Dollars and Sense

In this self-assessment worksheet, students brainstorm a list of 10 common sense things to do to remain gambling-free after reading a brief description of what common sense is.

To investigate the price of bananas in order to evaluate basic counting and number sense skills, your mathematicians focus upon multiplication and problem solving that incorporates social studies in the form of building awareness about...

Sweethearts® candies are a beloved Valentine's Day treat—so much so that eight billion hearts are produced every year around the world! Learners use number sense reasoning and critical thinking to solve nine word problems about the...

Students plan a trip.  In this trip planning lesson, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they will stay and what they...

Students apply the economic principles of supply and demand, market economy, competition, unemployment rate, exports and imports and currency exchange rate to China's present economic success and Russia's economic strife.

Students analyze magazine advertisements that appeal to them. They explore how tobacco companies continue to target teens in magazine advertisements. They explore how advertisers select magazine ad space.

Students research facts about specified countries, finding economic and population data on the Internet, and use that information to create a poster for in-class display. This lesson is for a middle-level Math or Social Studies classroom.

Young citizens consider their career options, the relationship between education and income, and human capital. They use the provide online worksheets to locate the education and prospective salaries for each of three potential...

Send your enthusiastic entrepreneurs' career sense into motion with a business-minded lesson plan. They review and dissect business plans before applying their findings to their own business venture. Scholars then identify whether or not...