Beyond Benign
Water Bottle Unit
How much plastic do manufacturers use to create water bottles each year? The class explores the number of water bottles used throughout the years to determine how many consumers will use in the future. Class members compare different...
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BUS: Farming: It's A Fact (Ag)
Learners create two different types of graphs from the information in the "Farm Facts" booklet (i.e., bar graph, pie chart, etc.). They calculate where your food dollars are spent (on and off farm).
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Budget Making
Learners develop a budget for spending and saving. In this economics lesson plan, students create a budget based on personal, family and government income. They discuss jobs at home and allowances. They discuss how they manage their...
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At Home on the Range
Eighth graders explore rangeland uses in Utah. In this Utah rangeland lesson, 8th graders read background information on the purposes of rangeland. Students work in groups to create their own ranges using peat. Students discover grazing...
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Serc: Creating a Household Budget
In this Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum PowerPoint module, students create a household budget by tracking their expenditures over a month-long period. Students use Microsoft Excel to create a spreadsheet to track their own...