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Mr. Yamada’s Tips for Success on Current Events Commentary: Macroeconomics

For Students 11th - 12th
In this economic systems worksheet, learners read and follow the provided 5 tips to locate, analyze, and discuss macroeconomics current event issues. 
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"Texas T"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how the discovery of oil replaced cotton and changed the Texas economy from agricultural to industrial. They read primary source documents, define key vocabulary terms, and create a bookmark.
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Fable of the Fainting Goat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story. In this telling time lesson, students complete a worksheet where they must practice their knowledge of telling time. Students read a fable and answer time questions as they read.
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Exploring For Copper Deposits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine ore deposits and identify factors in their origin. They analyze geologic maps, and locate porphyry copper deposits on a sediment geochemistry map.
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The Common Tragedy of Consumerism

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students evaluate the effectiveness of current climate change solutions. In this global warming lesson, students look at the current measures implemented and analyze whether they are beneficial to the environment or not. Advance reading...
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BY THE POUND

For Teachers 4th - 5th
The student will estimate the weight and cost of produce and calculate the actual price.Discuss the difference between weight and volume. Have students discuss whether it is more economical to buy produce by the pound, by the piece or...
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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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Trade is Simple

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers gain a better knowledge that trade is part of everyone's daily life. They summarize that trade happens between people, even when they represent companies or countries. Students analyze how trade makes it possible to buy...
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North Carolina Symbols: T-Shirts or Calendars

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw a symbol or point of interest of North Carolina to be used to make a calendar or T-shirt. They draw an image in pencil and follow it through to a finished product.
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Waterworks In Braintree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how water affects the community of Braintree. Using a map, they locate main resevoirs and rivers in the area and research the history of one of the resevoirs. They use charts and graphs to show how land use has changed...
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Breaking News English: China-EU Textile Talks Continue

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "China-EU Textile Talks Continue," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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At Your Fingertips

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe a variety of different foods including kiwi, banbnas, coffee, chocolate and discuss where they come from. They discuss the terms import and export then identify the locations where the items came from and their...
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Trading Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils role play as international traders from different continents. They negotiate prices and resolve trade barriers to better their understanding of free trade.
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Educating the Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research the effects of invasive and exotic plants. They create posters, webpages and books to educate the community. They present their material in different forums.
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Government Lesson Plan 19

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define vocabulary terms related to monetary policies, and apply monetary tools to solve economic scenarios.
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Rockets on a Shoestring Budgut

For Teachers K - 5th
Students work together to create rockets on a budget. They discover the limitations that real engineers face when designing and testing their products. They discuss their findings to complete the lesson.
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How Did That Get in My Lunch?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners 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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START QUILTING

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use Start Quilting with Alex Anderson, 2nd Edition to make five simple wall hangings, each exploring different basic piecing techniques. A sampler quilt at the end of the book combines all the basic blocks from the preceding...
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Daphnia Bioassay LD50

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
De-icing materials may have a harmful effect on our environment; have your class perform an experiment to test the nature of these effects. Scholars monitor the survival rate of a sample of daphnia as the concentration of a de-icing...
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English Exercises: Reading Exercises - Snakebite Initiative

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this reading comprehension interactive worksheet, students read a news article entitled, "The Global Snakebite Initiative Is Working to Improve Treatment for Victims." They answer 5 multiple choice questions based on the reading. They...
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Waterworks in Braintree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore how waters affect the town of Braintree.
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7 Internal Messages

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this technology worksheet, young scholars compose e-mails that are meant to be shared on a closed system or network. The directions for each is listed.
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THE FABLE OF THE FAINTING GOATS

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice telling time while reading a story about a fainting goat. They write their own story about a fainting goat. Students write letters to the International Fainting Goat Association, asking for more information about...
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University of Illinois: Early American Trade With China: Fortune and Failures in Fur [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the things economists do is to study the relationship between the supply of products being sold on the market, the demand for products by consumers, and the price of products. They look at how price is determined by the...