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Federal Reserve Bank

To Rent-to-Own or Not to Rent-to-Own?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore the key elements of a contract with your young adults, and delve into the features and unique benefits of a rent-to-own contract through discussion and worksheet practice. 
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Frontline

Obama's Deal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Government classes benefit from examining how a bill passes through Congress, while they focus on the compromises made by Obama's administration regarding health care reform. This includes an online video and a couple of handouts. The...
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Kenan Fellows

How Does an Unhealthy Diet Influence our Health and Well-Being?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You are what you eat, or so they say! After surveying family and friends on a week of eating habits, learners analyze the data for patterns. They compare different variables such as fats and cost, fats and calories, or fats and LDLs. 
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Balanced Assessment

County Concerns

For Students 6th - 8th
Apply area concepts to help farmers and settle county disputes. Scholars use a given diagram and information about an insecticide spraying campaign to determine the monetary benefit to farmers. They then decide which of two counties has...
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Global Oneness Project

Highways and Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What is the cost of change? Roberto Guerra's photo essay "La Carretera: Life and Change Along Peru's Interoceanic Highway" asks viewers to consider the impacts of the 1,600 mile-long highway through Peru and Brazil that connects Pacific...
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Curated OER

Money Management Part III: Savings Accounts and Cash vs. Credit

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Help your class understand the importance of saving and managing their money. Here is part three to a unit on credit, cash, and savings. Learners discuss savings accounts and the idea that a budget plan can help them avoid costly credit...
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Teach Engineering

Household Energy Audit

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Do you have an energy hog in your home? Individuals pick at least one room at home to determine the amount of energy the appliances consume. Using that information, pupils fill out a worksheet to determine the cost of running each...
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Personal Genetics Education Project

Reproductive Genetic Testing: Technology, Access, and Decision Making

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Explore the complexities of reproductive genetic testing respectfully in the learning space. Scientists read articles, view a slideshow, and complete a do-now about genetic technologies. A fishbowl activity allows scholars to discuss the...
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Facebook

Public Wi-Fi

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Sometimes free Wi-Fi comes with a hefty price tag! Networking novices examine the components of a Wi-Fi network during a digital citizenship instructional activity from an extensive series. Groups work together to map out a day's worth...
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Curated OER

Who's Uninsured in 2007? It's More Than Just the Poor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of health care. In this health care lesson plan, students read an article about the financial cost associated with health care. Students discuss costs and resources that people in the article have to deal...
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Curated OER

Funding Films

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the benefits of hands-on learning and then examine a new film program that would provide its students with real-life experience.
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Curated OER

Get the Picture?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars explore the movement to design low-cost solutions for the world's population and create a graph to represent the information. In this design and graphing lesson, students review the concepts of graphing and visit the...
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Curated OER

Welcome to WIC

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students summarize the benefits and services offered by WIC. In this adult health lesson plan, students review what fruit and vegetables are covered by WIC. They practice shopping using their checks.
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Curated OER

Share Economy At Work

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine Share Economy. In this economic studies lesson, students complete worksheets, watch videos, and have group/class discussions on the benefits and attributes of a share economy.
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Curated OER

Digging It - A Garden That Is

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students plan, design, and create a school/community garden.  For this planning, designing, and creating a school/community garden lesson, students research materials needed to start a garden.  Students determine the cost of...
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Council for Economic Education

A Perfect Pet

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read the story "The Perfect Pet". They examine how scarcity is a problem in society when people can not have everything they want which forces them to make (economic) choices.
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Curated OER

Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? | No More Slide Rules – The Costs and Benefits of Innovation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of the benefits that Americans at all levels of society have enjoyed as a result of innovations in rail transportation/computers/microprocessors. They write a response from President Jackson to Martin Van Buren...
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Curated OER

How Much Does It Cost to Live in Ghana? What Difference Does Fair Trade Really Make?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders analyze the cost of living in Ghana. They discover the importance of fair trade in the country. They solve problems related to the cocoa farmers in the region as well.
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Curated OER

Financial Planning for Catastrophe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the case of The Gulf Coast and relate it financial importance. In this financial planning lesson, students watch a video and then begin to analyze how to plan for the unexpected by reviewing the financial components that...
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Curated OER

How Can You Decide Among Competing Responsibilities?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students study the characteristics of competing responsibilities. They read a article in which a person faces competing responsibilities and create a skit. Finally, they discuss how they would deal with the situation.
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Curated OER

How Much Does It Cost to Live in Ghana?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the effects that Fair Trade can have on the poverty among cocoa farmers. They identify the benefits of joining cooperatives for the farmers and complete a worksheet with their findings.
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Curated OER

The Economics of Health Care

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Health care is an industry that impacts every American. Study the economics behind the Health care industry in the US with this supplementary presentation. Intended for use with a McGraw-Hill textbook, these slides will help upper...
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NASA

Project X-51

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
In a nose-cone to nose-cone competition, which rocket will prevail? Teams form rocket companies to design and build a rocket while competing against other teams in an economic challenge. The team that comes up with the best benefit/cost...
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Beyond Benign

Truckin’ to Your Table

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Food takes a trip to the table. Class members choose a meal from a menu and calculate the total cost of the meal including tax and tip. Using a food origin card, pupils determine how far each of the ingredients of a meal traveled to end...

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