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Curated OER

Lesson 9: Tracking Commodities

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Over the corse of a month, small groups will monitor the price of a specific energy commodity and analyze it in relation to global and domestic events. They play a trade simulation game and create infographics showing what they've...
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Activity
Teach Engineering

Enough Energy? Play the Renew-a-Bead Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Pairs simulate the energy usage of different countries by drawing beads from a bag, which contain different beginning ratios of non-renewable and renewable energy resources. The activity concludes with a series of questions to tie the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Market Game in Oil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to participate in a market game in oil. Using their prior knowledge, they review how the interaction of buyers and sellers sets the price in markets. They identify the situations in which cause shortages and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Over a Barrel

For Teachers 2nd - 11th
Students examine oil reliance in Britain and around the world. In this oil crisis lesson plan, students discuss how oil is produced and consider the supply left in the world. Students also examine the influences of oil prices and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The World On a String

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners connect a string to one another where they each represent a country and share problems of their imports and exports. In this imports and exports lesson plan, students pull on strings and the learners that feel the tug realize...