Council for Economic Education
Using an Excel Checkbook
High school is the time that many scholars get their first jobs. Help young entrepreneurs apply economic principles to crucial skills for their new jobs and for functioning in society in general. They use Excel to balance a checkbook by...
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Savings Account Introduction Lesson
This teaching tool promotes a practical understanding of basic mathematical skills by having learners determine percents on interest. There are several worksheet options available as well as a guid on how best to use them.
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Money Museum Tour
Twelfth graders explore the importance of banks in the United States. In this Economics instructional activity, 12th graders participate in a simulation of what happens at a bank. Students discuss their findings.
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Can I Afford This Apartment?
Learners explore the concept of cost of living. In this cost of living lesson, students calculate the cost of living in an apartment along with other living expenses.
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Glaciers
In this glaciers instructional activity, students complete 12 different questions related to glaciers. First, they complete the 2 tables that illustrate the similarities and differences between continental and valley glaciers. Then,...
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Sedimentary Rocks
In this sedimentary rocks worksheet, learners conduct an experiment where they observe a shallow dish of water and table salt. Then they determine what causes the salt to leave deposits in the pan. Students also describe sedimentary rock...
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Sedimentary Rocks
In this sedimentary rocks worksheet, students list the material that make up sediments and some ways that sedimentary rocks can form. Then they describe kinds of sedimentary rocks and give examples for each. Students also define each of...
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Checkbook Math
Twelfth graders simulate balancing checkbooks by applying required mathematical operations. They examine newspaper ads from banks and compare various services they offer. They discuss the uses of credit and debit cards.
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Sequence of Events Practice #5
In this rock layers activity, students list the events needed to make the pattern of rock layers shown from oldest to youngest. This activity has 15 fill in the blank questions.
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Sequence of Events
In this rock layers learning exercise, students list the events needed to make the pattern of rock layers shown in the diagram from oldest to youngest. This learning exercise has 4 short answer questions.
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Sequence of Events
In this rock layers worksheet, learners list the events needed to make the pattern of rock layers shown in order from oldest to youngest. This worksheet has 5 short answer questions.