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Life on the Run: A Budget for Claudia and Jamie

For Students 5th - 8th
In this budget worksheet, students create a budget for 2 girls that are trying to escape and use their allowances as the income they have. Students create a budget based on their income and expenses. They also answer 7 short answer...
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Is the Price Right?

For Students 4th
In this money management, students study inflation.  Students complete the given table filling in the 15 spaces for the prices of items for three different given years.
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Outlining

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read and evaluate a piece of expository writing. They participate in a class discussion of the outlining process and individually outline a piece of expository writing. Finally, the students create an outline for the purpose...
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The Leaves in October

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine whether or not to save or spend and defend a decision.  In this personal finance instructional activity, students identify opportunity cost of various spending and saving decisions. Students read a story where two...
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Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover what debt, saving, and credit are.  In this personal finance lesson, the teacher reads Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars, and the students discuss what the main character does in the book in relation to debt,...
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A Lesson to Accompany "Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy"

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the role of money in the colonial economy. For this colonial economy lesson, students participate in a trading activity, read the booklet "Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy," participate in an...
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Visual 1: The Cost of Credit

For Students 4th - 6th
In this money management worksheet, students examine an advertisement for a bike and respond to 3 questions that require them to calculate percentages
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Activity 1: If I Had Ten Dollars

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this money matters worksheet, students fill in the blank in 12 sentences pertaining to what they would if they had 10 dollars.
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Safe Driving

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the implications of teen driving. In this personal health lesson plan, students research and discuss impaired driving, seat belt usage, speeding, and distracted driving. Learners then create public awareness marketing...
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The Achievements of the Sumerian Empire

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify four achievements of the Sumerians. They explain the importance of the inventions. They write about a Sumerian invention.
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Cooking Super Star Meals with Kids

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the benefits of allowing and providing specifically designed age-appropriate cooking experiences for young children. They "cook" a variety of creative, healthy dishes designed for 3-5 year-olds to make and to help them...
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Stages of a Bill

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the responsibilities of British Parliament. In this British government lesson plan, students participate in a simulation that requires them to examine the stages of bill passage in Parliament. 
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Finding My Way

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students determine a route from their home to the Stones River National Battlefield. In this map work lesson, students use a detailed city map of Murfreesboro to locate a route to the Stones River National Battlefield. They follow...
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Market Game in Oil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to participate in a market game in oil. Using their prior knowledge, they review how the interaction of buyers and sellers sets the price in markets. They identify the situations in which cause shortages and...
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Load! Ready! Fire!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students will identify the parts of a cannon and practice demonstrating a mock firing. In this math and science lesson, students read background information on the cannon and its firing. Students read about and role play positions near...
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Southern Society during the Civil War: Plantation Society

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners investigate life on Southern plantation during the Civil War era. In this plantation lesson plan, students research the life of wealthy, white families on Southern plantations and the changes that occured as a result of the...
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Making Laws

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the responsibilities of British Parliament. In this British government instructional activity, students participate in a simulation that requires them to examine the stages of bill passage in Parliament. 
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Martin Puryear's Ladder for Booker T. Washington

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the art of Martin Puryear. In this visual arts instructional activity, students analyze the sculpture "Ladder for Booker T. Washington". High schoolers consider how the sculpture reflects the life and contributions...
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The American Revolution

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils study the American Revolution using Google Earth and United Streaming online resources. In this American Revolution lesson, students complete a KWL chart with information they know about the American Revolution. Pupils then study...
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Introduction To Wellness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the affects of various risk factors and cumulative risk factors vs. a life of wellness in this technology-based lesson for the High School Health class. The lesson requires the use of the Inspiration education...
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Battle of Stones River

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students will read the story "Battle of Stones River" and define a set of vocabulary words. In this Civil War lesson, students complete a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary activity after reading the story and defining the words.
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GarageBand Orientation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners create short percussion pieces using the computer program GarageBand. Emphasis is placed on student feedback and discussion after performances of the songs are complete.
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Classification of Minerals

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners identify a specific mineral using Moh's Scale of Hardness. They also conduct research about the mineral looking for factors such as value, abundance ,location, and current uses. The lesson integrates technology with the making...
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What Is a Business?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners discover how to maintain successful businesses as they assume the roles of owners and drivers of their own ice cream trucks.