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Selling, Spending, or Saving
Students examine and discuss vocabulary dealing with finances. They write and develop commercials promoting savings practices and spending habits that incorporate emotional appeals.
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Chinese Inventions A Selected History of Science and Invention in China
Learners study the history of Chinese technology by identifying when and where items were invented or discovered.
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What is Credit?
Learners listen to a guest speaker discuss credit, and what lenders look for when approving loans. They investigate savings and loans, banks, credit unions and finance companies to find out what A.P.R. they charge for certain items.
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Defining Moments: Analyzing Data
Students create an annotated bibliography on writings related to Japanese internment and analyze the writings for possible bias. They view a video on the Korematsu Internment case and use the internet to find print and non-print sources...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur
Students 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 found...
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How Did That Get in My Lunch?
Young scholars view "The Danger Zone" to learn about food poisoning and the bacterial causes and prevention. Students look at slides, use a worksheet, "Microbial Bugs"and the internet to identify and learn about each bacterium.
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Flying Geese
Students examine the Flying Geese quilt pattern, and discuss and identify the pattern. They write a paragraph titled, My Quilt Report, summarizing the information discussed about the quilt patterns.
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Off to Work We Go
First graders distinguish between jobs that provide goods and those that provide services. They role-play jobs and analyze whether their job provides services or produces goods. They draw pictures and write a description of a job in each...
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Less Than Zero
Students examine negative numbers by extending a vertical number line to include numbers less than zero. After playing a game, students watch a Cyberchase video in which the characters try to solve similar problems.
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What is the (No) Establishment Clause?
Students research and discuss the Establishment Clause.
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Democracy through Parliamentary Committees / Lessons 3 : Representation on Parliamentary Committees
Students explore the roles of parliamentarians, witnesses and journalists. They apply the selection criteria used in establishing a parliamentary committee.
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Vocabulary Related to the Attire, Accessories and Décor of the Parliament of Canada
Students become knowledgable about the attire, traditions, and protocols of the Senate and Supreme Court by doing research.
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Sporting Fever
Students view a video about the values that are represented by sports teams. They write a paper about the connection between sports and social values. They share their responses with the class.
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Gathering and Evaluating Sources for the "Greatest American" Speech
Young scholars brainstorm a list of criteria for determining credible sources for their research. They research information to include in their "Greatest American" speech. Students will evaluate all sources by applying the criteria they...
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Chugga, Chugga, Choo Chooooooo!
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they read and recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify the word that contains the...
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Rotations
Young scholars discuss the concepts of reflection, rotation, and translation. In this rotation activity, students investigate rotations through examples on an overhead projector. No additional worksheet or student assignment is included.
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Holidays: Stress on the Body
Young scholars read an article on stress and holiday weight gain. In this biology instructional activity, students research about the body's response to excess sugar in the diet. They create a pamphlet, billboard, newscast or journal...
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Words for Algebra
Learners rewrite word problems using symbols. In this algebra lesson, students relate algebra to the real world. They identify the correct steps to take when solving word problems.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Lesson One: Making Spending Decisions
The goal of this instructional activity is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Adding Money Under One Dollar
Find the total value of the coins and add to the dollar amount shown. There are ten random questions. This activity helps students to recognize coins.
Topmarks Online
Topmarks: Coins Game
Coins game is a three activity money game which introduces children to UK coinage. It helps children with recognizing coins, sorting coins from lowest to highest, and counting money. Useful as an interactive whiteboard activity.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Recognizing the Penny
As an introduction to a unit on money, students will work with teacher to recognize the penny and its value. Then students will go shopping at the classroom store to practice counting pennies.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Cash Puzzler
Memory game for early elementary students teaches them to recognize different denominations of money.