Weblinks
Bized
This site contains lesson plans and activities linked to the specifications for A level Economics and Business Studies (Nuffield). Also likely to be of interest are the Virtual Worlds area (including the Virtual Economy), key databases, daily updated topical news items, reference resources, the podcast service and streaming video resources.
www.bized.co.uk/
No one seems to know why Google is superior to most other search engines. It certainly is the best for getting to company web sites.
www.google.com
The Fair Trade Foundation
Useful for Option 1 when you get to ethical trading.
www.fairtrade.org.uk/
The Pocket Databank
Look for Economic Data and Tools. There you should find the Pocket Databank. Print it out and hang it on the wall for reference at times when its not possible to get to the computer. Its frequently updated.
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/
Tutor2U
Resouces on coffee for A2 module 4. Look for 'Economics'. then 'Microeconomics' and 'Market Demand and Supply'. Go from there to 'Commodities' for further links. Or go to 'Markets at Work' for a powerpoint presentation which works through the coffee price situation using basic supply and demand theory.
www.tutor2u.net/