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You Could Be a Banker
Students examine the careers that are available at financial institutions. They ask questions to visitors from these institutions who come to speak about their career. They also identify different job descriptions.
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Economics: Property Rights and the Rule of Law
Young scholars 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...
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Building New York
Eighth graders study the five points neighborhood in New York City. In this NYC lesson, 8th graders research websites to help them understand the five points neighborhood.
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Bretton Woods 60th Anniversary Exhibition
Students examine how the Bretton Woods meeting of 1944 came about to recognize the need for international monetary stability. They study a number of aspects of the meeting.
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Achieving Belonging for All
Learners explore ways of belonging. In this social science lesson, students discover non-violent ways for belonging similar to Mohandas Gandhi.
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Opportunity for Students in the Parliamentary System
Students explore youth programs which promote Canadian citizenship and democracy. They study Canadian parliamentary institutions.
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Lee Yick: Fighting Racism
Young scholars study the 14th Amendment, then review and analyze a Supreme Court brief. There was much racism exhibited toward the Chinese immigrants by the European Americans; this came in the form of institutional racism and mob...
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Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? | How Incentives Affect Innovation
Young scholars focus on the role played by a nation's institutions in generating creativity, invention and innovation, and analyzes how innovation promotes the economic growth that raises standards of living and alleviates poverty.
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Creating a Place of Contemplation Based on Hindu Temple Architecture
Students study the architecture and decoration of Hindu temples, compare them with, and apply them to, a place of contemplation they will design for themselves.
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Charging into Battle with Hood's Texas Brigade
Seventh graders study the American Civil War and the contributions of Texans to the war effort. They read first-hand accounts of Joseph Polley, member of Hood's Texas Brigade and discuss his account of his first charge and what emotions...
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Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Relocation Camp Experience of Estelle Ishigo
Eighth graders study World War II through art.
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Citizenship
Students examine what it means to be a good citizen and how they can contribute to making things better for others even though they are students. They listen to an inspirational story about a starfish. Next, they research social causes...
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Animals from Afar
Students visualize the scope of the Roman empire by illustrating the geographic origins of various imported animals. They study how exotic animals were imported into Rome from the farthest regions of the empire.
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Is Bureaucracy Bad?
Students examine the term bureaucracy and its role in state government. They study the purpose of regulations and explain the role of regulatory agencies in South Carolina. They describe how administrators act as law makers and analyze...
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Reviewing Rumsfeld
Students use the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, or SWOT, institutional analysis method to evaluate Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's performance to date. They write formal recommendations based on their analyses.
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Artistic License
Students consider the venues in which they prefer to view art. They research art institutions' efforts to stimulate and fulfill the public's appetite for art, then compare them with similar efforts by commercial venues.
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Investment Meaning Groups
In this business worksheet, students categorize twenty one collocates with six categories such as companies and institutions.
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World Issues The Millennium Development Goals and Quality of Life
Ninth graders explore quality of life issues in the developing world through the lens of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. In this World History instructional activity, 9th graders study the factors necessary to and...
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When in Greece, Do as the Greeks Do
Students examine the contributions of ancient Greeks in this five lesson unit. The explorations reveal how Greece shaped our stories, our modern language, and our society. The study of the Greek myth forms the basis of this unit.
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The Law in the North And South As It Relates To Business From the 1900's To the 1990's
Students study how laws are different in other states and how some of the laws are the same. They examine the steps that must be taken to get a divorce in Connecticut, North Carolina, and South Carolina. They take a look at the laws...
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Reconstruction on Life in Virginia
Eighth graders study the life style of Virginians during the Reconstruction Period after the Civil War. They examine how the infrastructure, the economy, and the agricultural status of Virginia and the other Confederate states changed...
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Apartheid and Segregation
Students view a television program that depicts the history South African Apartheid and the United States' system of segregation. They discuss how laws were used to uphold these institutions and compare and contrast racism and...
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Houses and the People They Shelter
Pupils examine different homes and shelters across cultures and time periods. In this Houses and the People They Shelter instructional activity, students draw conclusions about society and culture according to the features of their...
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Lender or Borrower Be?
Eighth graders study the costs and benefits of interest involved with borrowing and depositing at banks.