In this financial terms worksheet, students draw a line from the financial terms on the left to their matching meaning on the right. There are 15 terms and definitions to match up.

Young scholars choose stocks from thousands of companies by using a tool called a stock screener to select stocks that fit their investing criteria, such as price-to-earnings ratio, earnings growth, and the past year performance.

Explore the concept of financial planning with your class. High schoolers read an article about planning for the financial future and discuss what steps the family in the article took to be financially sound. They consider where they...

Students identify and define the various types of credit cards and credit card offers. In this credit cards lesson, students identify the pros and cons of managing a credit card account. Students locate information on the Federal...

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students participate in hands-on activities that replicate building a foundation and providing for future generations.

Students are divided into groups representing different departments of the United States government. They identify the goals and needs of their department. They present their information to the class and answers comprehension questions.

High school economists learn about the stock market in a project where they "buy" and track stocks. The author of this resource reports it is the high point of her 12th grade economics course, but no resources are attached. After viewing...

Your mathematician's job is to explore the relationship between hours and miles walked during a walk-a-thon. The activity compels your learners to experiment with different means in finding out this proportional relationship. The answer...

High schoolers evaluate the basic rationale, nature, and consequences fo taxes. They describe why governments need taxes as revenue to provide goods and servicesin this series of activities.

Fourth graders assume different jobs of a community and understand the terms goods, services, producer, and consumer. In this community lesson plan, 4th graders answer short answer questions to show their knowledge of the terms.

Young scholars listen to background information about coal and its mining in the United States history. They then construct a timeline using the above article. Illustrate with pictures from the www.coaleducation.org web site.

Learners study the amount of waste produced and its effects on the environment. They discuss food, money, and energy and how their waste effects others. They read a play to explore how waste is produced and create a collage of...

Students read these news reports: Science is hard and dull says kids, and PM behind Science Week campaign. They then discuss that the news stories show two sides of the public image of science in the UK. The teacher explains that...

In this intermediate verbs and verb phrases learning exercise, students answer 10 multiple choice quiz questions. Students also respond to 2 short answer questions.

Eighth graders, while being introduced to Katherine Paterson's novel, Jacob Have I Loved, bring to class three facts about Pearl Harbor. They place the facts they brought to class on a display board. At the conclusion of the teachers...

Students examine labor markets by participating in an employer/employee simulation and in group discussions. They discuss mandated employee benefits and predict the effect they have on various parties.

In this Algebra II/Pre-calculus worksheet, students solve logarithmic and exponential equations in problem solving situations. The three page worksheet contains eleven problems. Answers are not provided.

In this algebra activity, students graph exponential functions and analyze it for growth and decay. There are 9 problems with an answer key.

Students research companies, choose stocks, and create portfolios online while playing the stock market game.

Eleventh graders study osteoporosis and understand the relationship between calcium and bone mass.  In this investigative lesson students participate in an activity in which they graph and construct basic bone biology.

In this algebra activity, students solve word problems. They identify the graph as exponential growth or decay. There are 7 questions with an answer key.

Students determine the difference between immigration and emigration. They read and listen to books about emigration westward during the Gold Rush years. They examine life in Gold Rush towns while determining why gold is so valuable....

In this proofing/editing worksheet, students practice their editing skills by reading eight sentences to find the one word in each sentences that is not needed.

Students demonstrate responsible consumer choices. In this social studies lesson, students read The Lorax and discuss wants and needs. Students discuss how to save natural resources by making informed consumer choices.