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Places and Production

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the economy and the market value of goods. For this algebra lesson, students differentiate between domestic goods value and international good value. The define and identify the importance of GDP or Gross Domestic...
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Raising Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine how much it will cost to participate in a service project. In this service project lesson, students develop a budget for participating in a service project while looking at the cost of the whole project. They make a...
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U.S. Constitutional Facts and Figures

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Constitution worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to sentences with facts about numbers in the Constitution. Students fill in 12 blanks.
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Balancing a Budget

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate money management.  In this secondary mathematics instructional activity, students participate in a cost-of-living budget simulation in which they calculate monthly and yearly projected costs.  Students investigate...
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Healthy Habits Begin at Birth: Breastfeed Me!

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explain the benefits of breastfeeding. In this adult health instructional activity, students demonstrate the correct position when breastfeeding using dolls. They recognize signs that a baby is getting enough milk.
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Module 10-Refund, Amount Due, and Record Keeping

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore to comprehend refunds, amounts due, and record keeping requirements. They define a refund and explain how refunds are received. Students define an amount due and explain how payments are made.
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Closed Economy Expenditure Model Test

For Students 10th - 11th
In this economics worksheet, students 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 included. 
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The Artist as Entrepreneur: Is this a Hobby or a Business?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the IRS codes and criteria for establishing their art activity as a business rather than a hobby. They develop ways to demonstrate that their art activity is actually a business venture as classified by the IRS.
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Be Your Own Cahncellor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze the funding strategies of a modern central government. Individuals or groups construct a plan for increasing spending and making cutbacks in various government programs. Students examine the importance of taxes...
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ESOL 18 Obtaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the terms social securtiy tax, social security, retirement and benefits. They respond to different commands about forms needed for employment. They practice filling out Social Security and W-4 forms.
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Maintaining Employment ESOL

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss how Payroll deductions are used to pay for a variety of government services andncompany benefits. They practice reading a pay stub and writing amounts of money.
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Coal and The Kentucky Economy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read about and study what an economy is. Students then answer questions that require them to define what an economy is and list the components of a healthy economy. Students also list two ways that coal helps the Kentucky...
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Break-Even Analysis Worksheet

For Students 10th - 11th
In this analysis worksheet, students solve accounting problems when provided with variables to be used in computations. Using data provided, students must answer questions showing they understand key terms such as fixed and variable costs.
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Middle-class teenagers in India

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read and discuss an extract about teenagers in India and complete related activities.
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Making Choices

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine that limited resources require choices. They study the basic concept of a budget and use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percents, mixed numbers) to...
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Alphabetizing Words Beginning with I and J

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners demonstrate how to alphabetize words. In this word study lesson, students are introduced to putting words into alphabetical order. Learners complete a worksheet, specifically addressing how to alphabetize words that begin with I...