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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching and Learning Through Objects

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify and interpret the function, usefulness or utitlity, form, beauty or aesthetics, and meaning, context or story, of objects and how they learn new skills and make things that they learn traditionally, by observation and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Rising Cost of Health Care: Is there an explanation?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore rising health care costs and the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. They participate in an activity that demonstrates the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. Students read the may 27, 2005 Economic Letter and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Month 2 Budget

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget by completing each category on the sheet. They fill in the blanks and calculate their totals for month two.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Month 3 Budget

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month three.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Month 4 Budget

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month four.
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Website
Other

Intel Security: Mc Afee Anti Virus Software

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official McAfee Security site offering information, advice, and support for the McAfee virus protection software.
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Article
Other

Pc Magazine: Ultimate Utility Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
PC Magazine's "Ultimate Utility Guide," reviews nearly 200 utilities, organized by the task the utility offers.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: How Individuals Make Choices Based on Their Budget

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to calculate and graph budgets constraints, explain opportunity sets and opportunity costs, evaluate the law of diminishing marginal utility, and explain how marginal analysis and utility...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Appendices: Indifference Curves

For Students 11th - 12th
The indifference curve framework helps to clarify the logic of the underlying model. People cannot really put a numerical value on their level of satisfaction. However, they can, and do, identify what choices would give them more, or...
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Activity
Savvas Learning

Prentice Hall Science & Math: Graphing Calculator Help

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides very complete help guides for a variety of graphing calculator models, complete with pictures and step-by-step instructions.
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Handout
Social Studies Help Center

Social Studies Help Center: Basic Economic Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
This list of basic economic terms and concepts includes definitions of value, utility, and wealth.
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Activity
Other

Graf Eq

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains a downloadable program for graphing equations.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Graphing Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information on different kinds of Texas Instruments graphing calculators.
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Handout
Other

Pc Magazine: Utility Library

For Students 9th - 10th
An index of links to downloadable utilities from PC Magazine.
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Website
Other

Winzip.com: Win Zip

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has Product information on the WinZip utility software program. It includes basic information, features, and a link for new users of WinZip.
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Website
Other

Kroll Ontrack: Data Recovery Services

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of Ontrack Data Recovery Services, that provide data recovery, exchange/outlook, and hard drive management software to help protect and manage data. Offers tips and products and a free trial of their software.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Green Eggs and Economics?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Economic concepts are often found in places students have never considered, like children's literature. In this instructional activity, students will explore the various economic concepts addressed in five of Dr. Seuss' most popular...
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Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Stuart Mill

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Mill's thought including biographical summary. Although it chiefly addresses his achievements in logic, Mill's opinion on religion are also presented in closing.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Overview Total Utility and Marginal Utility

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on total utility and marginal utility including definitions and examples.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Total Utility and Marginal Utility

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you've learned about total utility, marginal utility, and the law of diminishing marginal utility in this four-question exercise.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cost Benefit Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you have learned about total utility, marginal utility, total revenue, and costs in this four-question exercise.
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Activity
Other

Marginal Value, Marginal Utility, & Consumer Surplus

For Students 9th - 10th
"Chapter 4: The Consumer: Marginal Value, Marginal Utility, and Consumer Surplus" by David D. Friedman discusses and analyzes the consumer who buys many goods.