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Why Predict?
Twelfth graders examine the process of predicting. They observe a fine art transparency, discuss their predictions about the artwork, identify the types of predictions made during a weather broadcast, and evaluate headlines from...
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The Depression Domino in "Byway" Arkansas
Students examine the effects of the Great Depression on the town of Byway, Arkansas. They read text, participate in a simulation of living in Byway during the Great Depression, and create a list showing how occupations were affected like...
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Climate Change and Corporate Profitability
Students study green economics. In this business ethics lesson, students listen to a lecture about environmentally stable businesses and respond to discussion questions based on the lecture.
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Cbc.ca: Hard Times Canadians Suffer
During the Great Depression, Canada was one of the very hardest hit countries.An overview is given of the fall of the stock market, unemployment, economic crisis, Dust Bowl years.