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On today's Planet Money:
We head to Hunter College High School in Manhattan to face our toughest critics yet, teenagers.
Economics teacher Heather Hanemann has developed a curriculum based on several of the Planet Money podcasts. We visited her classroom to see what the kids thought of the show and hear how the economic crisis has played out in their lives.
After the jump, download Heather's lessons and worksheets.
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Heather has developed a variety of lessons using Planet Money podcasts. The audio downloads below have been edited to specific times called for in her lesson plans.
Lesson 1: The Basic Function of Banks.
Download the worksheets.
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Listening and Learning Activity 1: The role of a bank regulator.
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Download the audio.
Listening and Learning Activity 2: Everyday Economics.
Download the worksheets.
Download the audio:
The Economics of Cheating (entire episode)
Fancy Food Economics
Pirates Have Time Sheets
Which Teacher's Worth More (entire episode)
The Lime Green Coat (entire episode)
A World Without Donuts (entire episode)
Via Planet money, updated on 02/11/2009
