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Worksheet
Curated OER

International Phonetic Alphabet

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
In this translating worksheet, students translate sentences in English to the International Phonetic Alphabet. Students translate 10 sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Borrow and Lend Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this online grammar learning exercise, students read the sentences and complete them with either the word borrow or lend. Students complete 12 exercises.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

SOS!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine natural and man-made threats to sea turtles. They create sea turtle mobiles while studying the range, environment, predators of and threats to sea turtles.
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Interactive
Curated OER

A Few, Few, A Little, Little

For Students 7th - 8th
In this online grammar worksheet, students read the sentences and complete the word the words a few, few, a little, or little. Students complete 14 exercises.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Should Britain Leave the EU?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze the reasons to why Great Britain wants to leave the European Union. In this European Union lesson, 10th graders read an article and answer comprehension questions. Students participate in a debate on the European...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Crisis of Greek Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students evaluate a short article on the economic situation in Greece.  In this ESL lesson, students read an article as a class, then complete several activities that reinforce their reading, including a vocabulary assignment, a class...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Russia Issues 5000-Rouble Note

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "Russia Issues 5000-Rouble Note," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mechanics Help Using the Comma with Formal Letters

For Students 6th - 10th
In this worksheet, students analyze different parts of a letter and insert the appropriate punctuation including a comma, period, colon, question mark and semicolon.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Discuss Ethical Issues 2

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this language arts worksheet, students practice oral discussion skills by participating in a group or partner activity. Students choose one of 15 ethical questions and discuss it. Note: Some subjects are most suitable for adults; some...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Anti-McDonald's McDavids Beat Goliath

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Anti-McDonald's McDavids Beat Goliath," and then respond to 8 multiple choice, 27 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Continents

For Students 4th - 6th
In this continents worksheet, students use clues from a song titled "Continents" and match to the correct continent. A link to the song or information for obtaining is not given.
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Website
European Union

The Euro: Our Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are able to see the different types of currency in the European Union, which countries use the Euro, the development, and the benefits of the use of the Euro in Europe.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Money Master

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Could you handle currency if you were in Canada, Mexico, England, Europe, Australia, or the U.S.? Choose a currency, choose a skill level, and start counting your money.
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Website
Other

The Universal Currency Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Convert euros or francs into 88 different currencies. Rates are updated every minute.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Marketplace: Let's Go Euro!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With the start of the new year in 2002, the 12 members of the European Union launched a single currency across their borders, replacing individual country currencies and singling out the Euro as their one shared monetary denomination....
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Article
New York University

Nyu Stern: Europe's Single Currency Ready or Not

For Students 9th - 10th
An Economist Magazine article from 1998 about the introduction of the Euro as the new currency in the European Union. This article predicts the effect the euro will have on the EU.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Euro Makes Its Debut

For Teachers 9th - 10th
On Jan. 1, 1999 11 European countries united in the European Monetary Union. The new single currency bloc includes almost 300 million consumers and creates the second-largest economy in the world. How will this new union affect the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Making Cents Out of Centimes: The Euro

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this intermediate lesson to teach your students about the European currency, the Euro. Interactive links take the learner to France where they learn about French money and French culture.
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Article
European Union

Europa: A Brief History of the Emu

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why Europe moved to the single-currency euro? Its roots have been in the formation of the League of Nations. Read here about its inception and the benefits it has provided such as lowering the cost of financial...
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Website
Other

Xe.com: About the "Euro" Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains what Euro is, lists the countries who have adopted the Euro currency, and also offers a chart giving conversion rates for participating countries. Links to further information from external sources are also provided.
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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: Elias in the Village of Uncle Euro by Anna Kondis [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
Elias learns a lesson about how to earn an use money wisely.
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Activity
Other

University of Exeter: Britain and European Monetary Union

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the strength of the British pound sterling and why England has chosen not to join its European neighbors in the use of the Euro as a common currency. The author has a background in research and in the history of finance.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Documentary: Europe at the Brink (2012)

For Students 9th - 10th
In just two years, the government debt crisis that began in Greece had infected all of Europe - and maybe soon, the world. Now the nations of the euro zone face a stark choice - repair the currency block at great cost or dissolve the...
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Other

International Monetary Fund: Monetary Mania

For Students 9th - 10th
Great interactive online trivia quiz that lets you test your knowledge of macroeconomics against two other fictional players. Pick your player and go!