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Acts of Defiance?
Students contemplate, discuss and share responses to critical and analytical questions regarding impending war in Iraq. They write persuasive essays arguing the pros and cons of the United States waging war unilaterally.
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The Great Depression: What Would it be like today?
Students calculate the percentage decline in factors affecting the quality of life such as wages and unemployment, from before the Depression to the beginning of the New Deal. Students then calculate what the same percentage decline for...
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Area of the Lawn Project
Students calculate simple area calculations in real-life situations. They determine simple wage computations. They use critical thinking skills. They demonstrate their ability to use writing in order to express mathematical thoughts and...
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Utah State Government Growth: 1991 To 2002
Students analyze where the state is spending its money. They compare how federal funds and dedicated credits (user fees) are used to help finance state government. They report an analysis of employment and wages for federal, state and...
College Board
2018 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions
How much should Nirali study for her history and economics exams if she has a limited amount of time for both? Scholars consider opportunity cost in using this real-world scenario from College Board. Other questions include looking at a...
College Board
1999 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions
Imports often affect the production of domestic goods. Scholars consider the variables in this situation with a scaffolded prompt from College Board. Other items examine factors in production and compare the production advantage between...
Radford University
Calculating the Cost: Algebraic Planning for a First Car
Scholars decide which job to take based on the pay. They then research cars to potentially purchase and determine the total cost of the car. Finally, they calculate how long they would have to work to purchase the car along with how much...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Automation and the American Worker
A thought-provoking resource examines the future of automation and the effects on employment. Academics read informational text, complete written prompts, and participate in activities to understand automation and the possibilities for...
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Economic Activity and Markets
Students identify and interpret that economic activity involves making choices in the face of scarcity, therefore making choices involves a cost. They also identify that individuals interact in markets by inducing one another, through...
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International Custody Battle
Students research the relationship between the United States and Cuba by identifying key players and events in Cuban/U.S. history. They also focus on a battle waged between Cuban-Americans in Miami and a father in Cuba over the custody...
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Employee Payroll Simulation
Learners simulate creating and calculating employees payrolls using hourly wages, deductions, and proper taxes.
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Homelessness – A Bottom Line Issue
Students read a fact sheet about homelessness in the U.S. and Texas. For this homelessness awareness lesson, students design a budget based on minimum wage earnings and evaluate how basic needs can be met. Students discuss and write...
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South Carolina: Loyalist or Patriot?
Eighth graders examine the battle waged in South Carolina over the American Revolution. In this American Revolution instructional activity, 8th graders analyze primary sources as they determine how the Loyalists and Patriots chose sides...
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Family and Social Policy
Review main topics relating to family and social policy using this resource. Learners answer eight questions related to the theories behind certain social policies.
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Studying Checks
While on-line banking and electronic payments seem to be the way of the future, next-generation wage earners still need to understand the details of check writing. Here the focus is on the details of the check including what the...
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Contemporary Changes in the Distribution of Income and Wealth
In this Contemporary Changes worksheet, students look at a table (not provided) to answer questions about incomes of wage earners, then complete a graphic organizer about wealthy versus non-wealthy people.
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A Blast From The Past
Learners investigate ratio and proportion as they solve problems. In this algebra lesson, students calculate the percent increase on salaries and convert between decimals and percents to calculate. They rate job positions from 1936 to...
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Ford's Revolution (Differentiated by Ability)
Students explore the effects of Ford's use of the assembly line, auto financing, and increased wages to make his fortune. They complete a worksheet using the internet.
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Creating Line Graphs
Students relate data to coordinate graphs and plot points on this graph. They use minimum wage data to construct the graph. Students decide appropriate time intervals for the graphs. They share graphs with their classmates.
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Gender Equity in the Classroom
Learners review employment statistics and wages over the past 20 years. They examine the Federal Work Force Laws. They apply formulas to find the rate of change in the minimum wage.
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The Economy of the 1920s v. The Economy of the 1930s
In this U.S. economics of the 1920s and 1930s worksheet, young scholars read a passage and then complete a graphic organizer comparing the credit, wages, employment, sales, stock market, and banks in the 2 decades.
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EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all About It!
Students are able to synthesize information on increasing regulatory reforms during the Progressive Era through individual research and presentation of material. They are responsible for a list of regulatory reforms with dates and...
Anti-Defamation League
Women's Suffrage, Racism, and Intersectionality
The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote—as long as they were white. High schoolers read articles and essays about racism in the suffrage movement and consider how intersectionality played a role in the movement. Scholars...
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What Does It Cost?
Students study the challenges diverse people encountered in the late 19th century American society, how racial and ethnic events influenced America during the Progressive Era, and the conditions affecting employment and labor in the late...
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