This video is 4 minutes long and will cover standard EPF.3 (a). Student will be able to identify the parts of a supply curve and what causes the shift in the curve.

All of the videos that are part of the FED of St. Louis Economic Lowdown series have an accompanying teacher portal with handouts to accompany each video:

To provide students with online questions following this video, register your class through the Econ Lowdown Teacher Portal at https://www.econlowdown.org/

Refund anticipation checks are often offered by tax preparers as a way to get your tax refund faster than normal—especially if you don’t have a bank account. Also, some check-cashing stores and payday lenders are able to issue refund anticipation loans. This video takes a look at the costs of these options and suggests some cheaper alternatives.

The study of economics is built on the foundation of three very important concepts: scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost. In this episode of the Economic Lowdown video series, economic education Coordinator Scott Wolla uses these three concepts to explain why there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Understanding Bonds is the fourth video in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis series, "No-Frills Money Skills." The video host employs high-tech tools to foil Miss Information in her attempts to misguide investors. The video provides viewers with information about government bonds, corporate bonds, coupon and non-coupon bonds, and the potential risk and return of investments.

Understanding Car Insurance: Paving the Way is the seventh video in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis series, "No-Frills Money Skills." This episode uses a radio talk show format to explain various aspects of car insurance. From the responses to questions from callers, students learn several key concepts and terms related to car insurance. The content for these videos was reviewed by members of the Missouri Insurance Education Foundation.

Episode 1 of the Continuing Feducation Video Series, Understanding How a FICO Credit Score is Determined, provides a short overview of credit scores—how they are determined and why they are important.

In this video (7 minutes long) student will learn what unemployment is, how it is measured and the different types of employment that exist. This video will help with mastery of standard EPF. 5(b) and review of standards EPF. 2(g).

In the second episode of the No-Frills Money Skills video series, students learn that it is important to save for college, cars, retirement, and the unexpected. The video also explains the difference between a 401(k) and a Roth 401(k).

What Makes Something Useful as Money? is the third video in the Explore Economics animated series. It shows items that have been used as money in the past and explains why something used as money should be relatively scarce, generally acceptable, portable, durable, and divisible.

In this video (Part I) of a series on the monetary system, students will learn about the Gold Standard system that was used in the past. The video is approximately 2 minutes long.