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Researching a Company
Students conduct internet research on companies that they are interested in working for. They determine what jobs are currently available, what requirements are needed to apply for those jobs and examine the benefits provided by each...
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Michigan- Made Products
Students participate in studying about different Michigan-Made Products. They create a Hyper-Studio presentation that details six products that are made in Michigan. They research three different products in depth.
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Petro Products
In this petroleum products worksheet, students find 11 products that contain petroleum by unscrambling the letters and taking out the letters that spell "petroleum" from the scramble. They also are given a challenge to find 2 two-word...
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What Do Companies Do?
For this social studies worksheet, 5th graders focus on the work performed by the names of various well known companies. Students complete 10 matching, 12 fill in the blank, and 6 short answer questions.
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Free Enterprise--Product Cost
Students apply basic math skills in computing a product cost.
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Calling All Teens: Exploring Product Designs and Marketing Strategies Geared Towards Teenagers
Students consider the marketing of cellphones to teenagers as a springboard to designing products and related marketing strategies aimed at specific segments of the teen market.
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Estimate Products: Reteach
In this estimating products worksheet, students review two steps to help estimate products. Students then estimate the products by rounding the factor greater than 10 to its greatest place.
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Hershey's Chocolate Company: February 9, 1894
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn the date February 9, 1894 as the day Hershey's Chocolate Company was founded. Students then come up with a new candy product for the company. Students list the ingredients, the candy's...
American Chemical Society
Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Some chemical reactions produce heat, but what is really going on? Lesson focuses on the concept of energy changes, both exothermic and endothermic. Scholars perform multiple experiments, hands-on activities, and view videos of the...
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Save the Earth: It's Everyone's Home!
Learners demonstrate how to make earth-smart choices. In this environmental awareness lesson plan, students listen to a short lecture on environmentally friendly products. Learners invent an environmentally friendly product and complete...
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Thinking About Technology: What Is It? How Can It Help Us?
What is technology and how can it help us? Using a worksheet, students read a list and choose practical applications of scientific knowledge, brainstorm examples of home, school and hospital technology, graph answers in a pie chart, and...
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Design a Company Brochure
Students design a brochure using a publishing program. In this design lesson, students follow step-by-step directions to create a brochure advertising a product of their choice.
Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Jobs in the Musical Theater
Much like an iceberg, the actors you see on stage are only a fraction of the number of people involved in a theatrical production. Introduce theatre arts students to the roles played by the behind-the-scenes- personnel with an worksheet...
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Advertising and Healthy Decisions
Students analyze alcohol and tobacco ads and create parodies of them. The eight lessons in this unit include discussions about why teens smoke or drink, the psychology behind the advertising, and writing persuasive letters to agencies,...
Media Education Lab
Understanding Viral Messages
Imagine advertising for a product but not being paid to do so. Welcome to the world of Viral Messaging. Class members first view a T-Mobile flash mob video that went viral and has been seen by over 14 million viewers. After analyzing the...
California Academy of Science
Ocean Acidification Mock Conference
In a comprehensive role playing activity, teens play the parts of different stakeholders in the realm of acidic oceans. They research, debate, and create a presentation from the perspective of either ocean organisms, the fishing...
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From Genes to Jeans
This unit of lessons is designed for 7th through 9th graders. They are introduced to the world of agriculture and the genetic research and various technologies that are associated with agriculture. Pupils work together to come up with a...
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Tobacco and Organisms
Students work in teams to design and carry out experiments which show the effects of tobacco / nicotine on organisms. They write reports which are submitted to "The Company" and prepare oral reports which are presented to the class.
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Can China Kick the Habit?
Students watch a video on the problem of smoking in China. Using the Internet, they explore the cigarette marketing campaigns in the United States and on their way home identify advertisements. They discuss their findings and discuss...
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Student Handout 5B: Group Discussion
A fantastic discussion awaits your class! They read position statements from both Taco Bell and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. They consider the statements fully. and then use three questions to engage in a class discussion on the...
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# 02 The Aspirin Shelf-Life Scenario
Students work for a company that produces acetylaslicylic acid, aspirin. They have been assigned the task of determining if different packaging materials and/or environmental storage procedures can increase the shelf-life of the product.
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Consumerism
Learners examine the techniques that companies use to sell their products. In this consumerism lesson plan students create an ad for a company and create a handcrafted butterfly.
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Analyzing Advertising
Some ads really make products look great, and even better than they really are! Kids get into small groups to research and compare marketing used by various cell phone companies. They analyze advertisements, carrier options, and cell...
Mathematics Assessment Project
Yogurt
Daily production of dairy? Determine profit and production requirements for a yogurt company with unit conversions and percentages to solve problems.