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Running On Empty Lesson Plan

Running On Empty Lesson Plan

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Running On Empty

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Students research causes of rising gasoline prices. They collect data on fluctuating gasoline prices and analyze the data using Excel. They write comparative essays supporting their results and create PowerPoint presentations to present to the class.

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11th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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2001

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