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Curated OER

The Dairy Shoppe

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the dairy industry. In this Social Studies lesson, 4th graders investigate the various products made from milk. Students look at entrepreneurship and independent farmers in the dairy industry.
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US Department of Commerce

Diversity: Minority Entrepreneurship and the Economy

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using data from the Census Bureau, learners discover the growth in minority-owned businesses over time. After crunching numbers, analytical questions probe the reasons behind the shift. 
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Curated OER

Social Entrepreneurship

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students brainstorm ideas involved in social entrepreneurship and define it. They role-play as a funding organization and develop criteria for various projects to support. Students develop projects and present them for funding to the class.
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Curated OER

Personality Traits for Entrepreneurs

For Students 11th - 12th
In this business/career worksheet, learners select the best multiple choice answer to 14 questions. There are no incorrect answers to this self-assessment worksheet.
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Curated OER

The Artist as Entrepreneur

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars compare the entrepreneurial process in business and in the art world. They create a scenario of a business opportunity and solution based on a product from a catalog then they research how several successful artists have...
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Young Entrepreneur

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders learn about how easy it is to create a snack food and make people want to buy it.
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The Artist As Entrepreneur: Getting Down To Business - Next Steps

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a business plan that could be developed for their current body of art work. They carefully analyze how their art work could be expanded and identify the types of training they need to expand their work into marketable areas.
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Curated OER

Visualizing the Aging Population

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the needs for products and services for the aging. In this entrepreneur lesson, students compare and contrast the age distribution of different countries and the needs of this population.
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Crafting Freedom

George Moses Horton: Slavery from a Poet's Perspective

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Pupils have the unique opportunity to learn about the institution of slavery by reading first-hand experiences as described by George Moses Horton, the first slave to publish anti-slavery poetry.
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Kenan Fellows

Ready, Set, Save on Solar Energy Technology!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Does your class have a bright future in the solar energy industry? Science scholars take an in-depth look at what's new in solar technology. After completing research into the solar industry, participants create and market a product in...
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Curated OER

Hometown Heroes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students interview various entrepreneurs in their town, asking what they considered in starting and then operating their business. They compose a short essay to report their findings.
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Crafting Freedom

George Moses Horton: Crafting Virtual Freedom Through Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What is "virtual freedom"? How about "enslaved entrepreneurship"? Class members will learn about these terms and much more as they read the poems and examine the life of George Moses Horton.
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Curated OER

He's Donating $100 Million to a University

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of social philanthropy. In this social philanthropy lesson, students read an article about billionaires donating money to universities. Students discuss social entrepreneurship and how billionaires are...
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Curated OER

Will the Real Capitalism Please Stand Up?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze descriptions from five different countries to determine which institutional components of capitalism are present and, if so, to what extent. They then place each on a continuum depending upon the number and strength of...
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Curated OER

The Business of Credit

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students discuss the necessities to start-up a new business. Students discuss cost of a new business, loans, and credit. Students create their own business and apply what...
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Curated OER

From Slave to Entrepreneur: The Life and Times of William Ellison

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this South Carolina history instructional activity, 8th graders examine sources that require them to examine the life of William Ellison, a...
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Curated OER

Economics: Incentives, Profit, and the Entrepreneur

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss both positive and negative economic incentives. In this lecture-based lesson, they examine a simulation about profiteering drug companies and what might happen if the FDA controlled drug production.
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Curated OER

Entrepreneur Profit Balloon Game with Physical Education

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore business by participating in physical activities. In this entrepreneur lesson, 4th graders define profit and how it is necessary to run a successful business. Students pop balloons with monetary values inside and...
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Entrepreneurs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore becoming entrepreneurs. In this career exploration lesson, students work in small groups to begin a new business that they will "build" from scratch as they learn what it takes to create a successful business by using...
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Curated OER

JetBlue Soars on CEO's Creativity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship lesson, students read an article about how the CEO of JetBlue has become successful. Students discuss how ADHD has helped the CEO of JetBlue. Students spend...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Life Before the Civil War

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
American life before the Civil War was very different from American life today. To show this difference in a full spectrum, learners compare two communities that illustrate the differences between Northern and Southern life. Throughout...
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Council for Economic Education

Using an Excel Checkbook

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High school is the time that many scholars get their first jobs. Help young entrepreneurs apply economic principles to crucial skills for their new jobs and for functioning in society in general. They use Excel to balance a checkbook by...
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Curated OER

Module: Understanding the Workplace

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Are your scholars future business owners? This college and career readiness activity will give them some poignant questions to help determine if they are budding entrepreneurs. They complete a checklist to see if they score within the...
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Math Worksheets 4 Kids

Percent into Decimal

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Young business entrepreneurs will need to know how to calculate interest rates before making millions. Empower their knowledge with a worksheet on converting percents into decimals.

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