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Using a spreadsheet and the Internet to learn about stock market performance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record the progress weekly of a business of their choice on the stock market, graph those results, research and report on current news and how it pertains to the companies recent performance.
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Writing Letters

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students see the difference between business letters and other letters that could be received in the mail, such as bills, invitations, and letters from friends or relatives. They practice writing letters as well as sending them.
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Greek Mythology: All in the Family

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders compare/contrast the Greek myth to explain an aspect of nature. They create an explanatory myth about some aspect of nature and design a mythological business card using Microsoft Word.
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Seed to Market

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research using a variety of materials and technology. They explain the specifics of growing crops. They use mathematics in common business calculations.
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Technology's Affect on Life

For Teachers 1st
First graders read and analyze hypothetical scenario in which accident at local power company causes homes and businesses to be without electricity for five days. Students create chart listing which tools, appliances, and equipment would...
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Conquests of Land and People in the Pacific Northwest by the Fur Trade

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how the Hudson's Bay Company dominated trade in the Pacific Northwest and compare and contrast how the Hudson's Bay Co. conducted business with competitors, suppliers, and customers to the prominent American fur trade...
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Stone Fox and Economics

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read the novel Stone Fox and review economic concepts including income, goods, and services. They define the following terms: capital, credit, credit risk and summarize their reading by reading several chapters at a time. They...
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Communication & Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concept of accounting. Individually, they use the internet to research the job opportunities and careers in accounting and identify any they are interested in. To end the lesson, they review proper...
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An Irresistable Offer?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify inducements the emperor Constantine offered people to move to his fledgling capital city of Constantinople and compare similar situations offered by the American government in our history and by local governments for...
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Saved by the Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the legislative efforts of local or state governments on their city's air quality issues to their classmates as responses to peer-created scenarios. They determine that change is possible with the cooperation and...
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New Sights and Sounds: Inventions That Changed A Century

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze the role and impact of technological innovation in the late 19th and early 20th century. They evaluate manuscripts, sound recordings, and motion pictures to construct historical meaning. Students observe the connections...
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Creating & Marketing a Commercial

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explain the four P's of Marketing (product, pricing, promotion, and place) and how they are used in business and in society. They produce the remake of an old audio and visual commercial activity as a marketing activity.
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Minimize Perimeter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the graph and equation of a perimeter function to find characteristics that minimizes the perimeter of a rectangle. They comprehend that in business situations, such as packaging and city planning, minimizing perimeter is an...
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Exploring Our Country: An United States Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars visit a selected web site and search answers to given questions. They investigate census data for a several states. They explore data such as business, geography, and people. Students demonstrate ways to navigate...
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Staying Safe on the Job

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share their opinions about the rights and responsibilities of employees, businesses and the government in maintaining a safe work environment. They prepare arguments supporting their assigned positions concerning workplace...
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Worksheet 15 Scrambled Letters

For Students 5th - 6th
In this scrambled letters worksheet, students unscramble the letters to discover 12 phrases. Each will pertain to one of three given categories: flying, jobs, business.
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Looking at French Decorative Arts

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare the role of a marchand-mercier to that of a modern-day business counterpart and write a persuasive letter. In this French art lesson plan, students discuss the role of the marchand-mercier in French design and role-play...
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Rebuild Your Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Gulf Coast disaster and what it took to rebuild the community surrounding it. In this economic development lesson, students watch a video from the Nightly Business Report and explore what all it takes to make up a...
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Nebraska Entrepreneur Success Stories

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore entrepreneurs of Nebraska. In this business and social studies instructional activity, students research Nebraska entrepreneurs to discover the history of their successful company.
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Water Resources and the Role of the Independent Sector

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore how water conservation is influenced by the four sectors of economy. In this social studies economics lesson, students brainstorm problems and solutions related to water conservation. Collages are created to represent...
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Entrepreneurs are Born, but Can They Be Taught?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of entrepreneurs. In this entrepreneurs lesson, students read an article about entrepreneurship and whether or not it is an inherent trait or a learned skill. High schoolers discuss why entrepreneurship...
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What I Want to be When I Grow Up

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover different careers in music. In this career exploration lesson, 6th graders explore four different categories of music careers: music education, music performance, music business and music therapy. Students create ...
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Keeping News Trustworthy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze media sources. In this media awareness lesson, students consider media outlets as businesses and discuss how they present information. Students keep media logs and analyze selected newspapers, magazines. or television...
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To Be or Not to Be

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students gather information about setting goals through a variety of activities. In this setting goals lesson, students view a PowerPoint that explains the outcomes of the project, take notes, interview a local business person, write a...

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