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Banking for Your Future

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners get a handle on their own personal finances. They discover how banks work, how to plan and stick to a budget, and other helpful tips on managing money. They study the Federal Reserve System, which oversees the nation's banks.
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Show Me the Money!

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the importance of campaign finances in elections in the United States by gathering information from various Web sites about campaign finances of different Presidential hopefuls.
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Social Security

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the inception of Social Security benefits provided by the Government.  In this Social Security instructional activity, students debate whether or not people should be entitled to receive money from the...
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The Great Depression Begins

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this Great Depression worksheet, pupils review a chapter as they write 8 people or terms that match 8 quotations, respond to 5 multiple choice questions, and elaborate on a historical theme regarding the American economy, the Dust...
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The New Deal

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this 1930s American history worksheet, students study the New Deal as they write 10 vocabulary terms that match 10 definitions, rewrite 4 false statements as true statements, and explain 2 historical themes regarding this time period...
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5th Grade Social Studies

For Teachers 5th
In this social studies learning exercise, 5th graders answer multiple choice questions about important court cases, World War II, Abraham Lincoln, and more. Students complete 14 questions.
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May The Best Character Win

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the financial committment to running a campaign. They discuss the difference between electroal and popular votes. They realize how involved a political campaign is!
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The Fed's Role in Making and Setting Monetary Policy: Part 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
How does the Federal Open Market Committee work to formulate the nation's monetary policy in the United States? As the second segment of a lesson on the role of the Fed in setting monetary policy, class members will learn about open...
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How Was the White House Designed?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how the initial design of the White House was chosen. They analyze various designs, explore websites, list the characteristics of each design and compare them, and answer discussion questions.
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Remember the Lusitania! As part of their study of the causes of World War I, class members examine newspaper articles and propaganda posters about the sinking of the Lusitania and then craft their own news story about the event.
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Making Yes/No Questions in the Present Tense

For Students 7th - 12th
Does your class need some practice with writing yes or no questions in the present tense? This worksheet offers learners some choice as they pair activities with subjects to form questions. Pupils also write a quick response to each...
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Main Idea Worksheet 5

For Students 4th - 8th
Did you know that Marie Curie's papers, as well as her cookbook, are radioactive and stored in lead-lined boxes? Did you know that Nikola Tesla developed a death ray? Famous scientists and inventors are the subjects featured in a series...
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From the White House of Yesterday to the White House of Today

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the history of and the current state of the White House. They take a virtual tour of the White House and Monticello, explore various websites, and compare/contrast Monticello with the White House.
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The Cost of War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a video clip about the cost of war. They discover what goes into paying for a war. They examine the need for a budget in the government. They read a news story about this topic as well.
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China: Commodities Consumption

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the changes that have occured in China's economy. They identify areas of competition between the United States and China. They use the internet to gather more information.
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Economic Crisis in Argentina

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the history, people, and the economy of Argentina. They complete a Webquest, explore various websites, answer discussion questions, and identify and read newspaper articles about local businesses that export goods to...
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Breaking the Cycle of Payday Loan 'Trap'

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of payday loans. In this payday loans lesson, students read an article about alternatives to payday loans. Students discuss problems that are associated with payday loans. Students discuss why credit unions...
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Irregular Verbs 4

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students supply the correct verb form from the verb in parentheses that makes twenty sentences grammatically correct.
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Test 2 Irregular Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 sentences in which there is a verb in parentheses. Students fill in the blank in each sentence using the correct form of this verb.
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Better English Lessons: Grammar Skills, "Hands"

For Students 6th - 10th
In this online interactive English skills instructional activity, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences involving expressions using the word...
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Passive Voice

For Students 4th - 6th
In this passive voice worksheet, students put the words in brackets in the correct passive form. Students are given 25 sentences to practice the skill.
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"The" Or nothing?

For Teachers 7th
In this "the" or nothing worksheet, 7th graders review, analyze and discuss when its appropriate to use definite pronouns. Students add the definite article "the" to ten sentences as required.
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Spanish Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study the culture and current events of one of the Spanish speaking countries throughout the year.
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Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments

For Students 7th - 9th
For this grammar worksheet, students identify twenty sentences as run-on sentences, fragments, has a comma splice mistake or as correct. Students defend their choices.