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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: What Is Driving Oil Prices?

For Students 9th - 10th
As the world's demand for oil rapidly increases, so do the prices for it. Learn the factors causing high oil prices and who are the world's largest consumers of petroleum. Includes discussion questions. (Published Jan. 2005)
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Difference Between Food Chain and Food Web

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explains the characteristics of food chains and food web; the different levels of producers, consumers, and decomposers; and the differences between food chains and food webs. Includes charts and a Venn diagram comparing the two.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Disruption of the Artisan System of Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at how goods were produced in the early 1800s in home-based businesses, only to be supplanted by factories with unskilled workers by mid-century.
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Other

Brickhaus: The Allure of Household Appliances in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses in detail the impact modern appliances had on the 1920s American household. Technology produced more opportunities within the household. Provides information about the benefits of electricity.
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Other

Management Control: Scientific Management

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the ideas of scientific management in mass producing products in the early 20th century. Includes ideas of Henry Ford, Frederick Taylor, and Elton Mayo.
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Other

Hub Pages: Biotic Factors of Ecosystem: Producers, Consumers and Decomposers

For Students 6th - 8th
An ecosystem is composed of biotic factors of a community of living organisms interacting with one another which we can see in food chains/webs. These diverse organisms stay together because of the need of food. Population is referred to...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Ecosystems: Energy Flow Through

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed explanation of the processes by which energy flows through an ecosystem. Scroll down and open Section 3.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Moon Crater Ecosystems Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a teacher's guide to a lesson on ecosystems. The objective is for the students to set up their own ecosystem and define the roles of producers, consumers and scavengers.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Incentives Influence Us

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Find out more about the concept of incentives in our economy through this lesson plan. "You will identify incentives used at home and school."
Handout
Planet Pals

Planet Pals: The Food Chain

For Students 3rd - 8th
Omnivores, herbivores and carnivores are waiting for you. The food chain comes to life at this friendly site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Economic Efficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about consumer surplus, producer surplus, and deadweight loss. Did you know that demand and supply diagrams can help us understand more than supply and demand curves and equilibrium? They can also help us understand economic...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: The Concept of the Ecosystem

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson looks at the definition of an ecosystem, biogeochemical cycles, and factors responsible for the differences between ecosystems.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Flow of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how energy flows through an ecosystem.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Clipping Coupons

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students will calculate savings for different products when using coupons. They will also decide what factors will influence the choices they make when choosing products.
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Other

South Western Learning: Oligopoly/monopolistic Competition: Kinked Demand Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
This South-Western College Publishing website describes a situation in which oligopolistic firms vie for competition among consumers.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Lean on Me! We Depend on Each Other!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click and drag each picture to put the steps of producing and consuming a book in the correct order.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Overview: Taxation and Deadweight Loss

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an overview of Taxation and Deadweight Loss. When a tax is imposed on a market it will reduce the quantity that will be sold in the market. Whenever the quantity sold in the market is not the equilibrium quantity,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Energy in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how energy is transfered from one organism to another.
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Ecosystem Food Chain and Food Web

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Starts with living and non living and works through producers, consumers, food chains and food webs.
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Channel 4 Learning

4 Learning: Science Essentials: Interdependence and Adaptation

For Students 3rd - 7th
Article describes the importance of green plants and the ideal conditions they need to produce the food and oxygen people need to live.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Constructing Sonoran Desert Food Chains and Food Webs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Is the food chain shown above accurate? Does the first link depict a producer, the second link a herbivore, and the third link an omnivore / carnivore? Students must correctly determine whether a species is a producer or consumer, and...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Computer Simulation of the Sonoran Desert Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The computer program's simulation of a Sonoran desert community should ultimately strengthen the student's comprehension of what is required for a natural ecosystem to sustain itself (remain in balance). This computer simulation program...
Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
New and exciting career opportunities are developing as the biotechnology industry finds ways to manufacture and produce more eco-friendly products and materials for the consumer. Read about the efforts and strides being made and how...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Digital Citizenship

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Virtual learning resource on rights and responsibilities as consumers and producers of digital media and the internet. Click through the pages for more information. Includes handouts, audio, downlodable resources, assessment and activities.

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