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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

On The Road Again: Cars, Culture, and Change Along Historic U.S. Highway 67

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Middle and high schoolers look at historical photos and analyze some of the changes brought about by the automobile revolution in Arkansas during the 1920's. The book, A Journey Through Arkansas: Historic U.S. Highway 67, is used for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marketing Occupations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify and explain the variables effecting supply and demand in the marketing industry. Then they define the terms supply and demand and graph supply and demand curves on a standard grid. Students also formulate what happens...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

On the Road

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the history of the automobile in the United States. They complete a Webquest, explore the PBS website, answer discussion questions, and locate and discuss newspaper articles about cars and travel.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Manufacturing in Northern Ireland

For Students 6th - 7th
For this manufacturing worksheet, students match words from a word bank to one of two pictures showing work environments, categorize jobs under the categories of primary, secondary, and tertiary, then write short descriptions about the...
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Worksheet
Voice of America

Henry Ford, 1863-1947: He Revolutionized the Auto Industry

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
How did Henry Ford change the world? One word: automobile. After reading a two-page passage about Henry Ford's contributions to society with the invention of the automobile, readers respond to a series of 10 reading comprehension...
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Unit Plan
Henry Ford Museum

You Can Be an Innovator ... Like Henry Ford

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Why did Henry Ford want to invent a car for the masses? Why did Henry Ford locate his factory in Detroit? Why did Henry Ford encourage the idea of a 5-day work week? Young innovators find the answers to these and other question in a unit...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Energy Trail

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students examine the relationship between the products they use and energy use. Using the internet, they identify the role that manufacturing plays in using energy and the emissions that change the climate. They discover the steps to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Henry Ford

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study Henry Ford and his invention of the assembly line. They write about the differences between cars of the past and the cars they see in their community today. They take a fieldtrip to the Henry Ford Mansion.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Time Machine: Drive for the American Dream

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners view a documentary on automobiles. Americans have always been in love with automobiles. They are a definition of character, and a representation of social status. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and create an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Importance of Trade

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss how trade affects the products they use everyday. In groups, they identify the clothes they are wearing, the food they eat most often and the cars their families drive. Using the internet, they research how these...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Just an Ordinary Day

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young sociologists identify how technology has impacted the traditional culture of Romania as they read and discuss "Just an Ordinary Day'" by Nina Porzucki. A lesson encourages learners to study Romania's history and present, including...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Breaking News: Nissan to Make Future New York Taxis

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Learners explore current events by completing worksheet activities. In this transportation lesson, students read a news article discussing Nissan's new contract to create New York Taxis due to their improved fuel economy. Learners answer...
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Council for Economic Education

Satisfaction Please! (Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The topic of consumerism seems easy to those who participate actively in the US economy, but pupils who are new to economics may see the idea as foreign. Help them understand their rights as consumers and what to expect when interacting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gas Prices Keep Rising

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss rising gas prices, then read a news article about how the increase in fuel cost may affect other prices. In this economics and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary...
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Smithsonian Institution

Changing Gender Roles on the Home Front

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Many historians discuss how gender roles changed because of World War II, but how did this come to be? An informative resource challenges scholars to do some digging and research the information for themselves. They research how...
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Worksheet
Student Handouts

A Society in Transition

For Students 9th - 12th
Cover the 1980s in your class with a brief informational text and seven related questions. The one-page reading passage includes general information about jobs and skills, population patterns, and the AIDS epidemic. 
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PPT
Curated OER

Sunken Millions for People in our Past

For Teachers 5th
This multiple choice review covers famous historical figures from all walks of life.  each slide has a scoring set up in the corner which assumes two teams and allows for hints and lifelines etc. but it is not clear how to use this...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Rise and Fall

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students take a closer look at the global industrial economy. In this current events lesson, students listen to a lecture about the infrastructure of the global economy, specifically how it affects Britain's Rover company. Students...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Unemployment in the UK

For Students 6th - 12th
In this unemployment worksheet, students use the 16 sentences provided in the answer bank to complete a graphic organizer pertaining to unemployment in the United Kingdom.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Producing and Consuming

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders make a booklet. In this economics lesson, 2nd graders define producers and consumers. They make an assembly line accordion booklet to demonstrate how producers and consumers work together to make and use goods.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Michigan Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Michigan worksheet, students match vocabulary words that represent Michigan's history to their descriptions. Students match 10 words.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Michigan Crossword

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Michigan worksheet, students answer questions about Michigan's history in a crossword. Students answer 9 questions in a crossword.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Michigan Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing facts about the state of Michigan worksheet, students read factional phrases and choose the person, place, or thing being described. Students answer 10 multiple choice answers.
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Organizer
Curated OER

An Oil Spill Primer for Students

For Students 4th - 10th
In this Gulf oil spill worksheet, students examine a 4-page article regarding basic facts about the oil spill as well as photographs of clean-up efforts.