The curriculum begins with a message from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and an introductory essay, "The Great Depression: An Overview," written by David C. Wheelock, a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and an expert on the Great Depression.

Some great lessons. I personally will be using some form of Lesson 2 - What Do People Say? (work with 6 letters written from various people in the 20s of the causes of the G.D.) and Lesson 3.What Really Caused the Great Depression? (create a budget sheet before and after the G.D. and identify tradeoffs made. They have pdf.s available as well as smartboard material.