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The Latin American Mercado
Pupils spend a week learning the importance of the marketplace in Latin American life. They study and create products for their market and then role-play vendors and sellers for two days, practicing their bargaining skills and their...
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It's On Sale
First graders read the book The Great Pet Sale to learn about economics and advertisements. In this economics lesson plan, 1st graders read the book The Great Pet Sale and define related vocabulary words. Students compare prices to find...
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Products Made from Petroleum
Students research products made from petroleum. In this transportation lesson students try to find products other than fuel, made from petroleum. They look for the most unusual or surprising products and describe the history and...
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Buddy Systems
Students explore how companies use instant messaging to sell products and services. They write business plans for marketing companies using instant messaging as a medium for advertising and assess related privacy issues.
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Power Builders: Leaders and Cities
Learners are explained that they are going to consider why cities are built and what needs they meet for their residents. They view a video "The Building of New York City." Students work in small groups to plan imaginary city. They...
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Systematics: Classifying Organisms
Students describe the techniques biologists use to classify organisms. In this biology lesson, students create cladograms and phylogenetic trees. They list the levels of taxonomic hierarchy.
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A Lesson on the Supply and Demand of Toy Fads
Let's all Hula Hoop! Scholars research the supply and demand side of toy fads in the United States. They analyze video clips and news articles to complete graphs on how the supply curve slope works in concert with the demand for products...
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Bombardier's Mission Statement
Students review a mision statement and misison essentials for the CBC . They study the Bonbardier Corppration and develop a mission statement for the company.
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Animals on the Farm
Students work in groups to create a description of a farm animal. Other classmates try to guess the animal. The class discusses what farmers need to provide for each animal on their farm (food, shelter, veterinary care). Students...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 10 - Exercise 2b
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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WWW, Part 3: The Future
Students explore a variety of Internet sites provided to provide tools to speed up their net experiences. The lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.
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Tracing the Roots of Modern Cities
Learners identify several key inventions and other forms of technology that were part of city life during the classical Roman and Greek periods. They report on one characteristic or invention that is shared by modern and ancient cities.
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Economics 11 Worksheet
In this economics practice learning exercise, students distinguish goods and services from one another. Students also respond to 10 questions about supply and demand.
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Prevent Child Abuse
Students research documents and photographs by Lewis Hine on child labor. They examine documents and summarize them. Students complete several photograph analysis worksheets. Their research and documents begin after the Civil War.
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Biotechnology Projects and Writing Assignments
Young scholars research a subject about biotechnology and do a project or a writing assignment on it. They can pick from a possible eighteen different projects and five different writing projects.
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Who Benefits From Trade?
Students work together in groups to determine the benefits of a product. They discuss how their product relates to statements given to them by their teacher. They present their findings to the class.
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Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor
Young scholars use the Archival Research Catalog to complete assignments and activities about Lewis Hines and the National Child Labor Committee.
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In My Dream
Students discuss similarities in various pop songs over the second half of the 20th century and explore how musical management influences the careers and longevity of various artists.