserve System (Page One Economics)
- Monetary Policy – The Economic Lowdown Video Series
- Making Sense of the Federal Reserve
- Is College Still Worth the High Price? Weighing Costs and Benefits
- Investing in Yourself
- Inflation Auction Classroom Activity
- Inflation – The Econ Lowdown Video Series
- Adjusting for Inflation
- What is the Best Strategy for Paying off Credit Card Debt?
- Paying and Receiving Interest Online Course for Teachers and Students
- The Functions of Money – The Economic Lowdown Podcast Series
- Payment Systems Evolution: How Does Money Move from a Buyer to Seller?
- Comparative Advantage Online Course for Teachers and Students
- Is Trade a Zero-Sum Game? The Answer Lies in Candy
- How Do We Measure Unemployment?
- Unemployment Short Modules
- Unemployment – The Econ Lowdown Video Series
Missouri State Educational Resources
African American
- Before Dred Scott: Freedom Suits in Antebellum Missouri
- Missouri’s Early Slave Laws: A History in Documents
- Progress Amidst Prejudice: Portraits of African Americans in Missouri, 1880-1920
- United States Colored Troops in Civil War Missouri
Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery
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