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Know Your 13 Colonies

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study the thirteen colonies.  In this American History lesson, 7th graders analyze the historical origins and economic development of each colony.  Students create an original flag for a colony that reflects the colony's...
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Quadratic Equations and Functions

For Teachers 8th - 11th
This comprehensive lesson plan reviews solving and graphing quadratic functions and functions of higher degree.  Using the vertex form of a quadratic functions, one finds the vertex, minimum or maximum, and axis of symmetry. A few word...
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Business Economics

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the key issues arising from business growth, i.e. the divorce between ownership and control and the principal-agent problem. They investigate these issues in the context of an attempted takeover of a fictionalized company.
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Breaking News English: Toyota Cars

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Toyota cars worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Linear Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore how to graph a linear inequality. They determine if a point is in the solution set. Students solve linear inquality application problems. They graph linear equations, and solve linear equations for a given variable.
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Say What You Mean! ( Interpretation of Maxims)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers apply maxims to their reading selections. In this maxims lesson, students develop a list of proverbs. Middle schoolers explain the meaning of the proverb and relate to a book they are reading. Students share additional...
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Spend, Save, Invest or Donate (9-12)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of personal finance. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine decisions they make about money as they discover the definitions of philanthropy, resources, scarcity, choice, benefits, costs,...
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Indianapolis 500 Unit-Science

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders access prior knowledge of simple machines to build a car. In this car design lesson, 4th graders create and race their cars.  Students evaluate what was good and bad about their designs. Each car will incorporate a simple...
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U.S. Expansion and the Age of Empire

For Students 9th - 12th
In this American foreign policy worksheet, high schoolers respond to 20 essay questions about expansionism in the country during the 20th century.      
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Money Smart Teens

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students plan positive goals for spending resources and understand why not to spend. In this financial planning lesson, students set up personal spending plans based on their resources and their long term plans. Students plan for...
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Capitalism and Socialism/Communism

For Students 6th - 12th
In this capitalism, socialism, and communism study guide worksheet, learners read the notes provided and add notes of their own. Students respond to 2 reflection questions.
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Dot-Com Gives Small Investors a Leg Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of investing in stocks. In this investing in stocks lesson, students discuss how on-line stock traders have helped people save money. Learners discuss ways in which companies can make a product or service...
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Buying Power

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use a magazine article/picture to explain consumer spending and discuss the key elements that influence consumer spending.
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Europe 1871-1914

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive history instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the Europe between the years 1871 and 1914.
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Sold! Ageless Water

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt. They create an advertisement for the spring water described in the story.
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Computer Graphing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the Internet or create surveys to find graphable data. They collect, organize, analyze and interpret the data. Finally, they choose the appropriate type of graph to display the data and find the measures of central...
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Systems of Linear Inequalities in Standard Form -- Lecture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a lecture about linear inequalities. Individually, they graph different inequalities and describe its solution. They participate in a demonstration in which they solve a system of inequalities and complete a...
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Systems of linear inequalities in slope-intercept form

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students graph a linear inequality and describe its solution set. They solve a system of linear equalities graphically and symbolically. Students set up and solve a system of linear inequalities using linear programming techniques. ...
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Systems of linear inequalities in standard form

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners practice graphing linear inequalities and explain their solution sets to the solving of a system of linear equalities graphically and symbolically. They utilize programming techniques in setting up and solving systems of linear...
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The Key Words Of Business

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this business worksheet, students fill in the graphic organizer with the appropriate word from the word bank and make connections from one part of the bubble map to another.
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Business Economics

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars analyze the difference between internal and external growth of firms, and various measures of efficiency. They apply these measures to the context of a real business scenario.
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Who Will I Be Tomorrow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine various careers and character traits. They create an Affinity Chart using career survey results, compare/contrast personality traits and character traits, and discuss why character traits are important for jobs.
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Match the Environment Group with the Correct Sector

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different types of environmental organizations. They connect each organization to one of three economic sectors. They examine how each organization is different in their goals and purposes.
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How to Get Rich Slowly

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how to budget in order to live in today's world. Allocating their resources is of prime importance in the monthly budget. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to figure out their monthly budget.