Lesson Plan
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Biochemistry Taboo

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students play a "Biochemistry Taboo" game using their knowledge of Biological chemistry and taboo cards. This lesson can be used as a review or an introduction into concepts covered in Biochemistry and includes a pre-activity worksheet.
Lesson Plan
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New York on the Pacific Coast

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore the interaction and consequences of contact among different ethnic groups. Students examine a timeline and the important historical events in American History. They discuss immigration and migration.
Lesson Plan
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World Bank Development Project Funding

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students prepare a developmental proposal to the World Bank for use in a developing nation. They explain the structure and role of the World Bank. They analyze the organization of development projects.
Lesson Plan
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The Economics of Conflict

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine how economics can empower or disempowers people of a nation. In groups, they analyze how commodities for economic power have changed and the trends that might affect future empowerment. They describe Canada's...
Lesson Plan
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Fundamentalism

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the historical roots of fundamentalism and determine whether fundamentalism is a religion or a political ideology. They will examine different religious fundamentalist movements around the world noting any...
Lesson Plan
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Writing an Academic Argument on the House of Lords

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils debate the main roles of the House of Lords and argue whether or not it is necessary. Teams debate the pros and cons of the House of Lords then take a class vote on which side argues it case most persuasively. Using the...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Iran Resumes Nuclear Work

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Iran Resumes Nuclear Work," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Anti-McDonald's McDavids Beat Goliath

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "Anti-McDonald's McDavids Beat Goliath," and then respond to 8 multiple choice, 27 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
Lesson Plan
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Trekking to Timbuktu: Timbuktu's Golden Age of Scholarship

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students access online information regarding education in Timbuktu and the mighty Songhai Empire. They write an essay comparing and contrasting the curriculum of the university at Sankore with that of their own school.
Lesson Plan
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Trekking to Timbuktu: Timbuktu's Golden Age of Scholarship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study and identify the empire of Songhai through research and describe Timbuktu's role in its economy. They investigate how Timbuktu became an important spiritual and intellectual center of Islam. Students describe the...
Handout
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Foreign Economic Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
Exports were the key to South Korea's industrial expansion. Until 1986 the value of imports was greater than exports. This situation was reversed, however, in 1986 when South Korea registered a favorable balance of trade of US$4.2...
Interactive
Council for Economic Education

Econedlink: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments

For Students 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concepts of Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments. The balance of trade is calculated by subtracting imports from exports. The balance of payments includes payments related to exports and imports of goods;...
Interactive
Council for Economic Education

Econedlink: Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concept of Trade, Exchange and Interdependence. People do not make everything that they and their family use: that is, they do not grow all their own food, sew their own clothes, build their own house and provide...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Global Trade: Trade Impasse (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A useful lesson for classes debating the value of free trade and U.S. trade policy.
eBook
Other

Future of Freedom Fdn.: The Case for Unilateral Free Trade and Open Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by Jacob G. Hornberger is an essay in the book, The Case for Free Trade and Open Immigration, edited by Richard M. Ebeling and Jacob G. Hornberger. In it, Hornberger gives a hypothetical view of how life in the United States...
Website
Other

Australian Government: Foreign and Trade Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of Australia's foreign trade policy, along with many examples of trade organizations to which they belong.
Website
Other

Brazil Ministry of External Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful resource developed by the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Covers topics such as foreign policy, political groups, international relations, and the structure and services of the ministry. Also gives a virtual tour and provides...
Website
Other

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada: Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive site providing information on Canada's role in the world.
Primary
Other

Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a discussion on the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA), which is considered to be one of the world's best trade agreements.
Website
Other

Trade Summit Protesters Battle in Quebec City 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
An American left-wing website reports on the protesters in Quebec City in 2001 that accompanied the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) Summit hosted by Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Offers students a glimpse at the wide variety...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: A Timeline of Us Cuba Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States and Cuba share a long, complex history -- first as allies and trade partners, and later as bitter ideological enemies. This timeline shows how closely entwined America and Cuba have been over the last two centuries.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trade Secrets: Classroom Content: Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Trade Secrets reveals how the public's right to know the truth about the thousands of chemicals that surround us has been compromised. This lesson focuses on the processes of designing and interpreting results from health-related studies.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Ancient City of Petra: Controlling Trade Routes

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides a brief history of the city of Petra and its importance to ancient trade routes. A paired passage,...
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: National Labor Relations Act (1935)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the original document that established the National Labor Relations Board written in 1935. Also known as the Wagner Act, its intention was to give employees the right to form unions and to engage in collective bargaining.