Governmental Sites
Consumer
job search and advocacy
www.bls.gov/oco (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.cfsan.fda.gov (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) Information about dietary supplements
www.cpsc.gov (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
www.epa.gov
(Environmental Protection Administration)
www.pueblo.gsa.gov (The Federal Information Center) information on many consumer issues
www.fda.gov (Food Drug Administration)
http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/ (Food and Nutrition Information Center) from USDA
www.FoodSafety.gov (Food Safety.gov) maintained by FDAâs Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
www.nhtsa.dot.gov (National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration)
www.ftc.gov
(Federal Trade Commission)
www.usda.gov (United States Department of Agriculture)
Long-term
financial management
www.bep.treas.gov (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) access to money central station on money factory;
click on ãBEP for kidsä
http://stats.bls.gov
(Bureau of Labor Statistics) information
about the consumer price index publications and teacher resources
www.chicagofed.org (Chicago Federal
Reserve Board)
information about savings bonds and other U.S. treasury savings
www.federalreserve.gov/publications.htm (The Federal Reserve Bank) publications and resources
www.frbsf.org (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) curriculum materials, publications and other resources
www.irs.gov/taxi (Internal Revenue Service) an online interactive program for understanding taxes with teacherâs tool kit
www.ssa.gov/retire2 (Social Security Administration) retirement scenarios
www.publicdebt.treas.gov (U.S. Treasury Securities)
Conservation
and waste management
http://stats.bls.gov (Bureau of Labor Statistics) information about the consumer price index publications and teacher resources
www.energy.ca.gov/education/ (Energy Education from California Energy Commission) several energy resources
www.epa.gov (The Environmental Protection
Agency)
http://homeenergysaver.lbl.gov/ (Home Energy Saver) type in zip code and get a simulated energy audit and suggested ways to saver for a specific area of the country
www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/eer/kiddietoc.html (National Energy Information Center) energy education resources for K-12
www.deq.state.or.us (Oregon Department of Environmental Qualities) resources for teachers under ãEducationä
www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers (U.S. Department of Energy) tips on saving energy and money at home
Educational Sites
Consumer
job search and advocacy
www.ConsumerReports.org (Consumer Reports) some free information; some information requires a fee to access
www.nice.emich.edu (National Institute for Consumer Education) includes mini-lesson plans on how to complain and comparison shop as well as full-text resources
Long-term
financial management
www.northsalem.k12.ny.us/projects/sicheri/webquest.html (North Salem Family and Consumer Sciences Department) A lesson plan for ãSpending Habits-Money in Motionä; assumes student is a financial planner from a family and consumer sciences teacher
Conservation and waste
management
www.iogcc.state.ok.us/COMMPGS/energy_ed_main_page.htm (Energy Education Clearinghouse) resources for teachers, students and parents
http://teach.fhu.edu/technology/edu330/energy.html (Energy lesson plan) web based lesson plan
www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/DK5911.html (University of Minnesota Extension) paper about diaper debate from extension service
Organizational Sites
Consumer
job search and advocacy
www.aflcio.org (AFLCIO) A website that gives information about how much CEOâs earns.
www.identitytheft.org (Identity Theft) includes resources including links for identity
theft
www.naag.org (National Association of Attorneys General) issues and news releases from attorney generals
www.natlconsumersleague.org
(National Consumers League) news releases
and other resources for consumer issues
Long-term
financial management
www.choosetosave.org/tools/fincalcs.htm (Choose to Save) many financial calculators from American Savings Education Council and Employee Benefit Research Institute
www.consumerjungle.org (Consumer Jungle) Young Adult Consumer Education Trust-a consumer education program for young adults with ãcampsä for teachers, students and parents
www.edwise.org (Ed Wise) loan management tool from California Student Aid Commission
www.financial-education-icfe.org/children_and_money/index.asp (Institute of Consumer Financial Education) resources for teaching children and young adults
www.frbsf.org/education/teachers/links.html (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) links for teachers
www.ici.org/aboutfunds/addl_resources_young.html (Investment Company Institute On Line Resources for Young Investors) resources for investment and savings for teens
www.investoreducation.org/flash/savings_game.cfm (Investor Education from Alliance for Investor Education) savings game for students
www.investoreducation.org/cindex.htm (Investor Education National Association of Securities Dealers) savings calculator to determine the value of dollars in the future
www.jumpstart.org (Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy) includes 12 financial principles all young people should know and additional teaching resources
