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Filmstrips
A LOAF OF BREAD
slice of bread tells a little girl of the chain of economic events set in motion by the purchase of a loaf of bread. It also explains individual responsibility, productivity, and the five costs of doing business. For elementary grades, but useful for audiences of any age.
80 Frames, 15 minutes
NSCEE AV-1
$25.00
FREE CHOICES AND ENTERPRISE
Tells the story of a boy who spends his summer washing windows to earn e
nough money to buy a bicycle. It points out the roles of free choice, competition, and enterprise throughout comparison of the boy’s small business with those in the larger economic system. Though designed for junior and senior high school students, this program has been welcomed by varied audiences, including industrial workers and upper elementary school students.
90 Frames, 19 minutes
NSCEE AV-2
$25.00
A SOUND INVESTMENT
This is the story of three young people who have worked hard in their own re
cording business to a point where their high quality of service and products has brought them success to encourage them to expand. The film outlines the steps they must take to go public and outlines the role of the stockbroker. For senior high school, college, and adult audiences.
114 Frames, 14 minutes AV-4
$25.00
Videos
MONEY
How the use of money developed throughout history, from the exchange of cowrie shells and elephant tails to the role of computers in finance today. Among the topics discussed are the invention of metal and paper money, the similarities in the history of money in China and in Europe, and the origin of such terms as “heads or tails”, “pieces of eight”, and “four bits”.
VHS Video. Color. 15 minutes
Guidance Associates
Grades 4-8
MARKETPLACE: EXPLAINING THE STOCK MARKET
This video, produced by Knowledge Unlimited, takes a close look at the inner working of the nation’s financial nerve center. The program explains how the stock market works and its importance in our economic system, and examines some of the issues likely to dominate news about the stock market in the future.
Grades 5 and up
Video and teacher’s guide. Color.
Knowledge Unlimited AV-6
$55.00
AN INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
Properly explained, economics can provide a powerful tool for comprehending our complex world. This video uses a historical approach to help students understand, in a concrete way, such fundamental economic concepts as: scarcity, markets, supply and demand, money, economies of scale, corporation, trade, and more.
Grades 6 and up
VHS Video. Color. 20 minutes
Knowledge Unlimited AV-7
$55.00
John E. Donnelly, Executive Director
National Schools Committee for Economic Education
30 South Broadway
Irvington, New York 10533
914-591-7230
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