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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Euro Makes Its Debut

For Teachers 9th - 10th
On Jan. 1, 1999 11 European countries united in the European Monetary Union. The new single currency bloc includes almost 300 million consumers and creates the second-largest economy in the world. How will this new union affect the...
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Other

Teen Analyst: Salary Tables by Career Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore a table of average salaries for the various career fields. However, these aren't representative of everyone in that field. For example, some television reporters make millions of dollars a year. The salaries listed are a little...
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Mste: How Much Do Baseball Players Really Make?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
An interesting real-world use of statistical variance and standard deviation to help dispell the common perception that all major league baseball players are paid millions of dollars and are not worth it. The lesson plan gives specific...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Flint's Water Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is a prime example of science being ignored, unknown and even misused. The switch in water source damaged hundreds of millions of dollars of infrastructure, caused deadly bacterial outbreaks and...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Damian Shiels, "Transatlantic Obligations: Immigrant Remittance Networks"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on immigrants to America having to send money back to their home country to the relatives left behind. It offers several examples including Irish immigrants. An estimated $260 million was remitted to Ireland from...
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Government Travel and Staffers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Who should pay for politicians traveling before it violates ethical codes of abuse of power? Legislators and their staff were offered and accepted millions of dollars worth of free trips. This lesson explores the ethics of our...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Manufacturing Areas, 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1907 of the United States showing the principal manufacturing areas in 1900. The star symbol in Ohio represents the mean center of manufacturing in the nation. Each symbol represents gross $25,000,000 or fraction more than...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Manufacturing Areas , 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the United States showing the principal manufacturing areas in 1900. The star symbol in Ohio represents the mean center of manufacturing in the nation. Each symbol represents gross $25,000,000 or fraction more than...
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Curated OER

Oil Extraction at Alberta Oil Sands, Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
A short slide show describing the process of extracting oil from the tar sands. The huge amounts of money ($20 million for a 'shovel') and the huge machines are sure to amaze.