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Filing Status

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students examine then discuss the rate at which income is taxed and the five filing statuses. They complete online simulation worksheets then they answer a list of questions.
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The Artist as Entrepreneur: Do I Get a Job or Make a Job?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the differences in being an entrepreneurial artist and an employed artist. They explore the tax codes, copyright laws and fringe benefits of being an employee versus an independent contractor.
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Family Purchases

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students generate a gift list for their family members making sure the costs remain under budget. They research the cost of items on the internet, calculate sales tax, and determine the total cost for all of the gifts.
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The Cost of Community Services

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners identify the types of services provided to citizens by local government and evaluate tax revenue versus the costs of delivering these services to developments. They evaluate the advantages of spatial relations to delivery of...
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Let's Go Shopping

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders calculate sales tax and apply discounts regarding a set budget. They create a shopping list, apply tax and discounts, complete a worksheet, and calculate their total cost to equal as close to $1000.00 as they can without...
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Earned Income Credit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students distinguish between tax deduction and tax credit, explain how the earned income credit affects the tax liability, apply requirements to claim the earned income credit, and describe factors that determine the amount of the earned...
Lesson Plan
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Stamp Act

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write about the Stamp Act and pretend they are being taxed by the British and write how they feel. In this Stamp Act lesson plan, 5th graders view a taxation simulation. 
Worksheet
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CiCi Pizza Problem

For Students 7th - 10th
In this CiCi's worksheet, students determine the tax rate for a specified town from given information.  They compute the discount rate given for a group of students to eat at the resturant.  This one-page worksheet contains 2...
Worksheet
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Percents

For Students 7th - 8th
In this percents learning exercise, students solve 5 different problems that include determining various percents. First, they determine the percent of increase in population over a year. Then, students determine the sales tax of a...
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The Whiskey Rebellion and the New American Republic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the implications of the passage of the Whiskey Tax of 1791. In this Whiskey Rebellion lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the rebellion. Young scholars respond to...
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Internal Revenue Service

Understanding the IRS: The IRS Yesterday and Today

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explain why the Internal Revenue Service was instituted, how it functions, how it has changed over the years, and the ways it helps taxpayers today.
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Bossy Britain Upsets Colonists

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners examine the causes of dissatisfaction that led to the American Revolution. Then they make a Flap Vocabulary Book and glue on a map of the thirteen colonies and make a title page called "Road to War in it." Students also...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Ex-Thai PM's Wife Guilty of Tax Evasion

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Ex-Thai PM's Wife Guilty of Tax Evasion," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Dealing With Taxes

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study counting and non-counting vocabulary, change singular to plural nouns, and determine the importance of completing tax returns. They use flashcards and vocabulary drill sheets. They watch a video.
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Who Burned the Peggy Stewart?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students conclude findings from various political and social sources regarding the burning of the Peggy Stewart. Students explore the various opinions of Maryland colonists and strategies used to protest the British tax and policies of...
Worksheet
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Paying to Use A Scarce Resource: Carbon and Sulfur Taxes

For Students 10th - 12th
For this Paying to Use a Scarce Resource worksheet, students read background information, analyze a graph, make predictions about the impact of variables and answer questions.
Activity
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Housing Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Find everything you need for a two-week home construction simulation project for your high school economics class. They come up with the plans for a custom home including the cost per square foot, interest rate, mortgage term, down...
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Beyond Benign

Truckin’ to Your Table

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Food takes a trip to the table. Class members choose a meal from a menu and calculate the total cost of the meal including tax and tip. Using a food origin card, pupils determine how far each of the ingredients of a meal traveled to end...
Assessment
Mathed Up!

Percentages

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Review a percentage of math skills. Designed to review for the General Certificate of Secondary Education Math assessment, the resource provides practice with a variety of percent problems. Items provide pupils problems ranging from...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2017 AP® United States History Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Were unfair taxes really the cause of the American Revolution? Learners explore the complicated historiography behind the revolutionary period using authentic College Board prompts. The free-response questions from the exam feature...
Interactive
DocsTeach

Mrs. Bloomer's 'Political Disability'

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
It's hard to believe that women had to argue for the right to vote a mere 100 years ago. Today, young historians can examine their case left behind in primary sources. Using a letter from a woman who claimed she should be able to vote...
Lesson Plan
Nebraska Department of Education

Managing My Money

For Teachers 10th
Rent, food, utilities, gas, clothing, taxes! It all adds up. As part of a career planning and management unit, high school sophomores learn about financial planning and budgeting.
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Restaurant Tipping Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 9th
What do you do after a good meal, tip the server of course. The class calculates the appropriate tip to leave at a restaurant given certain bills. They identify the bill before and after tax and find the correct tip. A great way to put...
Worksheet
Digital History

The Whiskey Rebellion

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Can you imagine an army of 5,000 rebels prepared to march against the United States government over...whiskey? This is exactly what happened in 1794, and your young historians will be fascinated to read about the events that led up to...

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