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Economic Market Pain
Students read and discuss article, and write an interpretation of the message for a class newspaper.
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Money, Commercial Banking, and Interest
Stdents explore the operation of the commercial banking system and the mechanics of money creation through the lending process. They investigate various interest rates to develop the relationship between interest rates and risk and...
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ABC's Of Figuring Interest
High schoolers participate in a lesson of figuring interest. This is done in order to strengthen number calculation skills while computing the interest when buying different things. This done in conjunction with using credit to make...
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Math in Society
Students critique and compare loan purchases dealing with credit rating, beacon scores, and credit-scoring systems. They define vocabulary associated with the lesson. Students deduce an individuals beacon score.
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The Benthic Drugstore
Students examine active chemicals that are in marine invertebrates and how they act to fight diseases. In this marine lesson students identify three pharmacologically-active chemicals, describe their disease fighting action and...
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Adopt a Manatee
First graders engage in a writing activity about manatees and use e-mail to contact representatives about important issues. This would be a very exciting, and meaningful lesson for a first grade writer!
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Integrating Public Accommodations in Kentucky
Young scholars watch videos and conduct research on the belief systems and values related to segregation in Kentucky.
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Redesigning Product Packaging
Students apply the design process to solve a packaging problem. After examining the materials used in the packaging of everyday products, students gather and analyze information about a specific product. They create a new design for the...
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Andrew Jackson vs. The National Bank
Students explore Andrew Jackson's vision for the National Bank. In this Jackson presidency instructional activity, students determine why Jackson vetoed the National Bank's Charter and indentify the causes of the Panic of 1837.
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Bubble Gum Chemistry
Students explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data lesson, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Students graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.
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Savings
Learners investigate the different ways to save money and the reasons for doing so. They use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (with whole numberrs, fractions, decimals, and/or percents, mixed numbers) to solve...
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Identifying Correct Change
Learners analyze the importance of recognizing whether or not they have been given correct change. They brainstorm ideas for determining whether or not they have received correct change. Students model and practice dialog to request...
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Consumerism and the Consumer Society
High schoolers read an article titled "How Much Is Enough?" by Alan Durning. They work in small groups to summarize the author's main point for each paragraph and then identify and discuss further questions they may have in response to...
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East Tennessee State University: Explicit and Implicit Costs
This resource provides a good example of the differences between explicit costs and implicit costs using the ownership of a pizza restaurant as an example.
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Business Education Resource Consort: Management & Entrepreneurship Online Manual
In this online manual you will find examples of integrated performance activities developed to coordinate with the Accounting and Finance Career Path in the Business Education Career Path and Model Curriculum Standards. Included with the...