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Inside the Vault-Entrepreneurship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore entrepreneurship. For this economic study lesson, students take a pretest on attitudes, review characteristics that make up an entrepreneur, review a list of famous entrepreneurs, and create a 5 minute oral presentation...
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Entrepreneurs and the African-American Dream

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students make a simple graph of labor supply and labor demand in the North and South in the early twentieth century. They conduct research to identify top contemporary African-American entrepreneurs.
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Arkansas History

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research Arkansas history and its early entrepreneurs. In this Arkansas lesson plan, students read about and discuss the lives of Arkansas citizens and play a mock baseball game.
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The Dairy Shoppe

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the dairy industry. In this Social Studies lesson, 4th graders investigate the various products made from milk. Students look at entrepreneurship and independent farmers in the dairy industry.
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Kenan Fellows

Ready, Set, Save on Solar Energy Technology!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Does your class have a bright future in the solar energy industry? Science scholars take an in-depth look at what's new in solar technology. After completing research into the solar industry, participants create and market a product in...
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Hometown Heroes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students interview various entrepreneurs in their town, asking what they considered in starting and then operating their business. They compose a short essay to report their findings.
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Curated OER

From Slave to Entrepreneur: The Life and Times of William Ellison

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this South Carolina history lesson, 8th graders examine sources that require them to examine the life of William Ellison, a black slave owner.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Life Before the Civil War

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
American life before the Civil War was very different from American life today. To show this difference in a full spectrum, learners compare two communities that illustrate the differences between Northern and Southern life. Throughout...
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California Department of Education

What Matters to Me?

For Teachers 10th Standards
Whether you're a self-starting entrepreneur or a cubicle commando, finding a career that suits your personality is a must! The second lesson in a series of five career and college lesson plans focuses on work ethic and values. Learners...
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Health Smart Virginia

Shark Tank - Mental Illnesses

For Students 8th - 10th
Young entrepreneurs research and develop a Shark Tank-style pitch for a solution to help people who have a mental illness. After the presentations, research groups complete a rubric for each product and vote for the one product they feel...
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Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the motivation behind owning your own business. They plan a course of action to research the pros and cons of owning a business and then share their information with the rest of the class as a follow up activity.
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Entrepreneurship: Planning to stay in business

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write the last three sections of a business plan for their hypothetical business: the operation timetable, the start up costs, and the three-month projected statement.
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The Artist As Entrepreneur: Getting Down To Business: Get Organized

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the various business structures and select the best one to use in a art business plan that they have developed. They compare the benefits and risks of each business structure then discuss in small groups the merits of...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur: Getting Down to Business: What's My Market?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a marketing plan for their artwork by analyzing their potential customers. They consider the type of art they wish to produce, the price range for the art and the type of competition that they face then develop a low...
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Channel Islands Film

Magic Isle: Lesson Plan 4

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
After watching West of the West's documentary on Catalina Island, The Magic Isle, class members research how Walt Disney's and William Wrigley's different visions impacted the island.
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National Woman's History Museum

Inventive Women - Part 1

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed Standards
While a woman didn't invent the parasol, three women received patents for their improvements to the original design of umbrellas. In the first of a two-part series on inventive women, class members investigate the patent system to...
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Edwin Perkins: A Nebraska Success Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the life of the inventor of Kool-Aid to unearth concepts of a market economy. Vocabulary presented helps support the learning process.
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Visa

Kindness Counts: Understanding Charitable Giving

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Financial literacy is generally focused on personal spending and saving, but consider an opportunity to talk to your pupils about how charitable giving can also factor into money management and how it can enhance life for both oneself...
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Building New York

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the role African Americans played in the expansion of New York.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders compare and contrast the images of a wealthy, free black against a black who was poor and enslaved. ...
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Good News and Bad News: Income and Taxes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1040, citing particular line items that are pertinent to an artist acting as an entrepreneur. They explore various sources of income and the importance of keeping accurate income records.
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Curated OER

The Artist as Entrepreneur: Is this a Hobby or a Business?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the IRS codes and criteria for establishing their art activity as a business rather than a hobby. They develop ways to demonstrate that their art activity is actually a business venture as classified by the IRS.
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Two American Entreprenuers: Madam C.J. Walker and J.C. Penny

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify the attributes that helped Walker and Penney to succeed as entrepreneurs. They compare and contrast Walker and Penney for similarities and differences in backgrounds and business methods.
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Legal Forms of Business

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Have your budding entrepeneurs explore the businesses in their community and determine what legal form each of businesses are. They discuss the rationale for determining a legal form of business and then write a paper that describes a...
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Taking Care of Business

For Teachers 8th
Young adults consider the application of technology and communication in the business and management career cluster. They research careers in the cluster and discuss what skills are required to be successful. They use their findings to...

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