Lesson Plan
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Not Just Sushi: Create a Travel Guide

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a travel guide as they explore a virtual tour of Tokyo. They take notes on the food that can be found in Tokyo and include the collection information in their travel guide.
Lesson Plan
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Government Lesson Plan 19

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define vocabulary terms related to monetary policies, and apply monetary tools to solve economic scenarios.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art And The Afterlife

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss various cultures and their beliefs of the afterlife in this study of Japanese art. The final evaluation is done through the creation of student collages illustrating their beliefs of the afterlife.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inspired Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the history of inventions and their difference from discoveries. They create timelines of inventions, demonstrating their connections to each other.
Lesson Plan
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Business Management and Administration: Compound Interest - A Millionaire's Best Friend

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Many math concepts are covered through this resource: percentages, decimals, ratios, exponential functions, graphing, rounding, order of operations, estimation, and solving equations. Colorful worksheets and a link to a Google search for...
Unit Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Out of the Dust

For Teachers 6th Standards
The Grapes of Wrath may be the most famous novel set during the Dust Bowl, but what other stories cover the same time? The unit focuses on the Karen Hesse novel Out of the Dust. Learners keep a timeline of the Dust Bowl, maintain a...
Lesson Plan
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The Real Cost of College

For Teachers 7th - 8th
How do people pay for college? Learners explore the concept of paying for college, they discuss possible ways to pay for college, research the cost of colleges, room and board, and other college living expenses.
Lesson Plan
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The History and Future of Flight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation and oral report on the history and future of flight. In this flight lesson, students work in small groups to research the history and future of flight. Students then write a report with...
Website
The Heritage Foundation

The Heritage Foundation: Saving the American Dream: Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes facts on Social Security, its history, problems, and possible solutions for the program.
Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: "I Will Not Promise the Moon"

For Students 9th - 10th
As a candidate for President in 1936, Alf Landon gave a speech opposing the Social Security Act. Read his reasons for not supporting the law and why he didn't think that workers should be forced to save for their retirement.
Primary
US National Archives

Nara: New Directions in Retirement Income

For Students 9th - 10th
"New Directions in Retirement Income: Social Security, Pensions and Personal Savings, Testimony by Commissioner of Social Security," Kenneth S. Apfel before the Senate Committee on Finance, July 22, 1998.
Website
Other

Tax history.com Federal Income Tax History

For Students 9th - 10th
TaxHistory.com provides a detailed look at the development and history of the federal income tax. Content addresses the roots of the federal income tax with the 1894 Income Tax Act, the reasoning behind the 16th amendment, the two uses...
Handout
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Planning for Retirement

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these tactics to develop and stick to a retirement plan.