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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to some of the fundamental questions about the connections among population, resources and energy use, and environmental impacts. They explore population growth, interpret a line graph and calculate their own rate of growth. Full Review »
Identify basic nutritional needs: recommendations from the food pyramid, recommended dietary guidelines, importance of exercise throughout the life cycle, proper nutrition helps the body to resist disease, helps recuperation, and supplies energy, importan Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explores the world that is available to them on-line. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students investigate how and why the government spends its money, and how the economy functions. They conduct research on local and central government websites, identify public services, and discuss the effects of people not paying their taxes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the variables involved in the cost of oil. They study how OPEC is not the only factor that influences the price of gasoline. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students use this lesson to focus on population growth and the threat of overpopulation. In groups, they analyze the world birth and death rates to determine the growth rate of the population. As a class, they discuss the causes and consequences of a growing population on the land space and resources available. They pretend with a partner to have a discussion about adding a new baby to their family and how it would affect Connecticut as a whole. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students discuss the proper role of government in the economy. Reviewing the foundations for a market economy to work properly, they decide how to best direct resources to get the most out of them. They distinguish between private and public goods and provide examples of externalities. They discuss why good politics is often bad economics. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students use real-world examples to define and graph functions defined piece-wise. In small groups, they select and research a real world example in order to determine the correct piece-wise function and graph to present to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the internet to trace the history of stocks on the Dow Jones 30. They describe how different factors like inflation and taxes impact the returns on stocks. Using investment numbers, they calculate the real and nominal returns. In groups, they create a table comparing the two numbers and they discuss the results. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work in small groups. They imagine that they are the council committee. Students choose from a list of projects to be funded. They have one hundred thousand dollars to spend and they have to spend the money on a project that helps the whole community. Full Review »
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