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Entrepreneurship Lesson Plan

Entrepreneurship Lesson Plan

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Entrepreneurship

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Give your class a copy of USA TOday to read through and find articles about companies that offer goods or services. They create a graphic organizer and list the business, product, want or need fulfilled of the companies found in the USA Today. Then, they explore entrepreneurship by creating their own business that meets the needs of their community.

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9th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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