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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar Kit Lesson #11 - Power Maximum: An Electrical Determination

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Collaborative groups connect resistors and solar panels in series and measure electrical resistance, voltage, and current. The objective is to order 16 solar panels from strongest to weakest. They graph current-voltage and power curves...
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Lesson Plan
Towson University

The Crucial Concentration

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Which sports drink provides the best pick-me-up after the big game or grueling workout? It may not be the one you'd think! Food science is the focus in a surprising lab activity. Pupils use colorimetry to determine the amount of protein,...
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Activity
It's About Time

Coal and Your Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When I was young, I was afraid of the dark. Now I am afraid of getting the electric bill. This fourth lesson in a series of eight focuses on coal mining, conservation, and energy efficiency. Scholars start by taking data from a table and...
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Interactive
US National Archives

WWII: The Atlantic 1939-45 – Battle of the Atlantic

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The most dangerous line of attack during World War II wasn't the German planes soaring above Britain, but the U-Boats cutting off their supplies of food and equipment. Learners research the Battle of the Atlantic, the German campaign to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Economics of Valentine's Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of the determinants of supply and demand. They use this understanding to explain changes in how supply and demand affect the price and the quantity exchanged of roses.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

STRIPS 'N CURVES

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars make color selections and make sure they are aware of correct strata construction for this innovative combination of straight lines and gentle curves creates zingy but easy-to-make quilts.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fitness Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars develop skills and a comfort level in interpreting economic concepts through graphic analysis.
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PPT
Curated OER

Reaganomics: A fix to the unemployment and inflation of the time

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
The 1980's was an interesting time for the American economic system. This presentation relates the lead to and the effects of Reaganomics, Trickle down economy, and Clintonomics. Embedded links, works cited, and images are included. A...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2003 AP® Macroeconomics Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Learners consider production possibilities using an authentic test question from College Board. Other questions include practicing supply and demand curves and examining the effects of inflation, employment, and other variables on a...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2017 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
How much corn does a farmer need to grow if he wants to make a profit? A prompt from College Board asks learners to put themselves in the boots of a farmer growing crops for the alternative fuel market. Additional prompts consider the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Economics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners develop the concept of supply and demand. In this economics lesson plan, students listen to a lecture and take notes on supply and demand. Learners create a coherent set of notes about supply and demand.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Ares-V Cargo Rocket

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Ares-V cargo rocket worksheet, students read about this multi-purpose launch vehicle and its rocket boosters. Students are given an equation that relates the acceleration of the rocket to the time and mass of the rocket. They...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

All Aboard

For Students 3rd
In this mathematical reasoning learning exercise, 3rd graders create a catalog page for a toy-train supply store. They list items in order of price (greatest to least amounts). Students are given clues to assist. They answer three...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Aboriginal Hand Prints

For Teachers K - 4th
A part of a study of Australian Aboriginal culture, class members listen to a Dreamtime story about a father who stenciled his handprint on a rock wall.  Class members then make their own hand print art representative of themselves...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Elasticity

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the meaning of the business term, elasticity, and discuss the main elasticity concepts of price, income, and cross elasticity. They manipulate and demonstrate various business formulas.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Economics: Elasticity of Prices

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover the elasticity concepts of price, income, cross elasticity, and elasticity of supply. They apply this knowledge to an activity about Britain's Birmingham Northern Relief Road.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar Kit Lesson #11 Power Maximum: An Electrical Determination

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify and implement methods to standardize testing stations that measure solar panel output power. After collecting electrical ouptut data from several solar panels, they plot the current-voltage and power curves. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Market Structures and Competition

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students review concepts related to market structures and competition. Using supply and demand, they identify what factors cause them to shift and analyze business downward facing demand curves. They compare and contrast the abilities of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Do We Get Clean Water?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate the concept of a filter. They use simple supplies in order to construct one after watching a demonstration performed by the teacher. An important warning that the project water is not clean for drinking is included....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Toilet Plunger Sundial

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students build a sundial to measure the local noon time. In this third grade science lesson, students build a sundial out of common materials and align to measure the local noon. This lesson is a hands-on tracking of the sun, and allows...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Paying to Use A Scarce Resource: Carbon and Sulfur Taxes

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Paying to Use a Scarce Resource learning exercise, students read background information, analyze a graph, make predictions about the impact of variables and answer questions.
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Worksheet
Federal Reserve Bank

Investing in Yourself: An Economic Approach to Education Decisions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is the difference between physical capital and human capital, and in which should you invest? While considering the concept of return on investment, take a look at the payoffs and consequences of investing in training and education.
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Printables
Lakeshore Learning

Gingerbread Man Template

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Print this Gingerbread Man template to use with your class. From cutting skills to stick puppetry to culinary creations, there are endless possibilities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

New Equilibrium Worksheet

For Students 11th - 12th
In this economics practice worksheet, learners respond to 20 questions where they calculate new equilibrium points and label diagrams.

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