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Market Prices
Second graders understand that prices change. In this business, price and labor lesson, 2nd graders define the words market and price. Students read Arthur's Funny Money and answer questions related to earning and spending money....
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Cancer Research
Students participate in a class demonstration to see how many Americans are affected by cancer in their lifetime. For this public health lesson, students are placed in situations that allow them to experience how relevant cancer...
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Aboriginal Statistics
Fourth graders analyze statistics of Native Americans by creating graphs. In this data analysis lesson, 4th graders define different statistical terms and practice finding those statistics from groups of numerical information about...
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The French Revolution (1789–1799)
In this online interactive history instructional activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about the French Revolution. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive instructional activity.
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Living On The Moon
Students evaluate what life would be like living on the moon or another planet in our solar system. In this science lesson, students create a colony that they would use to live in on the moon using Legos.
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Technology of Colonial America
By learning about the technology of Colonial America, students can gain a greater appreciation of history.
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Back to School, Mathematically Speaking
Reduce "math anxiety" by listening to students' math stories.
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Science Working in Business and Industry
Students examine the science applications found in business and industry. In this research lesson, students obtain annual reports from major businesses or industries to compare and contrast the science applications found in these companies.
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Patterns to the Rescue
Students watch "Cyberchase: The Poddleville Case" and analyze patterns. They complete a patterns assignment worksheet and then they make up patterns using numbers, shapes or colors, for their classmates to solve. They use patterns to...
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Buying Power
Students use a magazine article/picture to explain consumer spending and discuss the key elements that influence consumer spending.
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Investment Investigator
Students investigate and model how to invest money. In this business lesson plan, students investigate 4 methods to investment. They discuss risky and safe investment.
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IT IS ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
Students learn that the price of an item is defined by its supply and demand. In this lesson students graph the relationship between demand and supply of various products, students also consider hidden costs.
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Managing Your Money
Students use the internet to gather information on saving money. They describe the history of money and the responsibilities of the United States Mint. They list their own personal goals and keep a journal as they operate a lemonade...
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Hey, Mom! What's for Breakfast?
Students examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices lesson, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, students use the Internet to complete a...
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It's Your Future!
Students explore the concept of getting a job and buying a home. In this getting a job and buying a home instructional activity, students research job qualifications and salaries for various jobs. Students discuss what is a mortgage...
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The Stock Market
Twelfth graders study the stock market and how to read stock market pages. They write reports about and graph the performance of various stocks. They examine economic crashes in history and write and perform a skit about the market.
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The Role of Money
Students investigate the role of money and how it is used in the world. The purpose and the history of it is covered while they look at concepts like spending in different parts of the world. This is when students practice with exchange...
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Opening your first bank account
High schoolers investigate opening a bank account. In this secondary Consumer Mathematics lesson, students read A Guide to Your First Bank Account and take a short quiz on the information.
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Friendship
For this friendship worksheet, students, with a partner, explore and discuss a variety of questions associated with friendship and its many meanings.
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Holidays: Often Happy, Sometimes Sad
Students examine holiday stress. In this current events lesson plan, students read the provided article "Holiday Stories from Street Corner and Coffee Shop." Students respond to the provided discussion questions.
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Investing
Students collect data on investments and draw conclusions. In this algebra lesson, students analyze exponential graphs as they relate to money. They discuss the cause of an account balance being high or low.
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Thomas Nast political cartoons
Students think about entrepreneurialism and participate in a business project of their own.
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It's All in Your Mind
Learners recognize diminishing cognitive abilities. affect independence. In this health lesson, students explore the struggles older people have so to their diminishing cognitive abilities.
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Meet Molly, An American Girl
Learners examine saving and spending decisions in 1944 through the eyes of Molly, a nine-year-old growing up during World War II. The lesson uses Meet Molly, An American Girl, by Valerie Tripp.