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Treasure of the Tar
High schoolers, using an atlas, locate the region known as the "Tar Sands" in the Central Plains of Canada. They hypothesize about the future economic potential of this natural resource. They create a poster about the Tar Sands industry...
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Impact of the End of World War II on Japan
Ninth graders examine and discuss reasons United States occupied Japan after surrender in World War II, view photographs of Japan at end of War and explore how U.S. occupation affected Japan's political, economic, and social systems, and...
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Refugees
Learners investigate the affect of refugees have one their host country. They examine where refugees go and decide on things that might be affected by their influx such as medical care, moral issues, economic issues, and language barriers.
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Antarctica Research
Sixth graders determine the possibility of establishing a colony on Antarctica to help eliminate the world's overcrowding. They consider environmental and economic criteria in determining how this colony functions ans is expected to do...
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Colonialism in Africa
Young scholars examine Africa from a regional perspective. They appreciate the historic and geographic relationships that unite and divide the regions of Africa. Students create a comprehensive document outlining problems in the assigned...
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The Talk Show: A Bioethical Dilemma About Neurological Disorders
Students explore neurological societal problems. They research, collect information and assess the ramifications of ethical, economic, political, and social issues. During a talk show simulation, students present their decisions.
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How Banks Create Money
Learners participate in a simulation game to discover the role of banks in creating checkbook money through lending practices. They play a lending and borrowing game and use a money multipiler equation to solve problems associated with...
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Taxes: Where Does Your Money Go?
Students study taxes and the role that they place in our lives. In this economic lesson, students explore the reality of taxes, how they work, why we pay them, where the money goes and how to make the most of the money you pay into taxes...
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The Great Depression: Part 1
Students explore the causes and effects of the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze the economic and political causes as well as the economic, foreign affairs and political effects of the depression....
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New Deal Agencies
Learners identify examples of government intervention during crisis. In this New Deal lesson, students play a game to place descriptions and names to abbreviations of New Deal Agencies. Learners interview a person who lived through the...
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Some Like It Cold
Sixth graders study Canada's northern territories and four settlements above the Arctic Circle. In this northern Canada instructional activity, 6th graders maps and timelines to locate physical, political, and economic features of...
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The Great Depression - FDR and the New Deal
Students consider the role that government should play in economics. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze New Deal legislation to develop an informed opinion about the public programs and then present their findings to their...
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Spending Spree
Students collect objects to use in a classroom store. In groups, they must place a value on each object and take turns spending their fake dollar in the store. They predict how much they can buy and use addition and subtraction to...
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Buying a Car
Pupils complete the PLATO ¿¿ Educational Software lesson: Math Problem Solving: Car Costs to determine if he/she can afford to drive the car they are planning to buy.
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One World
Students explore the urban socioeconomic and political problems in the US that caused hip hop to emerge in the 70's and 80's. Hip Hop culture is explored and related to the genre of art form.
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Where There's Smoke
Pupils view photographs to help them see how people live in rural Nepal. In groups, they imagine what it would be like to grow up in this type of community with little food and identify the problems associated with the Nepalise homes. ...
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Incentives Matter
Students identify what motive people. They will learn about both positive, and negative incentives. They will use this knowledge to make predictions about how people will behave. They will apply this knowledge to economics.
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Graphing Ozone Chemistry: Introduction
Students discuss Ozone Chemistry. They do research on the subject. They graph their data. They analyze the economic impact of removing CFC's from the biosphere, and graph the worldwide production of CFC's since their discovery.
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Financial Security
Students take an economic angle on social security, working in small groups to create a reader's guide to the program and the current debate.
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The Global Warming Cover-Up
Learners explore the basic background on the causes of global climate disruption and governmental and economic reasons for downplaying its causes. Key reasons why US citizens have largely ignored the issues are examined in this lesson.
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Fair Haven Community and the Grand Avenue Bridge
Students use the internet to research the history of Fair Haven, Connecticut. In groups, they are introduced to the socio-economic developments and how the area has grown over time. They work together to create their own bridge design...
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Promoting Diversity in Elementary School Curricula
Students discover the roles played by various racial, ethnic and religious groups in the development of American society. They explore the concept of racial and cultural diversity and global community, as these are joined by economic,...
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Ft. Vancouver Fur Trade: a Skin for a Skin
Learners examine political presence of Hudson's Bay Company, explore economic impact of European demand for beaver pelts and the fur trapping trade, and practice counting in Chinook Jargon.
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Child Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation
Students describe extent of child exploitation problem as international community sees it, evaluate analysis of various international agencies and organizations, and determine whether national sovereignty is valid answer to question of...