http://library.thinkquest.org/3096/index.htm?tqskip1=1qtime=0502 (Think Quest) resources for teaching investing
www.lifesmarts.org (National Consumer League classroom) activities for ãsmart and responsibleä consumers
www.mpt.org/senseanddollars/ (Maryland Public Television-Sense & Dollars) games and resources for teaching and money and investing
www.nefe.org (National Endowment for Financial Education) curriculum for financial education and other resources
www.smgww.org (The Stock Market Game TM)
Conservation and waste
management
www.asec.org (American Savings Education Online) includes savings tools, retirement information and other resources
www.collegesavings.org (College Savings) resources for saving for college from National Association of State Treasurers
www.fpi.org/ForEducators.htm (Foodservice & Packaging Institute, Inc.) teaching resources for disposing of fast food packages
http://nature.org (The Nature Conservatory) news releases and other consumer information
Commercial Sites
Consumer
job search and advocacy
www.ajb.dni.us/
(Americaâs Job Bank) references for job
searches
www.careerbuilder.com (Career Builder.com) references for job searches
www.careermag.com (Career Magazine) references for job searches
www.careerweb.com (Todayâs Career) references for job searches
www.eyeoncredit.com (Eye on Credit) includes credit warning and resources for choosing a credit card
www.equifax.com (Equifax) one of the three major credit-reporting agencies
www.experian.com (Experian) one of the three major credit-reporting agencies
www.headhunter.net/jobseeker (Headhunter) references for job searches
www.iccweb.com (The Internet Career Connection) references for job searches
www.jobsleuth.com (Job Sleuth.com)) references for job
www.monster.com (Monster.com) references for job searches
searches
www.tuc.com (Trans Union) one of the three major credit-reporting agencies
www.wageweb.com (Wageweb.com) references for job searches
including salary data
Long-term
financial management
www.aba.com/Consumer+Connection/Young_Adults_main_page.htm (American Bankers Association Education Foundation)
www.agedwards.com/public/bma/frontpage.fcgi (A.G. Edwards) resources for teaching young children
resources for teaching teens and young adults
www.bigchange.com (Big Change) an allowance game
www.buildabudget.com (Buildabudget.com) Allows students to build a budget
www.capitalone.com/credit101/ (Capital One) credit education resources
www.coolbank.com (Coolbank) resources include games and economic lessons for k-12
http://dogandponyshow.server101.com/program.htm (Dog & Pony Show, LLC) describes program for young adults
www.dollartimes.com (Dollar Times) includes dozens of useful financial calculators and housing info about most cities in the United States
www.mortgageloan.com/calculator/ (MorgageLoan.com) features 100 financial calculators
www.escapefromknab.com (Escape from Knab) money game
www.firstunion.com/kids/capkids_home.html (First Union) games for teaching financial education
www.fleetkids.com (Fleetkids) resources for young children
www.kidsbank.com (Kidsbank) resources for teaching young children
www.kidstock.com/en/default.asp (Kidstock) resources for teaching about money and investing
www.Kiplinger.com (The Kiplingerâs Magazine) resources/information for financial management
www.lavamind.com/index.html (Lavamind) describes money educational games to purchase
www.makingallowances.com/teenzone.htm (Making Allowances) games to download
www.money.com (CNN and Money Magazine) joint web site with resources/information for financial management
www.moneypage.com (Moneypage.com) guide to banking and finance with information on credit cards, consumer credit, electronic money, insurance, taxes and other related topics
www.nlia.com/retire/rsec.html
(Nippon Life Insurance of America) resources
for teaching retirement issues
http://64.66.148.254/
(Real Life Investing Guide) Moolera young
investors network
www.salliemae.com/calculators (Sallie Mae) College Planning Calculators
www.salomonsmithbarney.com/yin/home.htm (Salomon Smith Barney) young investors network
www.smartmoney.com (Smart Money Magazine) resources/information for financial management
www.strongkids.com (Strong Kids) interactive calculator and other tools for teaching investing
www.studentcredit.com (Student Credit)
resources for teaching credit
www.thisisyourbank.com/future/index.html (State Bank of the Lakes) savings calculator
www.womensinvest.about.com/cs/teachingteens (Investing for Women) resources for teaching teens investing information
www.yourmoney.cba.ca/eng/index.htm (Thereâs Something About Money) from Canadian Bankers Association with resources for teaching goals, budgeting, credit and savings
www.younginvestor.com (Young Investor) games and resources for teaching investing
www.youngmonthly.com (Young Monthly) young investorâs guide to the stock market
Conservation and waste management
www.whybiotech.com (Council for
Biotechnology Information) resource/information
funded by biotechnology companies
www.frugal-moms.com/ (Frugal-moms.com) free access to articles on saving resources in the home and a bulletin board (a fee for participating)
www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php (Practical Money Skills) includes lesson plans, calculators and other resources for teachers and students
www.tightwad.com/ (Tightwad.com) suggestions for conserving financial resources