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Econ Ed Link: Clean Land Thanks to Us! (Educator Page) Lesson PlanEcon Ed Link: Clean Land Thanks to Us! (Educator Page) Lesson Plan
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Council for Economic Education
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3rd - 5th
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Econ Ed Link: Clean Land Thanks to Us! (Educator Page)

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For this lesson about the EPA, students will find out that their government pays for goods and services by taxing people and companies.

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Concepts

externalities

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council for economic education, epa, econedlink, environmental protection agency, role of government, taxation

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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State Notebooking Pages

Curated OER
Studying US states in your class? Then this note-taking page is perfect for you! Pupils can fill in information about a chosen state in the provided and labeled spaces. By the time they've filled out all the boxes, they'll know the...
3rd - 6th Social Studies & History
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Econ Ed Link: Clean Land Thanks to Us! (Student Page)

Council for Economic Education
How does the government raise money to fund government agencies like the EPA? Through taxes. This instructional activity looks at the different taxes that are paid by US citizens and how the money is used for things such as cleaning up...
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Econ Ed Link: We Are Consumers and Producers

Council for Economic Education
This lesson plan is geared toward beginning economics concepts. "In this lesson you are going to learn more about how you and others are consumers and producers."
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Econ Ed Link: Bringing the Market to the Farm

Council for Economic Education
This printable lesson discusses producers and consumers from an agricultural perspective. It focuses on choices that the consumer has with regard to purchasing agricultural goods (e.g. fruits and vegetables). As an example, it uses...
3rd - 8th Social Studies & History
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Econ Ed Link: Banks, Bankers, Banking

Council for Economic Education
This lesson is a simulation of opening a bank. Students are assigned various roles to play within the banking business. Students learn about the role banks play in a market economy.
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal: An Educational Voyage

Library of Congress
Following the book, Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal, readers complete an activity for each chapter, take part in discussions, and respond to several questions. To show what they know, scholars create an alphabet book using primary...
3rd - 8th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Designed
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Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: From the Mountains to the Sea

Council for Economic Education
Ancient Hawaii was ruled by chiefs, who were responsible for the well-being of their people and for managing the islands' resources. The chiefs divided the islands into land districts shaped like pie slices called Ahupua'a (ah-who-...
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Econ Ed Link: Trade to the Tailor: Student Version

Council for Economic Education
Learners can use this site online in conjuction with the teacher's lesson plan, "Trade to the Tailor."
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Econ Ed Link: This Little Piggybank Went to Market

Council for Economic Education
A good instructional activity that conveys to young students why people work and why they keep their money in banks.
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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From Aaliyah to Jay-Z: Captured Moments in Hip-hop History

TED-Ed
To take "the definitive portrait of that person in that moment" is the quest of photographer and hip-hop historian Jonathan Mannion. For this short video, Mannion details his dedication to his art and the process he goes through to catch...
6 mins 4th - 8th Social Studies & History
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