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Catalog Shopping
Young scholars, in groups, "shop" for eleven different items in a large mail order catalog. They locate the items and complete the order form. As a class, they discuss ways to find things more quickly.
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Job Applications and Specifications
Students can navigate job choices, understand the application process, and find characteristics of a company they many be interested in. Students research the Family Dollar Company and find out about the coporation, types of jobs...
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My World Wide Tour of Spanish Speaking Countries
Young scholars organize a two week travel plan through Spanish speaking countries all over the world. plan their flight schedules, accommodations, and tours of cultural events. Students compute the total cost of their trip.
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‘Tis The Season . . .To Do Math
Dreidels, Christmas trees, shopping, and snowflakes--what do they all have in common? Mathematics.
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Money Simulation (mini economy)
Pupils participate in a local, classroom economy in both the resource and products market. They track all transactions and learn economic principles and concepts.
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Closed Economy Expenditure Model Test
In this economics worksheet, learners answer questions relating to consumption, investment, and expenditures in a model of a closed economy. The eight page worksheet contains forty multiple choice questions. Answers are not...
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Identifying Correct Change
Learners analyze the importance of recognizing whether or not they have been given correct change. They brainstorm ideas for determining whether or not they have received correct change. Students model and practice dialog to request...
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North Carolina Symbols: T-Shirts or Calendars
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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Percent Applications
In this percent applications worksheet, students complete a total of 10 problems that involve calculating percentages. A reference web site is given.
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...