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Atlatl Lessons Grades 4-12
Students examine motion and how to describe it qualitatively. In this investigative lesson plan students see how aboriginal people were environmentally responsible.
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Life on a Fiery Planet
Students study the effects on the evolution of human culture from volcanic events worldwide.
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Negotiating Treaties
Eleventh graders recognize the interaction between early settlers and indigenous people in the U.S. They recognize the impact of the Indian Removal Act on displaced Natives in the early West and the impact on Native attitudes today.
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Environment: Mock Trial
Learners role-play a trial regarding the taking of family property for a new water purification plant. Among the roles are the judge, attorneys, witnesses, plaintiff, mayor, and jury members. Once both sides present their case, the...
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Algebra: Do You See What I See?
Students discover how to find the mean, median, and mode from sets of data. By using statistical techniques such as whisker plots and bar graphs, they display the data gleaned from problems. Individually, students complete projects...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Velocity of Circulation
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson simulates a closed market in which goods are bought/sold for money. After the five minute activity, students calculate the amount of money dispersion, and based off of this...
Intelligent Energy – Europe
European Commission: Enercities Game
Build your own metropolis, keep it sustainable and grow you population to 200. In order to expand your city you will need to find the perfect balance between economy, environment and your citizens' well-being. Good luck!
National Geographic
National Geographic: Society: The Trading Game
Students simulate the trading of goods between countries. Then they reflect on the challenges of trade between countries.
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: The Debt Fixer
Although it's a game simulation here, in real life Congress and U.S. citizens must make hard decisions to stabilize the economy. Authors may be biased toward a certain political party, but nevertheless, the exercise in making tough...
Other
International Monetary Fund: Trading Around the World
An interactive simulation and role-playing activity based on a fast-paced game that challenges the player to buy low and sell high. The simulation is a trading model that matches the player with computerized traders from around the world.
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National Council for the Social Studies: The Great Depression Mystery
Delve into the causes of the Great Depression with this lesson that simulates how unemployment in one part of the economy can cause unemployment in other parts of the economy. Extensive background on the economic causes of the Depression...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Banks, Bankers, Banking
This lesson is a simulation of opening a bank. Students are assigned various roles to play within the banking business. Students learn about the role banks play in a market economy.