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Inventive Thinking - Future Inventions

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars create marketing campaigns. In this technology skills lesson, students keep a log as they build prototypes of their inventions. Young scholars then script and record video commercials to sell the prototypes.
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Au Marche Sandaga a Dakar

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A 3-day French lesson plan targeting food shopping vocabulary. It is designed for elementary French learners pretending to communicate with merchants in a small village outside of Dakar. The plan follows a class reading of the picture...
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The Great Cookie Company

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders implement real life application of money, problem solving, economics, and consumer awareness.  In this three week economics unit, 4th graders operate a business, write checks, balance accounts, and market their...
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The Nestle Scandal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read an article about the use of breast milk and formula milk in developing countries and answer comprehension questions. In groups, they recall facts from the article and discuss how Nestle is being boycotted in certain...
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Open & Operating: The Federal Reserve Responds to September 11

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the purpose of a central bank.  In this economics/consumer mathematics lesson plan, students explore the actions of the Federal Reserve after the events of September 11, 2001.  Students investigate the role...