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Expressing defeat or challenge
In this but and though worksheet, students complete the sentences with the words but or though in sentences of defeat or challenge. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Macroeconomic Problems
Students identify the main phases of the business cycle and the conditions that are expected during a recession and boom. They discuss the difficulty of economic policy making. They practice solving equations using interest rates.
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Fed Up!
Students explore the significance of the Federal Reserve in the United States economy by defining key economic terms through the presentation of skits and the creation of a student book.
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Talking Bulls and Bears
Students compare and contrast bull and bear markets. In this stock market lesson, students visit the noted Web sites to study supply and demand, the stock exchange, and financial scandals.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Midterm Elections of 2010
In this current events instructional activity, students analyze a political cartoon about the midterm elections of 2010 and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Spelling Mistakes
In this recognizing correct spelling instructional activity, students read sentences, identify the mistakes, write the correct spellings, and create new sentences. Students write 16 answers.
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Heroes and Heroines: King David, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra and Napoleon
Learners identify and examine four heroes from history and imaginative literature. They discuss the characteristics of a hero and share perceptions of what makes a hero. By comparing and analyzing a few historical and literary figures,...
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Unemployment in Elkhart
Fifth to eighth graders explore reasons for and solutions to unemployment. They begin by making a list of luxury goods and discuss why sales of luxury goods would slump in times of unemployment. They then explore infrastructure and...
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Elasticity of Demand
High schoolers explore the current economy and determine what items will or will not sell in a poor economy and why. After researching aspects of the current economy, reviewing a provided case study, completing the provided...
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People, Places, and Things
Learners review art history in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. In this art history instructional activity, students discuss art vocabulary emphasizing landscape, portrait, and still life. They visit the museum and create their own...
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Political Advertisements
Students are shown how to analyze the messages and the impact of the candidates' politicial adertisements in print, video, and audio formats. They are shown the techniques that candidates use to influence voter decisions and how to...
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Entrepreneurs are Born, but Can They Be Taught?
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurs. In this entrepreneurs instructional activity, students read an article about entrepreneurship and whether or not it is an inherent trait or a learned skill. Students discuss why...
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Unequal Unemployment
Learners examine unemployment in the United States. In this statistics lesson, students examine data and primary sources regarding unemployment in the United States.
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Mr. Yamada’s Tips for Success on Current Events Commentary: Macroeconomics
In this economic systems activity, students read and follow the provided 5 tips to locate, analyze, and discuss macroeconomics current event issues.
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Scarcity & Choice
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 16 fill and the blank and multiple choice questions about scarcity and choice.
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Better English Lessons: "Back"
In this online interactive English skills learning exercise, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences involving phrases with the word "back."...
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Economic Crisis in Argentina
Students investigate the history, people, and the economy of Argentina. They complete a Webquest, explore various websites, answer discussion questions, and identify and read newspaper articles about local businesses that export goods to...
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Phrasal Verbs With "Set"
In this ESL phrasal verb worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have a missing verb. Students fill in each space with the verb "set" and one of the prepositions from the box.
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Teaching in a Time of Crisis
Students react to the current financial crisis. For this community building lesson, students are given the opportunity to voice their thoughts and feelings on the current financial crisis in the safety of a classroom meeting.
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Passport to Globalization
Young scholars discover how to live on a low budget. In this economics lesson, students investigate how the value of money in different countries affects market exchange. They should be familiar with money exchange policy.
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Monetary Policy
Young scholars develop an understanding of monetary policy. In this monetary policy lesson, students define economic indicators and specify the economic conditions they reflect. Young scholars explain the three functions of the system...
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Students examine wealth including analyzing and interpreting the sources of it. In this social responsibility lesson students create their own political cartoon.
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Climate Change and Corporate Profitability
Students study green economics. In this business ethics instructional activity, students listen to a lecture about environmentally stable businesses and respond to discussion questions based on the lecture.
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Exchange Rate Problems
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and multiple choice questions about exchange rates throughout the world.