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Dot-Commerce

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the impact that e-commerce has in their community, as well as in small traditional communities that one might not expect to be part of the dot-com marketplace. They develop business plans for imagined businesses.
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E-mailing the Chamber of Commerce

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Encourage effective internet research and e-mail correspondence as scholars investigate a US capital city they've never visited to find pertinent and relevant information. They begin by picking a city, then visit that city's chamber of...
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The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. They discuss the concepts of value-of-service pricing and cost-of-service pricing, read and discuss text, and debate the reasons for and legitimacy of price differences in service.
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National First Ladies' Library

Secretary of Commerce

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers gain understanding of economic history of United States in twentieth century by examining role of Department of Commerce. Student groups each analyze one quarter of twentieth century by researching role of Department of...
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National Constitution Center

Federalism, the Commerce Clause, and the Tenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do the state and federal governments relate to each other? The Constitution has a lot to say about that! Using an interactive online tool, pupils explore the Tenth Amendment. They apply their knowledge to political cartoons and news...
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What So Proudly We Hail

The Meaning of America: Enterprise and Commerce

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using Mark Twain's The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, invite your learners to consider the concept of virtue in a democratic society devoted to gain and self-interest. This stellar resource guides your class members through a close...
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State Bar of Texas

Gibbons v. Ogden

For Teachers 8th Standards
Have you ever played the game Monopoly? Do you know what it takes to win the game correctly? Scholars research the nature of outlawing monopolies in the United States while controlling trade. They investigate the court case Gibbons v....
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How E-Commerce Influences Consumer Choice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Class members gather information on different brands of athletic shoes to determine which is the best buy. They identify a toy they would like to buy, and gather comparative information from a store, a catalog, and three websites.
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Class Store

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore economics by participating in a group activity. In this commerce lesson, 1st graders conduct a role-playing activity in which they utilize goods and services to re-enact a general store's daily business. Students...
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Community Commerce

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore commerce in their own community. They interview local business owners and collect data about their town. Students research the history of a local business and its daily operation. They prepare a presentation to...
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I Had a Euro in Paris

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders pretend to take a trip to Paris, France. Using the city as a guide, they identify its unique characteristics and research a physical feature that dominates the city. They follow the journey of one euro to show the concept...
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Health - Lesson Plan on Prescription Drug Prices

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners examine the issue of prescription drug prices in the United States. They discover how globalization impacts the available remedies to lower the costs to American consumers. They participate in a mock U.S. Senate Commerce Committee
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Virginia In the World: The Geography of Commerce

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine how Virginia connects with the world through export trade. Using a map, they use symbols to depict the value of trade and the direction of the flow of goods. They complete a scavenger hunt using electronic...
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A Birthday in Amsterdam

For Teachers K - 8th
Students view Rembrandt's etching, View of Amsterdam. They compare commerce and trade of 17th-century Amsterdam to modern day. They create self-portraits of themselves as children with birthday gifts during the 17th century.
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Alaska Trade

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students spend two days traveling throughout Alaska, trading as they go. They explore universal principles related to trade and commerce while studying about Alaska's geography and indigenous people. At the end of the instructional...
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The End of Shopping as We Know It

For Teachers 2nd - 11th
Students explore trends in consumerism. In this current events lesson, students examine e-commerce as they browse selected websites to learn more about the phenomenon.
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FOCUSING ON CIVIL WAR HISTORY & INFORMATION SEEKING

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use a Web resource to obtain information on a specific subject; study the nature of naval warfare and commerce raiding during the Civil War; and assume the identity of a participant and viewing the events of the era from that...
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How Can We Make Businesses Safe And Effective?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete several lessons in order to gain an overview of various facets of business. They read books about business, identify business careers that are of interest to them, write letters to local business leaders, listen...
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Exploring Commerce and the High Seas in the 1700s

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders develop an understanding of the importance of the shipping industry in commerce in the late 1700s.
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Attracting Business to Arkansas

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Groups of learners research a city in Arkansas, then plan and create a brochure which would promote business growth in that city. The groups access the Internet in order to find out the necessary information about the town to put in...
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Discover America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
You wouldn't move to Ohio to be a fashion mogul, but you might check out Paris or New York. Learners explore regional industries and the types of occupations that are commonly available in different parts of the country. They use the...
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A Look At Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write letters to organizations, such as United States Geological Society, to find out more about rocks. Students write about a pretend time they found a magic pebble. Students calculate distances to travel to see various...
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Antislavery Sentiments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the basic facts of the Amistad slave ship case. They are challenged to test their powers of close reading by being asked to summarize the decision handed down by the Supreeme Court of the United States in 1841. Students...
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Choice Board: Expressed and Implied Powers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution expressly lists powers given to Congress. Over the years, lawmakers have expanded the enumerated powers to include powers implied by the list. To better understand the significance...

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