Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cows, Worms, and Compost

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study decomposition. In this decomposition lesson, students discuss the background information about decomposition. Students then complete the 'Chew It Twice' worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Government Lesson Plan 19

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define vocabulary terms related to monetary policies, and apply monetary tools to solve economic scenarios.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spraying Strawberries

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students decide how many times to spray a strawberry crop. They apply marginal analysis and discover the "law of diminishing returns."
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Doctor's Dilemma: Advocacy for Whom?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate why doctors feel torn between patients and insurance companies. They examine the health care system and how it affects patients. They discuss one's ability to afford health insurance as well.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Information, Please

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view the video "Healthcare Crisis: Who's at Risk?" After researching various healthcare plans, students present their findings to the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cooking on a Budget

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explain if they like expensive or less expensive brands. They choose and eat a complete meal and evaluate themselves on its cost, nutrition and taste.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Show Me the Money, Inc.

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create mock advertisement campaigns.
Interactive
Curated OER

ESL Vocabulary Multiple Choice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students choose the correct word to fill in a blank in a sentence, selecting from a drop down list, 20 sentences total.
Activity
Depaul University

De Paul University: Problems With the Cpi: Limitations of Application

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the types of bias which can occur when using the Consumer Price Inex. It examines how much product quality change is actually represented by the consumer price index, and discusses methods used to overcome some of...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Dividing to Find the Unit Working Product

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students solve word problems where they must find the unit working product, which is the whole product divided by an amount used or...
Website
US Department of Agriculture

Food Safety and Inspection Service: Problems With Food Products

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what steps to take when you have a problem with a food product.
Website
Other

Story of Stuff Project: The Story of Cosmetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Video addressees living in a materials economy, specifically how everyday cosmetic products contain dangerous toxins. Learn about the health impacts of these chemicals and how you can take action to help solve this problem. [7:00]
Unit Plan
Other

Coursera 1 1.1. Scarcity and Its Implications

For Students 9th - 10th
This module discusses fundamental problem of scarcity challenges us to think about an allocation mechanism to determine what is produced and who consumes it. It discuss scarcity and allocation mechanisms. In this course,the focus is on...