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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Money Matters: Where Does It Go?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this project students will utilize math and reasoning skills to develop a personal budget. By weighing their expenses as "wants" vs. "needs," students will develop management skills and learn the importance of getting the most out of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Much Does It Cost?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will use an online mortgage calculator to determine the cost of financing a house over various lengths of time and at various interest rates. This lesson is excellent to include in a budgeting unit.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Much Will College Cost Me?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will research the cost of college by comparing a 2-year and a 4-year institution via the Internet. Students will follow-up with a presentation and prepare a monthly budget. This lesson plan contains a financial aid component.
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Other

Balance Track: Finances for College Students: Money Management

For Students 9th - 10th
From BalanceTrack, this section focuses on establishing financial goals, provides students with a calculator to estimate how much they should be saving each month, and provides students with a sample budget worksheet.
Article
Bankrate

Bankrate: Dr. Don's 10 Tips for Better Money Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Don Taylor provides tips for better money management in this article from Bankrate. Detailed and thorough analysis is given.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: How Long Is Your Life?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
High school young scholars have rarely been asked to look at their future beyond where they will be going to college or what job they think they will have. This activity asks you to think in a long-term perspective. By using a timeline,...
Handout
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Living Within Your Means

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial provides handy tips for living within your means.
eBook
Other

Ally: Adventures With Money;: Planet Zeee and the Money Tree

For Students K - 1st
Comic book for elementary students helps with understanding money concepts.
Website
Other

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Office of Management and Budget

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the text of the statement of regulatory and deregulatory priorities of the Department of the Interior.
Handout
Other

National Conference of State Legislatures: Mandate Monitor

For Students 9th - 10th
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) was adopted in an effort " to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments." According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), UMRA defines a...
Handout
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
A 29-page pdf file containing an enormous amount of information about Russia. Includes major cities, holidays, history, geography, climate, natural resources, population, religion, education, economy, government, budget, industry and...
Unit Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation, users can adjust mountain snowfall and temperature to see the glacier grow and shrink or use scientific tools to measure thickness, velocity, and glacial budget. Java is required.
Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Recycle City

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site allows students to implement recycling programs to transform "Dumptown" into "Recycle City". To make this simulation realistic, students must implement the programs within a budget.
Website
Oklahoma Mesonet

University of Oklahoma: Overview of Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Oklahoma explores numerous types of weather and atmospheric changes, as well as the reasons behind them. Content details the four seasons, common meteorological variables, the vertical structure of the atmosphere, how...
Graphic
NASA

Nasa: Introduction to Clouds [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA is interested in clouds because they are an integral part of the water cycle, and because they are a controlling factor in the energy budget of the Earth. This chart provides a basic introduction to the identification of clouds. The...
Handout
Information Technology Associates

Ireland Economy 2003

For Students 9th - 10th
A general overview of Ireland's economy from the 2003 CIA World Factbook. Information includes GDP statistics, poverty rates, inflation rate, unemployment rate, budget, major industries, imports and exports, and more.
Website
Other

Government Information Agency: Guyana

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official Government of Guyana website. Features current news headlines updated daily, presidential speeches, official press releases, members of the cabinet, videos, and highlights of government budgets and programs.
Lesson Plan
Other

Actuarial Foundation: Building Your Future: Succeeding [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through information, examples, and practice, students learn about the costs and advantages of post-secondary education, how to understand the potential earnings and benefits of a job, how to make a budget, and why it is important to...
Lesson Plan
Nature Conservancy

Nature Works Everywhere: Where's the Beach? Protecting Coastlines From Erosion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Recognize resourceful and budget-friendly methods to help restore and protect coastlines. View the video and utilize the lesson plans.
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of July 25th 2016: Clinton's Fundraising Outpaces Trump's

For Students 9th - 10th
Donald Trump's presidential fundraising produced its first strong numbers for a big-budget fall campaign last month, but the financial powerhouse backing Hillary Clinton continued to hold a strong lead.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Design, Build and Test Your Own Landfill

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students design and build model landfills using materials similar to those used by engineers for full-scale landfills. Their completed small-size landfills are "rained" on and subjected to other erosion processes. The goal is to create...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Flying T Shirts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During this engineering design/build project, students investigate many different solutions to a problem. Their design challenge is to find a way to get school t-shirts up into the stands during home sporting events. They follow the...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Edible Rovers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students act as Mars exploratory rover engineers. They evaluate rover equipment options and determine what parts fit in a provided NASA budget. With a given parts list, teams use these constraints to design for their rover. The students...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering for the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...

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