Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alexander Graham Bell's Patent for the Telephone and Thomas Edison's Patent for the Electric Lamp

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read a short biographical account about Bell and student B about Edison. Ask each pair to exchange information and determine what qualities these inventors shared. Ask students if they think all inventors share these qualities.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Advanced Matching - Finances

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this financial terms worksheet, students draw a line from the financial terms on the left to their matching meaning on the right. There are 15 terms and definitions to match up.
Lesson Plan
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Saving Strawberry Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore U.S. History by analyzing the Great Depression. In this economic instability instructional activity, students read fictitious accounts of a farm dealing with the loss of a Strawberry Farm and discuss the reasons behind...
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Acquiring Additional Capital Stock

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students become involved in the practice of learning about finance. The emphasis is on how one uses the stock market. One can also learn how to use personal finance and become acquainted with debt management.
Lesson Plan
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Money, Banks, & Financial Institutions

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a study of financial institutions that includes the banking industry. They participate in a research study using different resources. They are introduced to the concept of bartering and how it is used as a replacement...
PPT
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The 1950s:

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Teens will get a kick out of this presentation, which provides a glimpse of the consumerism and rising pop culture of 1950's America. They will especially appreciate the discussion of "Teen culture" including the music of Elvis, the...
Lesson Plan
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Making Sense of the Census

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners problem solve the mean and median of agricultural data by completing a worksheet. They discuss the results of the statistical data.
Lesson Plan
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Money, Commercial Banking, and Interest

For Teachers 12th
Stdents explore the operation of the commercial banking system and the mechanics of money creation through the lending process. They investigate various interest rates to develop the relationship between interest rates and risk and...
Lesson Plan
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 5--Time and Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, after defining and reviewing the extensive list of vocabulary words on the board, examine various banking systems and terms (loans, interest rates, investments, mortgages, etc.). They also show mastery of this task by...
Lesson Plan
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Managing Your Money

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use the internet to gather information on saving money. They describe the history of money and the responsibilities of the United States Mint. They list their own personal goals and keep a journal as they operate a lemonade...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lender or Borrower Be?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the costs and benefits of interest involved with borrowing and depositing at banks.
Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Corporation: Income Statement Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This case study uses information from the Disney company to reinforce knowledge about corporation income statements. Additional activities in this case require Internet research.
Article
Other

Jump Cut: Conflict and Contradiction in the Mass Media

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of this articles explores the evolution of thinking about mass media's role in society, and discusses the positive and negative aspects of mass media, and ways that it can be in conflict with corporations, governments, and...
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Bill Gates

For Students 9th - 10th
A hedcut of Bill Gates from the Wall Street Journal along with a brief account of his development of Microsoft Corporation.
Article
Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Closed for the Holiday [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
"Closed for the Holiday" is an excellent account of the consequential events of the Great Depression focusing on the Stock Market Crash of 1929 as the beginning of the Great Depression, and ending with the emergency bank actions Franklin...