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How To Estabish And Use Credit

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate how to establish and use credit. They research the application and use process and the effects upon personal finance when using credit. The qualifying indicators are looked at determined whether they are fair during...
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Clauses and Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students read about clauses and conjunctions. Students read about the different kinds of clauses, such as dependent and independent.
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It's Your Future

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars learn about productive resources along with their requirements, supply and demand, savings, investments and interest rates. In this supply and demand lesson, students create a career plan and personal budget of their own...
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Filling Empty Pockets: Borrowing, Loans, and Credit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine credit components and how each works within our economy today. In this financial literacy instructional activity, students explore credit terms and make decisions based on real credit card offers that they find in...
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How Can Big Business Make Money From Tariffs?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of the rise of big business in the United States. In this economics lesson plan, students investigate the impact of tariffs on businesses. Students also investigate the impact that incentives have on special...
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Investigating Our Past: Where Did Humans Come From?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm about evolution and explore the processes of evolution.  In this investigative lesson students map out evolution and compare the two theories after researching them. 
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Webquest - Westward Ho!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate life on the trail West. In this Oregon Trail lesson, students collaborate to research the pioneer life and then role play a family's life on the trail. Students author an essay regarding their research finding and...
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Prairie Voices

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and contrast a one room school house in Iowa in the past with how they go to school today. In this school lesson plan, 5th graders read about rural families and the controversies that they endured in the time of one...
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The Climate in Class

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider the implications of global warming. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about temperature rises in the world and discuss how to solve some of the issues associated...
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US Patriot Act: Security vs. Privacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use readings, worksheets and discussion to explore the ramifications of the US Patriot Act which was passed by Congress shortly after September 11th. They review Constitutional Amendments and consider how they relate to the...
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How Can Business Profit from Tariffs? p1

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the impact of tariffs on businesses and consumers during the 1880s by looking at a political cartoon, solving a short math problem and comparing protectionism in the 1980's to protectionism in the 1880's.
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Financing Your College Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore sources for funding college educations. They compile a portfolio of information gathered during their research.
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Who's Better? Who's Best?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice their reading and speaking skills by expressing their opinions of characters.
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Reclamation and Recycling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn the importance of plants and animals, ecosystems and habitats... and see how these factors guide mining reclamation projects. They then discover the importance of recycling, and the difference between manufacturing with...
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Filing Status

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students examine then discuss the rate at which income is taxed and the five filing statuses. They complete online simulation worksheets then they answer a list of questions.
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Bugeting From a To Z

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners read a short history of the construction of the Idaho State Capital building. They use a supply list from the superintendent of construction, Herbert Quigley, to calculate costs for particular construction projects depicted in...
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Small Busines Schemes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate a small business and its profitability. In pairs, as they research a business adventure, students consider the capital outlay, maintenance, office space, prices, insurance, and profit and loss statements. Students...
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ESL: Idioms Quiz C

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL idioms activity, students choose the idiom that has the same meaning as a word in parenthesis in a sentence.  There are 21 sentences total. Students may click on a "check answers" button.