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M&M Interesting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the concepts of trade-offs and opportunity cost to decide between savings accounts with simple interest and those with compound interest. They calculate interest earned on account balances while working in...
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To Get the Right Answers about College: Ask the Right Questions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners survey college students.  In this lesson, learners explore typical costs.  They examine education loans.  Students complete a FASFA form and write an essay describing plans for obtaining money for college expenses.
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Windmill of Your Mind - Distributed Energy Goes to School

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the possibility and feasibility of installing a wind-turbine distributed energy system for their school. They conduct research, watch an online video, analyze the cost of the project and examine the benefits, and write...
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Mining in Texas

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this mining and nonrenewable resources worksheet, learners read about mining in Texas and simulate the extraction of nonrenewable minerals. They use cookies and their components to represent the minerals they will mine and they answer...
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Spend, Save, Invest or Donate (9-12)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of personal finance. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine decisions they make about money as they discover the definitions of philanthropy, resources, scarcity, choice, benefits, costs, opportunity...
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Why Eat Organic?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the concept of organic eating. In this environmental stewardship lesson, 9th graders compare and contrast organic foods with conventional foods and discuss the benefits of eating organic foods.
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Why Nations Trade

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss international trade focusing on opportunity cost and the principle of comparative advantage. They engage in a simulation activity based on different countries and their economic benefits.
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Rechargeable Batteries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore how rechargeable batteries work by conducting a series of experiments. In this physics instructional activity, students discuss the benefits of using rechargeable batteries over disposable ones. They build their...
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What Can I Afford?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the costs of various cell phone plans, and various types of banking accounts to determine which one would yield the highest returns if the money saved from the cell phones were placed in different accounts.
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Technology and Inequality

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study briefly the history, evolution, and social benefits of the automobile. After using the automobile as a case study, students choose another technology, research, and analyze it in small groups and report.
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Why Not Adopt? Lesson #4

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss the benefits of pet adoption. In this pet lesson plan, students participate in a class discussion on pet adoption, animal shelters and how to care for a pet. They complete worksheets in groups and write about pet...
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Make Your Own Recycled Paper

For Teachers K - 2nd
Paper Lesson Plan - Students discover how paper is made. Working together, they make their own paper. This activity introduces students to recycling; what it is and its importance. Students study the process of how paper is made, and...
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Solar Energy

For Students 8th - 10th
For this solar energy worksheet, students read about the uses of solar energy, the benefits and the costs. They answer four critical thinking questions about solar energy.
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Systems of Equations (Systems Project Part 1)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this systems of equations learning exercise, students identify and explore three ways to solve systems of equations:  graphing, substitution, elimination.  They discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and write an algorithm for...
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Mulch

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a series of experiments on mulching. In this earth science lesson plan, students discuss the benefits of mulching on soil. They explore how different types of mulch affect plant growth.
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Trade in Colonial America / NAFTA

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners learn the how trade impacted the colonial economy. They analyze the the benefits of NAFTA and learn the advantages to both the United States and Mexico.
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How Credit Cards Work

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the nature and use of credit cards. They view a video about the role of credit cards and the whole idea of consumer credit. They examine the benefits and disadvantages to both merchants and consumers.
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Basic GPS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss benefits of global positioning systems (GPS) and practice using them on the school grounds. A personal navigator, such as, the Garmin eTrex is necessary for this lesson.
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A Package of Pringle

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Here is a problem-solving lesson that has learners take the role of a packaging expert to design an inexpensive means of packaging a potato chip. It could benefit from having more specific detail about the lesson itself, but it does make...
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The Brief American Pageant: The Stalemate Seventies

For Teachers 9th - 11th
A glimpse of the political and economic contexts of the 1970's, this series of slides includes two graphs (median family income and Consumer Price Index) and a map that details the results of the 1972 Nixon-McGovern Presidential...
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The Soviet Choice For Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine five major events in Soviet History to introduce the concept of opportunity cost. They identify considered alternatives at the time of decision and examine benefits and cost. They apply these ideas to a typical...
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The Car Deal Package

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Buying a car is no easy task, and can have major long-term consequences if done without proper financial knowledge. Ensure your learners are prepared with the information and criteria for comparing different car deals and signing...
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Student Loan Debt

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Should college loan debt be easier to discharge in bankruptcy? Scholars sort through the top three pros and cons to decide for themselves in preparation for a class debate or discussion. Learners may also participate in an online poll to...
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Banking on the Future: Penny Drive

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study why philanthropy is needed and learn to complete a penny drive. In this philanthropy lesson, students learn the need to invest money for future purposes and identify a cause in the community to hold a penny drive for.

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