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How You Use Credit Cards Should Determine How You Choose Them

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of credit cards. In this credit cards lesson, students read an article about credit card spending. Young scholars discuss different ways in which people use credit cards. Students determine what kind of...
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Project H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore career paths by creating a job scrapbook.  In this employment lesson, students discuss what types of skills employers look for in the job market.  Young scholars decide on a career they would like to...
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Jr. Chef Club Delightful Desserts

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners identify the fat content in foods. In this nutrition lesson, students review the food pyramid and identify foods that are low in fat. Learners create a low-fat dessert by using fruit.
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Energy: Power to the People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of renewable energy. In this green design lesson, students research local energy issues facing their community and create policies to address the issues.
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One Word Substitution 22

For Students 7th - 9th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills learning exercise, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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King's Headdress: Yoruba, Nigeria

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students make headdresses fit for kings. In this Yoruba tribe lesson, students study the tradition of the Nigerian tribe and then create headdress in the style of those used by the Yoruba.
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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 13

For Students 4th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...
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Which Came First-Democracy or Growth?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students investigate economic growth and standard of living. In this economics lesson, students investigate the GDP per capita and how it affects the economy. Students differentiate nominal and real GDP.
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In the Footsteps of West Virginia

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students prepare for a visit to the West Virginia State Museum. In this West Virginia history lesson, students research the individuals whose leadership impacted the state. Students create multimedia projects featuring the individuals...
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Political Systems

For Students 8th - 10th
In this political systems activity, students read the dialogue examples in pairs to explore political systems within Britain.
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Anatomy of a Book

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners reference books to become familiar with locating information necessary for citing resources in a research paper. In this technical writing lesson students work in groups to find the answers to prepared questions.
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The End of Shopping as We Know It

For Teachers 2nd - 11th
Students explore trends in consumerism. For this current events lesson, students examine e-commerce as they browse selected websites to learn more about the phenomenon.
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Lesson 5.3 Vocabulary Quiz: Concurrent Lines, Medians, & Altitudes

For Students 10th - 12th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match a given vocabulary word to the correct definition.  Words include such terms as altitude, centroid, circumcenter, circumscribed circle, inscribed circle, median and...
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Lesson Plan on Intellectual Property: Combating Piracy in China

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how counterfeit goods undermine the economy. In this global issues instructional activity, students examine economic principles. Students discuss how international piracy and property rights undermine trade as they...
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Innovation in a Bag

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a business plan to start up their own business. In this algebra lesson, students think of a product they can produce and sell. They create on paper what they should do and then put into practice creating a mock business.
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Half Angle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers calculate the solution using half angles formulas. In this calculus instructional activity, students identify the different properties of a triangle using trigonometric properties. They identify the mean, altitude and...
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Area of Triangle using the Semi-Perimeter and Radius

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the properties of circles. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the area and perimeter of a triangle. They identify the perimeter and radius length of a circle.
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Peacemaker Pop Quiz

For Students 5th - 8th
In this peacemakers worksheet, learners answer short answer questions about people who have been peacemakers in the world. Students complete 6 questions.
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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the story Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday and discuss money issues. In this money lesson plan, 4th graders create a budget.
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Design and Build Lego Cars

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students build cars out of legos. In this building lesson plan, students can also use Lego Mindstorms robotic equipment to add engines.
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The Crusades

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Middle Ages worksheet, students read a 1-page selection about the Crusades, examine the listed Web sites about the topic, and then respond to 13 short answer questions about the information presented.
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In the Chips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils explain how markets work and the role of prices within markets is an important key to being able to explain and predict economic behavior. In true markets, prices are determined by the interaction of buyers and sellers.
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Economics: Property Rights and the Rule of Law

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the economic value of property rights. In a classroom activity, "You're the Economist," they analyze actual research data from establishing land holding titles in Para, Brazil. They assess several case studies about the...
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Economics: Who Benefits from Competition?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine competitive markets and complete a simulation called "The More. the Merrier." In the simulation they assess how goods are more available when competition increases. Students investigate how competition and the opening of...

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