Three student readings, discussion questions, and suggestions for inquiry engage students in exploring the role of money in politics (USA: Teachable Moment 2010-19).

Manfred Herpolsheimer, ein Sparkassenexperte, erklärt die Welt der Finanzen in kurzen Youtube-Videos (2019).

Students will: List the roles and functions of money. Apply the definition of money to various alternatives to money. Describe the role of banks. (EconEd  1999-2009)

The story of Jack and the Bean Stalk is a good lesson about the importance of knowing about money and banks. The story of Jack asks the question, ʺWhat is money?ʺ (EconEd  1999-2018)

Key Economic Concepts: Interest Rate (EconEd 1999-2009)

Wettbewerb via Internet für 13- bis 15-jährige Schülerinnen und Schüler (Klassen 8 bis 10) (Bankenverband 2018).

The Planet Money team is making a T-shirt and following the shirt around the world as it gets manufactured — from the farms where the cotton is grown to the factories where the shirts are sewn together (NPR, USA 2014).

Students will: Explain that tax revenues are collected from households and businesses for use by various levels of government--federal, state, and local. Predict the types of taxes they (or people in their household) will have to pay over the next several years. (EconEd 2002-2009)

Students will be introduced to the sources of campaign war chests, learning about the recent court decisions that have allowed for the creation of ʺSuper PACSʺ and other organizations. The exploration will turn to how a candidate raises resources and how spending has accelerated in recent election cycles (USA: EconEd 2018).