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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Omaha: The Real Mc Coy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The University of Omaha provides a cross-curricular lesson plan for 4-6th grades involving economics and language arts. "Elijah McCoy was an African-American inventor who successfully designed an automatic oil cup that may have inspired...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: M&m Interesting [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site from the University of Omaha provides a lesson plan indicated for 6-8th grades. "During this lesson, students use the economic concepts of trade-offs and opportunity costs to decide between savings accounts with simple interest...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: The Doughnuts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
An economics and literature lesson addressing capital resources, increasing productivity, and research skills. Based on a story by Robert McClosky called The Doughnuts.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: Why Nations Trade

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan is about the reasons for International Trade.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Omaha: Why We Save [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Why do people need to save money? This lesson plan is geared for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and helps students understand the reasons for saving.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: Economic Functions of Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The University of Nebraska provides a lesson plan that helps to "Identify the six economic functions of government, classify examples of government actions and policies within various economic functions and identify and evaluate two...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: Blood Cell Histology: Thrombocytes Platelets

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an image and description of thrombocytes-platelets.