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What's the Problem?
Fourth graders redefine the problem of Where's the Heart of Florida? and begin to formulate possible solutions using graphic organizers.
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Turning Brain Drain into Brain Gain
Students investigate the PACED system as it relates to making good decisions. In this economics lesson, students define brain drain and its effect on the community. They use the PACED idea to come up with a solution to the problem.
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Keynesian Economics and Fiscal Policy
Students examine and analyze the characteristic problem of each phase of the business cycle. Students articulate the appropriate choices for each of the problems described. Students apply the writing process to write an essay.
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Current Issues and Problems In Turkey
Students engage in a activity which will focus on five main points: Kurdish nationalism and terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, economic weakening and inflation, political corruption, and disputes with Greece.
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Supermarket Smarts
Students examine how a consumer can make informed choices. They visit stores with a prepared shopping list, record the prices on a spreadsheet, create graphs, and create a Powerpoint presentation comparing the total cost of stores and a...
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Economics
Middle schoolers discover the resources that are available for consumer protection. In a database, they are responsible for entering two new vocabulary words each semester along with a sentence using the word. In groups, they create a...
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Investigations in Aid: Identifying the Need
Learners investigate the needs in emerging nations. In this emerging nations lesson, students research the conditions for needs in the given countries. Learners are assigned to the country groups of Honduras, Nigeria, Bosnia, Cambodia,...
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Demand and Supply Worksheet
In this economics worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 28 questions regarding demand and supply.
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The Ultimate Vacation
Students use research skills to solve a problem. They research information needed to plan a vacation. Students create a letter, a flyer, an itinerary, an activity list, cost spreadsheet, a reference page, table of contents and a title page.
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Production Possibilities Curve Worksheet
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 12 problem solving questions regarding production possibilities and the production possibility curve.
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New Equilibrium
In this economics practice worksheet, students respond to 16 questions that require them to use their problem solving skills to identify equilibrium points.
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Consumer Price Index
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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Consumer Price Index
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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Consumer Price Index Worksheet
In this economics activity, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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Consumer Price Index Worksheet
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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And Now…the Supply Curve!
In this economics worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to questions regarding the supply curve and its impact on an individual's lemonade stand business.
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Elasticity Worksheet
In this economics activity, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 8 short answer questions about price elasticity.
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Aggregate Demand and Supply Worksheet
In this economics worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 12 questions relating to aggregate supply and demand.
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Demand and Supply Worksheet
In this economics principles worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 8 questions about supply and demand.
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Equilibrium Prices
In this economics worksheet, students solve 4 problems that require them to diagram and explain in narrative form what happens to equilibrium prices in each of the scenarios.
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Production Possibility Frontier Curves
In this economics concepts worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 5 short answer questions about production and frontier curves.
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Health and Home Economics
Eighth graders conduct research on a topic of choice. They discuss the topics of copyrighting, plagiarism, and biblipgraphic format issues, conduct research using a variety of materials and resources, and create a poster, travel...
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The Labour Market: Supply and Demand
Students question and evaluate the relevance of the traditional model of the labour market and apply it to public sector workers. They investigate problem problems and apply theories such as marginal revenue product to service sector...
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Scarcity
How can having too little of something impact your life? Scholars investigate the concept of scarcity in their own lives and in the overall picture of the economy. Brainstorming activities as well as student-parent work bring to light...