Young scholars explore concept of supply and demand and how changes in supply affect price and quantity of goods.

Students explore the special packaging and transport that many foods require to stay fresh during their journey from the farm to people's dinner tables.

Second graders explore the basic concepts of economics through a puppet called Eco the Gecko.

Seventh graders see how profits are distributed among people by slicing a banana. In groups, they role-play who gains the largest profit.

Students examine how machines help people grow food. They study specialized types of farm machines and the tasks they perform. They complete handouts matching images of the machines with text.

Students determine how the financial institutions of a market economy help channel savings to economic investment. They complete worksheets based on a teacher-led demonstration.

Students explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power, tracing the transformation of the California economy and its development since the 1850's.

Students complete Internet research about baseball and baseball players. They complete a variety of activities including writing an epitaph for Jackie Robinson, a news article about him, and make graphs displaying salaries of a number of...

Students set up their own composting bin. They observe and record their findings during a period of time. They describe the decomposing process as well.

Young scholars work together to develop a timeline showing the history of the health cary system. They examine why so many Americans do not have health insurance. They create their own solutions to this problem.

High schoolers examine the roles that scientists and government agencies play in protecting citizens from commercially produced chemicals. They watch a video, conduct Internet research, and prepare a media presentation.

Students examine the difference between primary and secondary market research. They discover the limitations on marketing strategies. They explain the importance of having more research done before marketing decisions are made.

Class members develop and expand knowledge of words and word meanings to increase vocabulary. They learn these terms based on having a wool day. Pupils wear or bring something in made of wool. They gain knowledge of what a wool symbol...

Students investigate the concept of a farmer's market and how it used in the community. They conduct a survey to find the kinds of produce grown to be sold in the market. The instructional activity includes extensive introductory...

Learners examine the invasion of the fruit fly in California. In groups, they observe and record the fruit fly's lifecycle and how they affect humans in society. They also discuss the history and geography of the fly and the different...

Student is introduced to the concept of energy as a common factor among all things. They list three fossil fuels and describe how fossil fuels were formed. They then tell how much plant debris it took to form one foot of coal.

Students examine the roll of polling in elections and assess information provided by polls. They define the term survey. Pupils conduct a poll, individually each student answers the questions, as a group, tally the results. Students...

Learners apply real data to create and calculate algebraic equations. Students create a visual to represent the concentration for one part per million and apply unit analysis to verify measurement computations. Learners define the use...

Young scholars conduct an experiment to simulate an oil spill and identify the characteristics of oil in water. They evaluate the effectiveness of various cleanup methods. They discuss the how to clean up an oil spill, and what causes...

Third graders read the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax. In groups, they answer questions that are related to economics and distribution of goods. They also identify the environmental issues present in the book and perform a skit in front of the...

Young scholars are introduced to biomolecules and their roles in livin systems. They are introduced to the "Elements of Life." Students write down and define the "Elements of Life." They are asked why they think those elements are...

In this counting to ten mini book, students cut out and color a book that shows the numbers from 1-10 and the words for the numbers. The languages in this book are: English, Spanish, French, Swedish, Japanese and Swahili. Pronunciation...

In this extremophiles non-fiction reading learning exercise, students read a two page selection that describes the organisms known as extremophiles. They answer 10 questions based on the selection which include true or false, short...

In this reading comprehension activity, students read a passage and answer questions based on the main idea of the passage. Students answer 4 questions about the passage.