Learners explore the earning power of someone with a post-high school education. In this education and income lesson, students evaluate examples of occupations, their salaries, and education level needed for the job. Learners calculate...

Young scholars learn the characteristics of economic systems through problem solving, communication and representation. In this financial lending lesson, students use math to solve problems dealing with the economy today, to work with...

Young scholars participate in a trading simulation to learn about barter and the benefits of using money. In this barter lesson, students participate in a trading simulation and learn about coincidence of wants. Young scholars then use...

Students explore the biodiversity of the national marine sanctuaries. In this science lesson, students view a video about Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Students work...

Pupils keep track of finances in a check register. For this checking account lesson, students practice writing checks and deposit slips as they add and subtract decimal amounts in order to balance a checkbook in a register.

Students write about and discuss personal leisure time activities and record their activities in a slide show format to present to their classmates. They work off a word bank of materials relating to fly-tying and fishing after all other...

Learners examine Wall Street Reform. In this current events lesson, students read the provided articles "Why a Financial Crisis?," "Deception and Leadership Failure=Boom, Bubble, Burst," and "How Can a Future Financial Crisis be...

Students study the role of banks, lending and their services. For this analysis lesson, students learn about savings, checking accounts and lending and the importance of banks as financial intermediaries.

Learners explore the concept of eminent domain. In this eminent domain lesson, students analyze positive and negative consequences of Supreme Court rulings in three cases pertaining to the public good.

Eighth graders review narrative tenses. In this narrative tenses lesson, 8th graders read a story, answer comprehension questions, and complete a worksheet. This lesson is designed for students who are learning English as a second...

Learners generate a word bank drawing on vocabulary from fifteen school related topics. They use the word bank to write poetry in the styles of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky.

Intended for fun only, learners play with the names of cities common to their region or state. This instructional activity includes a list of cities in Oregon and not much else. What you and your class choose to do with your list of...

Students examine inflation over the years and learn to calculate how it changes over time. In this money management lesson, students learn how price changes affect their purchasing power, how to come up with strategies for dealing with...

Students culminate a study of the water cycle by following step-by-step directions to make a three dimensional cloud. On the model, they draw a diagram of the water cycle and label it, and add a written report they completed in a...

Learners explore the concept of alliteration. In this sound devices lesson, students use educational software to create alliterative phrases that are accompanied by appropriate clip art, design tools, and graphics.

Young scholars investigate economic growth and standard of living. In this economics lesson, students investigate the GDP per capita and how it affects the economy. Young scholars differentiate nominal and real GDP.

Students collect and examine rocks. They record information about the rocks they have collected in their notebooks. They compare and contrast different rocks and complete a class chart at the end of the lesson.

Students observe and measure a model of slow down slope movement.  In this graphing instructional activity students collect, record, and organize data that apply to models.   

Students explore the concept of inflation. In this inflation lesson plan, students compile a list of necessities they would need to take with them if they were moving to a new state next month. Students compare their list with that of...

Ninth graders study facts about human blood and what it is made of.  In this blood composition lesson students divide into groups and complete several activities. 

Second graders use The Berenstain Bears' to learn about money management. In this money management lesson, 2nd graders read The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense book and complete the 'Rainy Day' worksheet. Students then discuss the...

Fifth graders brainstorm ways to save money. In this financial awareness lesson, 5th graders read a chapter from the book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and create a personal budget for themselves.

Students calculate the amount of displacement after an earthquake.  In this seismic event instructional activity students research the Internet, and fill out a CORS data sheet.

Students examine equality. In this civics lesson, students appoint committees for various offices then model a mock committee/application process in the classroom, followed by a discussion of whether equity was achieved or not and why.