Worksheet
Curated OER

Initial Consonant Clusters -1

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this literacy worksheet, students find the words to complete the crossword puzzle. They are focusing on the concept of consonant clusters.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Library Caper

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use a graphic organizer to identify polices and procedures for borrowing library media center materials. They demonstrate the ability to locate, retrieve, and handle media and equipment. Students demonstrate an appreciation...
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Adam Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a link to the complete text of Adam Smith's nonfiction work The Wealth of Nations. It is one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth and is today a fundamental work in classical...
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Other

The Relevance of Adam Smith [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Two hundred years after "The Wealth of Nations," this writer describes the continuing impact of Adam Smith's theories. Requires Adobe Reader.
Article
McMaster University

Mc Master University: Adam Smith: A Biographical Sketch

For Students 9th - 10th
Written in 1881, this brief work focuses on the moral philosophy work that Smith did before his fame as an economist.
Article
McMaster University

Mc Master University: Adam Smith Biographical Sketch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from McMaster University has background information on Adam Smith. The article is provided by James Anson Farrer, and the information is very in-depth and lengthy, broken into different chapters. (Published 1881)
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McMaster University

Mc Master University: Adam Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent site from McMaster University for exploring not only the studies of Adam Smith but his original work as well. The site includes pictures and hyperlinks to the actual published works such as "Wealth of Nations."
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Smith, Marx, and Keynes

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanning three centuries of history, from the dawn of the industrial age to modern times, three diverse thinkers developed their own landmark theories on commerce, labor, and the global economy. The three economists profiled in this...
Lesson Plan
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Free Markets and Antitrust Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson in economics and democracy in which students study and analyze Adam Smith's concept of free market mercantilism and determine how it would apply to government interventions today. Includes text, questions for study, resources for...
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Adam Smith (1723 1790)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Adam Smith from an on-line college textbook. Links to parts of the text of Wealth of Nations.
Website
Other

Swans: Adam Smith Outrage Against Mercantilism

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site on Adam Smith with a section on his opposition to mercantilism.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Wealth of Nations" is the second most cited book in the social sciences published before 1950. Read the full text of this pivotal book on classical economics by Adam Smith.
Handout
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Adam Smith's Laissez Faire Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
Victorian Web provides an essay on the Laissez-Faire Policies of Adam Smith. He believed the government should not interfere with business.
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Wealth of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Book 1, Chapters 1-11 from Adam Smith's The Wealth Of Nations dealing with the division of labor.
Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Abigail Smith Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover biographical facts on Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams and an early advocate for women's rights.
Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
A great in-depth biography of John Adams. Topics include: his life before the presidency, campaigns and elections, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and life after the presidency. Links to the first lady, his Cabinet members, and Staff...
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Other

Acton Institute: Adam Smith (1723 1790)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography on Adam Smith contains some of Smith's views on religion and morality from his book "Theory of Moral Sentiments".
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The White House

The White House: Biography of Abigail Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Profile of First Lady Abigail Adams (1744-1818), wife of the second President of the United States, John Adams.
Website
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Abigail Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of First Lady Abigail Adams outlines her important roles, both politically and personally, during her husband's administration. Includes a description of her famous "Remember the Ladies" letter, espousing her strong belief...
Handout
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Abigail Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Abigail Smith Adams was born in Massachusetts, a descendant of the distinguished Quincy family. She married young lawyer John Adams in 1764. They settled on a farm in Braintree, Massachusetts. The couple had four surviving children,...
Primary
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: The Wealth of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Bibliomania.com provides the full and complete text to Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Includes an introduction to the text, along with a table of contents that allows access to each individual chapter by link.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Marginal Utility

For Students 11th - 12th
This website discusses the concepts of marginal utility and value, with references made to such economic philosophers as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and David Ricardo.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Labor Theory of Value

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the labor theory of value as described by Karl Marx, Adam Smith, and David Ricardo.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Abigail Smith Married John Adams

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Former First Lady Abigail Adams is featured in this brief profile from The Library of Congress. Also contains a portrait of Abigail and her husband, President John Adams, as well as a photo of their home in Massachusetts.

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