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Culture and the Corporation
Students examine how Disney learned from past experience to adapt its business plan for a new cultural environment. They research a foreign country and develop their own plan for introducing a new company there.
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What Do These People Know That I Don't Know?
Students research career areas within the field of oceanography. They read interviews of people who work in these fields and discuss how the fields are similar. They write a paragraph or more telling what career choice sounded most...
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Gotcha Covered
Students participate in investments. They purchase property for future financial return or benefit. They discover a stock strategy in which you own stock and write (sell) a call at the next strike price above the current stock value.
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Who's Going to the Convention?
High schoolers practice planning budgets as they create a budget for ten employees of a company to attend a professional convention. They use the Internet, and spreadsheet software to complete their assignment.
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Entry-Level Job Interviewing
Students discover specific information to remember when preparing for an interview and create a presentation based on the information
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Dear Congressperson...
Young scholars identify their local, state, and national officials. They create a short blurb about each official and their function in office. Students choose an issue of concern they would like to write to their local official about,...
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Plants, Plants, and More Plants
Pupils examine several types of plants. In this plant instructional activity, students complete activities that require them to identify types of plants, chart plant anatomy, and explain plant propagation.
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Taxes: Where Does Your Money Go?
Students study taxes and the role that they place in our lives. In this economic activity, students explore the reality of taxes, how they work, why we pay them, where the money goes and how to make the most of the money you pay into...
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Stock Research
In this economics activity, learners conduct their own research in order to respond to the 12 short answer questions pertaining to the stock market.
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Shopping Spree
Learners calculate discounts, sale price, and sale tax. In this consumer math lesson, students visit mock stores which have items for sale. Learners calculate the final prices of items.
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Student Meets the Real World
Students interview a local business person in order to design an advertising or promotional for their business. They summarize the meeting and use the information to design two promotional items using available technology. They make a...
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Buddy Systems
Students explore how companies use instant messaging to sell products and services. They write business plans for marketing companies using instant messaging as a medium for advertising and assess related privacy issues.
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Bookkeeping 101
Learners state the important questions that must be answered through the use of expense records. They design and test a method for recording business expenses.
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Understanding Wikis and Ethical Responsible Posting of Information
Students, using the Internet, post information about local attractions. They choose a topic and create a website. They review each others website and make comments on its content.
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Asking For Help At Local Agencies
Students identify and explore the ways in which businesses, government, and community organizations provided helpful information. A list of local agencies is comprised and students list questions which are appropriate to ask at these...
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Accounting -- Journalizing Purchases and Cash Payments
Learners fill in an outline of information about accounting as the teacher lectures. They use computers and internet to complete online activities and a quiz over the materials.
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"The Father of Lavish Advertising": P.T. Barnum
Students examine the life and work of P.T. Barnum. They discover his advertising techniques and business practices. They examine his use of people with disabilities for amusement.
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An Ad for an Element
Students prepare an ad for an element, including properties and uses, in an attention getting format such as that used in the advertising business.
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Keynesian Economics and Fiscal Policy
Young scholars examine and analyze the characteristic problem of each phase of the business cycle. Students articulate the appropriate choices for each of the problems described. Young scholars apply the writing process to write an essay.
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Landscape Design
Students create a landscape plan and keep track of their costs. They present plans to a visiting contractor and designer.
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Ben Franklin Half Dollar
Students research contributions to American culture and technological progress through Benjamin Franklin's quotes and inventions. They also analyze research in order to design a coin honoring Ben Franklin's contributions.
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Collaborative Projects: Have Your Say
Students imagine they are a member of their local council in Australia. Students have role play the consideration of information given to Council, then vote for or against approving applications.
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Work Force Awareness
Students identify desirable personal qualities for a chosen workplace. They brainstorm 3 work environments of good and poor personal work qualities. Students interview their parents or employer. They comprehend learning style and how it...
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The European Union 1
Students view a PowerPoint presentation on the European Union. In this UK lesson, students explore the question of whether the UK should form part of the European Union and develop their debate skills.