By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Define foreign exchange market; Describe different types of investments like foreign direct investments, portfolio investments, and hedging; Explain how the appreciating...

In this video from Science City, meet Romiya Glover, a chemist who develops products for HIV/AIDS testing. She describes the multidisciplinary nature of her job, how she decided to go into science, and how her work benefits others.

This lesson plan is an exciting conclusion to the airplanes unit that encourages students to think creatively. After a review of the concepts learned, students will design their own flying machine based on their knowledge of the forces...

The United States Department of Labor provides comprehensive statistics on everything related to unemployment at the state, national, and international levels. Data is available for past years as well.

Petroleum and petroleum-based products have played an impressive role as energy for the 20th century. Learn about its uses, benefits, increased consumption, effects on our environment, and the many new replacement technologies.

A learning module on the Industrial Revolution in America that includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include how manufacturing...

Advertising is the primary tool used by businesses to tell consumers about the goods and services they sell in the marketplace. Businesses also use advertising to try to convince consumers to buy what they are selling. Advertisements do...

NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, went into effect on January 1, 1994. The Agreement phases out most tariffs between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tariffs, which are taxes on imports, increase the price of foreign...

Find out the pros and cons of hydraulic fracking while producing natural gas.

What do you know about the different human body systems? This site features information on each of the different systems. Students and teachers will benefit from this comprehensive resource.

Students examine tradeoffs and profit- maximization decisions in the case study of Kaiser Aluminum, which decided to shut down aluminum production in favor of reselling electricity.

The environment has recently been the focus of much research and discussion. Because productive resources are limited, it is important that we use resources wisely to ensure that resources will be available for use in future generations....

In May 2002, delegates from governments, international companies, and financial institutions met at a United Nations conference in Tehran to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's officials say that to create a viable...

Students explore an alternative to starting a business from scratch- investing in a franchise. They begin by considering the pros and cons of a franchise and whether this form of business is an option that would fit their personality and...

This lesson introduces regulation and information as two tools used by government to promote fair competition and complete information in a market economy. Using the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act as a case study, students explore the...

Explains what aquaculture is, the different types, the benefits it offers, and its impact on the environment.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart reviewing the nature of diet in the context of exercise and the benefits of healthy eating when taking part in sports.

This site examines how society can benefit by producing and consuming more of a product that causes a positive externality.

This site provides a description of the accounts payable module of accounting system software. Whether you are using software or a manual accounting system, the description of features, benefits, and reports well describe the information...

This site has basic information on vitamin C such as recommended daily allowance, deficiency symptoms, benefits, good food sources, cautions, substance interactions, and signs of toxicity.

What are wetlands? Why are wetlands important? These two topics are covered in this clear and succinct site.

Explore the world of Calculus through differentiation. Focusing on areas such as limits, tangents to curves, and derivatives, this site shows you how to solve problems based on the discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz....

This article examines how both producers and consumers can benefit with specialization and free trade.

Bees provide vital benefits to people, including crop pollination and products such as honey and beeswax. But we're losing bees through colony collapse disorder. In this lesson, students are put at the cutting edge of research on...