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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Making Cents Out of Centimes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars will learn that most countries create their own currency for use as money. In most of Europe that money is now the Euro. Students will discover the use of Euros in this simulation and learn a little about exchanging...
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Other

Culture Ireland: Facts About Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
A wide variety of facts about Ireland, such as general background, square miles, natural resources, religions, literacy rates, type of government, economic facts, exchange rates, and many other things. Some links to external sites no...
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Bryn Mawr College

Serendip: Alcoholic Fermentation in Yeast

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A text summary of what students learn in the Alcoholic Fermentation in Yeast lab, along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Aerobic cellular respiration and alcoholic fermentation...
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Geographyiq

Geography Iq

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Aggregate Demand

For Students 9th - 10th
For this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to aggregate demand (AD). Topics include the wealth effect, the interest rate effect, and the exchange rate effect, as well as the factors that shift...
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Other

Roy Davies: Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the past, present, and future of money. Learn about exchange rates, money forms, banking, and more.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Beating Hearts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students' will use a heart rate monitor to measure their heart rate in beats per minute (BPM) while they exercise. They will understand the effect of exercise on heart rate and learn how to measure differences in heart...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Seventh grade students have had wide-ranging experiences with fractions and operations on fractions, but ratios and rates may be new concepts for them. This activity introduces students to the idea of rates via a familiar and tangible...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Absorption and Radiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Different surfaces absorb and radiate radiation at different rates. In this activity you will analyze the absorption and radiation rates of two surfaces by monitoring the temperature changes of each of them.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Boxing It Up

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, learners will experiment with creating a box from a standard size piece of paper. They will then use the concept of related rates on the graphing calculator to find the maximum volume of a box made from the piece of paper.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Amazing Fetal Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity you will: graph data of human fetal growth and describe the rate of human fetal growth.
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Other

Amos Web: A Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Exploring the economy can be a fun adventure with the Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy. Use this site to find your answers to economic topics in a user-friendly format with comic strip guides.
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International Monetary Fund: Monetary Mania

For Students 9th - 10th
Great interactive online trivia quiz that lets you test your knowledge of macroeconomics against two other fictional players. Pick your player and go!
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: The United States and Globalization

For Students 9th - 10th
This self-guided unit addresses the economic interdependence of communities and countries across the globe and the economic development that is taking place. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, and learning...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Story of Jack and the Bank Stalk

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Fairy tales have always been used to give lessons about life. The story of Jack and the Bean Stalk is a good lesson about the importance of knowing about money and banks. The story of Jack asks the question, "What is money?"
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Graphing Is Great!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore graphing individually and in groups. They will also use an interactive activity to discuss slope and intercepts. To assess the lesson, students will use the floor tiles in the classroom as a large sheet of graph...
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University of Sydney (Australia)

Thermal Physics Module/heat Transfer 1 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The first of two pages discussing the different forms of thermal energy transfer. Equations expressing the rate of energy transfer by each of the methods are provided and discussed.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Higher You Climb, the More You Pay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will take a "Virtual Tour" of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France and locate the price of a bottle of water at each viewing platform. They will need to problem solve how to pay for admission, buy the water and be able to...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Agent Pincher: The Case of the Ufo

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes when people first try to use money from another country, they feel like they are playing with toy...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Marketplace: Let's Go Euro!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With the start of the new year in 2002, the 12 members of the European Union launched a single currency across their borders, replacing individual country currencies and singling out the Euro as their one shared monetary denomination....
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Seeking a Balance in International Trade

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work to solve problems involving international trade, then seek to improve the balance of trade with other countries. At this site, you can develop and make decisions similar to those in international business. Includes links to...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Euro Makes Its Debut

For Teachers 9th - 10th
On Jan. 1, 1999 11 European countries united in the European Monetary Union. The new single currency bloc includes almost 300 million consumers and creates the second-largest economy in the world. How will this new union affect the...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Income: Which 'Wood' You Choose?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A key turning point in a nation's economic development is when it starts to use its resources for long term versus short term purposes. A natural resource example is trees: should people use wood for cooking food or building homes?...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Do You Have a Yen to Go to College?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Help Carlos determine his financing options for college based on his current level of investment and the financial packages offered by several different schools. Evaluate these options, and then recommend which path Carlos should take to...

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