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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the impact that wildlife has on society and the impact that society has on wildlife. They study the relationship between wildlife and economics and society. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discuss the plight of the homeless in the U.S. and in their own community. They participate in a food drive for a local shelter. They role play being homeless and discover what it would be like to not have food or shelter. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students compare and contrast the economic roles of women throughout history in the United States, India, and Israel. After examining pictures of women from various time periods, they share observations. They watch video clips and examine case studies of women from India and Israel and conclude by writing essays on the topic. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students differentiate between economic goods and servies. They listen to the book "Sheep in a Shop" by Nancy Shaw and identify the examples of goods and services in the story. In pairs, students create two collages, one of goods and the other of services using magazine pictures. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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In this lesson students learn how to identify modes of transportation and communication for moving people, products, and ideas from place to place. Students also study the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of transportation. This lesson investigates ways in which global interdependence is altering traditional trade patterns, and encourages students to speculate on future world economic development. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the spread of AIDS and report on how this problem has been affected by changes in global transportation and trade. They study the patterns and networks of economic interdependence change. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students access economic statistic to determine hints about the state of the economy in the future. They look at these economic indicators online to determine how they are used to predict business cycles. They write an essay describing the use of economic indicators. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students are introduced to the study of economics, including an introduction to basic business types and systems. They investigate about international, national and California history as they take a historical tour of cooperatives and how they have evolved into the business structures that exist today. Students open a business of their own choosing and experience the business world first-hand as classmates act as consumers. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students use various pictures to identify the economic activities, food supply or religious beliefs of the Ohlone Indians. Students create a cooperative learning travel brochure. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the definition of economics and study how current and historic societies have had economic systems. They determine necessary classroom jobs and attach ddaily or weekly salaries to those positions. Students are introduced to credits and debits. Full Review »

