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Private Sector Enticing Public into Final Frontier
Students study entrepreneurship in space. In this space science activity, students discuss an article provided and explain why their senses are important to finding opportunities. Students list three possible opportunities in the...
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Google Foundation May Invest in For-Profit Firms
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students read an article about Google and its philanthropic endeavors. Students discuss companies that they believe would benefit from a charitable investment...
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All Wrapped up and Nowhere to Go
Students consider the impact of legislating exessive packaging. In this environmental issues instructional activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about packaging and UK laws to reduce it....
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Talking About the MySpace Generation
Students examine 21st century learning tools. In this digital tools lesson plan, students discover what the Internet is and explore the success of Google and MySpace. Students discuss what they think could be the next big digital tool.
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Super Dollar Special
Students read the Super Dollar Special. In this advertisement lesson, students read an article consider placing an advertisement in the newspaper. They work on summarizing what they've read and using context clues.
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What brings personal jets to the masses? Lots of computing
Pupils read an article and answer questions. In this jet lesson plan students rank the problems facing our nation in order from most to least difficult to solve.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Why Do We Need Money? Think About Ebay!
The students investigate money--its purpose and functions. They complete an exercise, using the online auction site eBay, to learn why money is critical to an economy.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Selling Our Nation's Symbols on Ebay!
Students will write for a specific purpose in this cross-curricular lesson regarding our nation's landmarks and symbols.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Pierre Omidyar
Biographic profile of Pierre Omidyar, founder of the online auction site eBay and the online payment processing firm PayPal. Includes a profile, interview, and photo gallery.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Pierre Omidyar
This Silicon Valley technologist built an equitable electronic marketplace for Americans to buy and sell their stuff -- and created an impressive economic engine in the bargain.