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Use Or Abuse?
Young scholars explain the meaning of "use value" of nature's resources by researching and writing studenT books personifying an aspect of nature. They produce public service announcements regarding use value for their local community.
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Controlling Substances
Learners consider their own understanding of household safety, examine the latest remedy deemed poisonous by physicians, and research the hazards of household products. They create public service announcements regarding potential hazards.
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Prescriptions for Disaster?
Learners share opinions about prescription drugs and prepare public service campaigns to inform peers and adults about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. Their ads also offer prevention techniques and possible methods of treatment.
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Just Can't Get Enough
Young scholars research modern addictions and create public service announcements about them. They research modern additions such as food, shopping, and video games.
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Protecting Our Space
Learners share opinions and information about safety issues and concerns on social networking Web sites, and develop public service announcements designed to inform their peers and parents/guardians.
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Summer Bummers
Brainstorm popular summer activities and their risks after having your class read an article. They will discover the risks of sun overexposure and in groups develop public service announcements for young people. They also propose a media...
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The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Gets Connected
Young scholars view video clips from the TV show, "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" to show their different uses of computers. They review the steps involved in designing and planning a networked office or home and analyze the needs of the...
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Spending Money
Fourth graders become familiar with the ways people exchange goods and services. In this spending money lesson, 4th graders listen to a chapter from Henry and Beezus and record Henry's earnings and money spent. Students use correct...
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-ain Word Family Worksheet Packet
In this collection of -ain word family worksheets, 1st graders will create mini books of -ain words and sentences, fill in missing letters to create -ain words to match pictures, select -ain words from a word bank to properly complete...
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English Worksheets
In this language arts worksheet, students practice sentence completion. Students are given two passages with missing words and they are to place words from the word bank in the blanks. There are thirty-six in all.
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Medieval Times Crossword
In this medieval times crossword puzzle activity, students use the 10 clues to determine the words and names that fill in the blanks to appropriately complete the word puzzle pertaining to the state. A word bank is included.
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A Safe Place For My Money
Students examine the roles of different types of financial institutions. They also identify the basic accounts found at the institutions. They ask questions to representatives that come and speak to the class.
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You Can Bank on Me!
Students identify reasons people choose to donate. In this donating instructional activity, students contrast the words spend, save, and donate. Students learn a song about donating, brainstorm reasons to give, and make sound choices...
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Little Nino's Pizzeria
Engage your youngsters in basic economics by connecting the terms to dessert and pizza! After a discussion about intermediate goods and natural resources, learners read and connect a pizzeria to economic terms.
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Comparison of Economic Systems
Here is a worksheet in which learners identify and compare economic systems (market, command, mixed, etc.) with 18 fill-in-the-blank questions and a graphic organizer.
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Easter Related Plural Nouns
Spring has sprung with a fun grammar activity based on Easter words. Kids use the plural version of nouns such as bunny, egg, and basket to complete eight sentences.
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Using An ATM
Students engage in a instructional activity on how to use an ATM, or Automated Teller Machine. They see how to bank with an ATM and practice banking using several different types of transactions. This instructional activity includes a...
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Cash Control Systems
Students are introduced to cash control systems including checking accounts, endorsing and writing checks. In groups, they define a bank statement and practice how to read them. To end the activity, they discover how to create a petty...
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Money & Work
Twelfth graders explain basic information concerning financial investments. They identify consumer rights and responsibilities and effective practices for purchasing consumer goods, services, housing and insurance. They list steps in...
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Glossary Of Federal Reserve Terms
Students engage in a reading of a document in order to become familiar with the Federal Reserve of The United States in the interest of strengthening reading comprehension skills with the exposure to expository literature. They read the...
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Developing Countries - International Monetary Fund
Students access the International Monetary Fund website and explore it in order to research the role of the organization. They use their findings to describe the purpose and activities of the International Monetary Fund.
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Compound Equations
In this compound words worksheet, students choose a word from the 15 choices in the word bank to answer the "equations" such as: private + agency (secret service). There are two types of compound words on this page.
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Stamps are Making News
Students analyze the cost of mailing a letter since 1917, then read a news article about the increasing stamp price and new Star Wars stamps that will be available. For this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with...
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Health Careers
Each of the 9 slides have a list of possible careers within areas of the Health industry. There are no explanations or details of any of the jobs and so this would be useful to introduce the areas and then let the students research...