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Your Role as a Taxpayer: Why Pay Taxes?
Pupils 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.
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The Taxpayer's Responsibilities
Students explore system of voluntary compliance, and describe taxpayers' responsibilities related to filing a tax return.
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The Taxpayer's Rights
Young scholars examine rights of taxpayers and procedures the IRS uses to process tax returns
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Constitutional Convention
Students examine the structure and function of the United States government established by the Constitution. They also explore the problems the country faced under the Articles of Confederation.
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Integrating Public Accommodations in Kentucky
Middle schoolers watch videos and conduct research on the belief systems and values related to segregation in Kentucky.
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Sexual Exploitation, Day 1
Students discuss safe/unsafe and healthy/unhealthy touching. They discuss examples and ways of recognizing and getting out of exploitive situations.
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Estimation
Students estimate the cost of individual items found on a typical grocery list. They participte in a teacher-led demonstration, solve word problems, and estimate the cost of ten items placed into their group's grocery basket.
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At Your Service
Students discuss various volunteer activities and read how New York City organizes its volunteer efforts. They create their own databases compiling volunteer opportunities and write reflective essays on how volunteers help their...
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Field Trips Can Inspire Students to Write Creatively
Fieldtrips can lead to a variety of writing experiences for students.
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Money Management Intelligence
Students follow directions to help a client with his/her budget. After selecting their client, they download confidential data and listen to the challenge presented on the website. They adjust the budgets as needed. Then, they click play...
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Economic Market Pain
Students read and discuss article, and write an interpretation of the message for a class newspaper.
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One, Two, Three...and They're Off
Students make origami frogs to race. After the race they measure the distance raced, collect the data, enter it into a chart. They then find the mean, median, and mode of the data. Next, students enter this data into Excel at which time...
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Changing With the Tide
Students research and they role-play the behavior of plants and animals in a salt marsh habitat as the tides change.
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Play the Market
Students participate in a hypothetical experiment. For four weeks, they track 10 stocks they have selected. They discuss their imaginary gains and losses and share their observations about the stock market, and their reactions to this...
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Swimming Survivor Challenge IV
Students practice using a mask, snorkel, and fins to collect items from the bottom of a pool.
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This Way with Hemingway
Students work as travel agents to plan an around-the-world trip to all of Hemingway's favorite world locations. They plan an itinerary which includes facets of the trip and record the information in their journals.
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Where Did the Science Experiments Go?
Hands-on science experiments are essential for student learning.
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How Bad Are They?
Students consider a moral dilemma and state their response in English. They practice using a conditional phrase "if...then"
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The World Goes Bananas
Pupils comprehend the causes and effects of inequality and social injustice. They explore the effects of globalization and trade between countries. Students discuss the hidden social and environmental costs which often lie behind goods...
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Investigating Tropical Birds
Students investigate tropical birds. They write letters for rain forest preservation to protect tropical birds. They interview a bird professional from a local bird store or a zoo and discuss how to take care of a parrot. They use Kid...
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins
Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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Spending: Spend Wisely
Young scholars investigate the basics of pricing and the long-term effects of smart spending. They explore the "Bargain Basement" section of the ING website, read about a boy's ideal meal, complete a worksheet that compares the cost of...
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Swimming Survivor Challenge IV
Students practice using a mask, snorkel, and fins to collect items from the bottom of a pool. They should swim as well as hold their breath while going under water.
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Stock It To Me
Students investigate the stock market using stock market tables, charts, and graphs. They participate in a simulation of stock market investment over time. They read about the history of Wall Street and the Stock Market.