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Ancient Myths Retold
Students are introduced to mythology and create modern versions of ancient myths based on figures represented on modern U.S. coins.
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Stock Reports
Learners spend $10,000 by picking up to 3 stocks in which to invest. They monitor their progress for three weeks, and chart results in a spreadsheet template.
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The shop is important
Students consider where food comes from and how it gets to them. They identify where shops are found and visit one to investigate how it operates.
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A Sense of West Virginia
Students consider their perceptions of the world through their 5 senses while visiting the West Virginia State Museum. In this West Virginia history lesson, students discover how knowing about the past helps with their understanding of...
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How Much Does it Cost to Light Your School?
Students explore the cost of electricity used to light their classrooms. They compute the cost of electricity as well as the number of kilowatt hours of electricity used during the school year. Students compute the number of tons of coal...
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Computer Based Energy Projects
Students use the Internet to research renewable energy. In this science lesson, students work on projects to help them understand how we use energy around the globe. Students analyze distribution of renewable and non renewable...
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How Can Business Profit from Tariffs? p1
Students investigate the impact of tariffs on businesses and consumers during the 1880s by looking at a political cartoon, solving a short math problem and comparing protectionism in the 1980's to protectionism in the 1880's.
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Business Economics
Students analyze the difference between internal and external growth of firms, and various measures of efficiency. They apply these measures to the context of a real business scenario.
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Elasticity
Students analyze the meaning of the business term, elasticity, and discuss the main elasticity concepts of price, income, and cross elasticity. They manipulate and demonstrate various business formulas.
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Is Wal-Mart Good for America
Students watch a video on Wal-Mart's business practices and policies. They discuss the video and research the pros and cons of outsourcing.
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Best Buy!!
Students use newspaper ads to determine the best buy on products. They enter the information into a spreadsheet and then use word processing software to complete a written analysis, complete with graphs.
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Trade Gives Us Access to Things We Wouldn't Otherwise Have
Young scholars work together in groups to research an item related to trade. They decide on an item that they use and determine where it comes from. They track the sources and consumers on a map.
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Trade is a Two-way Street (and More)
Students study the transactions that trade involves. They determine how raw materials that are produced in one country are returned as finished products. They research and present this cycle for a product.
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Trade Is A Complex Chain of Events
High schoolers research the steps that are involved to bring a product to market for consumers. They answer questions and fill in a chart related to their product. They also use maps to show the geographic distribution of their product.
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Who Benefits From Trade?
Young scholars work together in groups to determine the benefits of a product. They discuss how their product relates to statements given to them by their teacher. They present their findings to the class.
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Trade Creates Opportunities for Individuals
Students examine how trade can be a vehicle for the alleviation of poverty. They conduct Internet research, analyze organizations that help to alleviate poverty, and create a business plan for a micro business for a developing economy.
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How Typical or Atypical is Your Community?
Learners analyze and answer specific questions posed by the teacher about their community. They assess how typical a community is by comparing its characteristics to those of the whole nation. They determine how typical or atypical...
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Identifying Correct Change
Students 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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Savings and Consumption
Young scholars engage in a study that is focused upon the practice of how financial savings is accumulated and spent. This is based upon the rate of consumption with spending. The lesson helps students to create a working budget...
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Consumerism - Brand Comparison Lab
The student will have an opportunity for themselves to determine which brand they prefer by comparing national and store brands by their appearance, cost and flavor. They will be looking for the best economical value.
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Percentages Level 2
In this math activity, students solve the word problems in order to solve the problems using percentages. They apply the percent proportion.
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