Fifth graders identify events leading to the Civil War and explain the impact the events had on northern and southern societies.

Students discuss immigration. In this student visas activity, students consider policies and laws regarding immigration.  The activity includes several games, discussion questions, and activities. 

Fourth graders explore food science by participating in a cooking activity. In this soybean oil lesson, 4th graders listen as the teacher gives them a background on soybeans and their use by humans today. Students grind soybeans and...

Students use books, resource CDs, and the Internet to research and collect images of the experiences of immigrants in 1907. They are divided into groups of four to write journal entries for a fictional, yet historically accurate, immigrant.

In this economics worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and multiple choice questions about exchange rates throughout the world.

Sixth graders investigate the cultivation and variation of rice around the world.  In this food lesson, 6th graders read about the process of bringing rice from a farm to your dinner plate and which types of rice grow in which...

Fifth graders create a timeline of the development of rice as an important crop. In this agricultural history lesson, 5th graders read about the history behind why rice was grown and where it is grown. Students demonstrate their learning...

Chart of total value of imports and exports of selected years from 1790 to 1900 in dollars. There are also questions that go along with the charts/graphs.

Charts make it easy to read the yearly trade (both imports and exports) in U.S. dollars wtih Italy.

This interesting site talks about the natural resources in Azerbaijan. Read about this country's oil and natural gas reserves and the importance of these to the economy and politics.

This article covers the functions of the EXIM Bank, "an independent U.S. government agency established in 1934 to create jobs through exports." (Volume 4, Number 18, July 1999)

In this paper the author argues that China is still weak on enforcing intellectual property laws and that foreign companies should take steps to protect their rights in the Chinese legal system. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

A look at the agricultural economy of Ethiopia and a discussion of potential growth in other areas. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.