Capitalism, socialism, communism ... these may seem like a whole bunch of isms to your scholars. High schoolers won't  confuse them after completing an informative resource. Your class masters how to use primary sources to...

Class members begin this engaging economics activity by listing all the resources used in producing a car and using that example to draw parallels to the four primary factors of production: capital goods, labor, natural resources, and...

Students investigate geography by completing games with classmates. In this United States of America lesson, students examine a map of North America and identify the borders of Mexico and Canada as well as the Pacific and Atlantic....

Help youngsters get to know their states and capitals, explore their own country, and study American symbolism. They take a "trip" across America collecting symbols, images, and information about each state as they go (through text and...

Learners read a story in which they identify the instances of dialogue. As a class, they determine how to tell someone is talking in their reading and use different sentences to identify where the quotations marks should be placed. To...

Students define human capital and income earning potential. In this algebra lesson plan, students analyze the relationship between income and capital resources. They calculate tax rates and understand how to read a tax table.

Students discuss a the places to gain financial help when starting a business. With a partner, they calculate the amount of interest and the total amount being paid back. they brainstorm a list of things the government can do to help...

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...

Students spend the lesson identifying the location of the fifty states and the capitals. Using a software program, they retrace te outline of each state numerous times. To end the lesson, they write a story about a state and city of...

Students explore consumerism by completing a worksheet. In this advertisement lesson, students discuss the relationship between the media and consumerism while analyzing advertisements from the Internet, magazines and T.V. Students...

Students study the continents of the world. In this Internet geography lesson, students connect to online mapping games. Students collaborate in order to develop their understanding of world geography, including countries and capital...

Students explore the Parthenon. In this lesson plan on Greek Architecture, students view a video on classical architecture, then split into groups to research assigned architectural elements such as capitals, columns and floors. They...

Students watch a video in which they tour a factory. While viewing the video, they take notes on the types of resources they see and group them according to natural, human or capital resources. They discover the difference between...

Students discuss the role of profits in an economy. As a class, they explain why profits are an incentive and practice calculating profit and loss. They discover what a firm in capitalism must do to earn profits and explain the...

Students observe names of items on the "Teacher's list of shopping bag items;" taking note that some items are capitalized while others are not. In this capitalization lesson, students encounter book titles, brand names, cities, and...

Students explain the basic functions of the various economic systems. As a class, they identify the main characteristics of capitalism and the advantages of division of labor and specialization. They describe the relationship between...

Students review the various types of economic systems. As a class, they identify the three basic economic questions: what?, How?, and For Whom?. Using capitalism as an economic system, they discuss how each question is answered.

Seventh graders identify and locate all fifty states in the United States and their capitals. Individually, they research one state identifying when it became a state, its motto, song, flower and nicknames. To end the lesson, they are...

Students identify the capitals of the target countries. They locate the target countries on a world map. Students describe one major issue facing the inhabitants of each of the target countries.

Third graders identify important places in Bowling Green and list facts about those places. They write complete, varied sentences using capitals and punctuation correctly and also use the Writing Process. As a final project, a...

Students reinforce their knowledge of the locations of the states. They need to know where the states of the United States are located in relation to each other. Students review the states symbols, capitals and landmarks as well within...

Third graders practice reading different types of maps. They locate state borders, capitals, the national capital and states. As a class, they recite the states they have visited in their young age and how they got there. They develop...

Learners examine the causes and effects of the expansion of the Roman Empire. They identify the early strengths and the lasting contributions of the Empire itself. Using maps, they locate its geographic borders at the height of the...

The end of World War II saw the world deeply changed over the last few years. Four thorough lessons explore post-war Europe, America, and Asia through reading assignments and discussion questions about the Grand Alliance and the signing...