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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Crude Oil [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 4 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at crude oil as an energy source, its history, and its many uses and products. The economic impact of the petroleum industry in Texas is described, the scale and scope of...
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Natural Gas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 5 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at natural gas, its history, and its uses. The economic impact of the natural gas industry in Texas is described, consumption, production, distribution through pipelines,...
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Texas Comptroller of Pub. Accounts: Energy Report: Liquefied Petroleum Gas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 6 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at liquified petroleum gas, or LPG, which is the name given to hydrocarbon-based gases generated from crude oil or natural gas. The history of LPG is described, its uses,...
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Coal [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 7 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at coal, its history, its uses, its economic impact in Texas, consumption, mining, and the transportation of coal. The process of generating electricity from coal is...
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Ocean Power [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 20 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at power generated from the ocean, its history, and uses. This is a source that has been minimally developed in Texas and is unlikely to develop in the near future. It...
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Geothermal [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 21 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at geothermal energy, its history, and uses. The economic impact of geothermal energy in Texas is described, and its production, transmission, and availability. Also looks...
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Hydrogen [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 22 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at hydrogen as an energy source, its history, and uses. The economic impact of the hydrogen energy sector in Texas is described, the consumption of hydrogen, methods of...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 8: Drought Mitigation Trade Offs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores droughts. In this activity, students research drought mitigation technologies and their cost and benefits. They present their findings to the class with physical models and make a...
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Icpdr: Ships and Environment to Share Danube River

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive analysis of the importance of the Danube River Basin and ways to balance human and ecological needs in the basin. The reason behind this study is the European Union's move to open shipping lanes in the Danube and...
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Engineering for Change: Necessary Trade Offs When Co Designing New Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
The co-design of new technology with communities has benefits and trade-offs. Engineers Without Borders Australia describe a co-design project in rural Cambodia that they participated in. The goal was to design assistive technologies...
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C Span Classroom: Lesson Plan: Examples of Regulatory Agencies

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students learn about the costs and benefits of regulations and regulatory agencies. It includes nine video clips.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Confusion Over Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do people worry about inflation? What are the economic effects of inflation?.
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Italian Style: Where's the Matter?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore some of the hard questions and issues related to scientific research and project funding. Role-play a mock Congressional hearing to discuss the wisdom of a new scientific venture with no perceivable practical use to mankind.
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Curated OER

Market Failure; Positive Externalities

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines how society can benefit by producing and consuming more of a product that causes a positive externality.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Credit Card

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article describes how the credit card system works. It discusses the history, how credit cards are used, features, types, the numbering system, pros and cons, and more.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Boomtimes: 20th Century Mining Mojave Desert

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore twentieth-century mining in the Mojave Desert.
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Programacion Lineal: Aplicaciones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In today's world practical problems required to obtain the maximum benefits and minimum costs. Learn the part of mathematics which is used to solve those problems with this interactive activity.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Geothermal Power

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the way geothermal energy is harnessed and some of its benefits and costs. Downloadable resources are also available.
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Foothill College: German Unification Case Study

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the complex issues surrounding the German unification of 1990 by taking on the role of involved citizens and examining the benefits and costs of a unified German nation.
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Europa: A Brief History of the Emu

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why Europe moved to the single-currency euro? Its roots have been in the formation of the League of Nations. Read here about its inception and the benefits it has provided such as lowering the cost of financial...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Is Globalization a Dirty Word?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Is globalization a dirty word? Well not according to a recent study conducted by the World Bank. The report, entitled Globalization, Growth, and Poverty: Building an Inclusive World Economy, makes the case for globalization as a method...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Nafta: Are Jobs Being Sucked Out of the United States?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, went into effect on January 1, 1994. The Agreement phases out most tariffs between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tariffs, which are taxes on imports, increase the price of foreign...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Katrina's Classroom: Lesson 3: A Fresh Start

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson examines the benefits and importance of access to credit. Using hands-on learning strategies and internet resources, students will calculate simple interest, learn about different types of credit, evaluate a credit card...
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National Bureau of Economic Research: Measuring Positive Externalities [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This research paper describes how the installation of an anti-theft device on cars has helped reduce crime in general in some areas. The concept of positive externalities can be seen in this example.

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