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Looking at French Decorative Arts
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, students discuss the role of the marchand-mercier in French design and role-play his...
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Rebuild Your Community
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
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
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?
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
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
Students analyze media sources. For 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
Students gather information about setting goals through a variety of activities. In this setting goals instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint that explains the outcomes of the project, take notes, interview a local business...
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Buying, Selling, Profits
Students follow the framework of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In this FCCLA activity, students research the clothing market from the perspectives of consumers and business owners. Students also analyze...
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Outsourcing City Hall
Students examine how some city halls around the country are using private companies to run them. After watching a video, they write a reaction paper to some part of it. They write an article for their school newspaper discussing whether...
K12 Reader
A Local Organization
Individuals select a local organization, research its purpose and membership, and then include these facts and details in a paragraph about the group.
Council for Economic Education
Morality in Markets: The Two Faces of Adam Smith
Economist Adam Smith supported free enterprise, he but critiqued mercantilism. These two ideas—seemingly contradictory—may be difficult for some young historians to grasp. A reading that explores these ideas guides scholars in unraveling...
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Stock Tables: Scavenger Hunt
Students investigate how to read stock tables and research stock tables in newspapers or on the Internet. They discuss how they would invest $1000 in stock, examine how to keep track of their shares online, and complete a worksheet in...
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Investing in the Future
Learners investigate what investing is and how it works. They participate in a class discussion on investments, visit the "Investment Pier" on the ING website, and complete a worksheet in which they "build" a time capsule that contains...
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GDP and Its Cousins
In this GDP and Its Cousins instructional activity, students read main points, solve problems, answer questions, and make predictions based on this information.
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A Family Finance Experience
Students create a budget and make predictions about money. In this algebra lesson,students balance spending and income by monitoring their finance.
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Investment Appraisal
Students use different methods of investment appraisal to make business decisions, and also to develop higher order skills through having to consider other factors, apart from quantitative methods, that a business might have to consider...
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External Influences 3: Legal and Political
Students examine the regulations imposed on businesses. They practice their analysis and evaluation skills in a written report. They present their findings to the class.
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External Influences and the Stakeholder Model
Pupils examine the concept of stakeholders. They identify the objectives of each stakeholder group. They discuss the importance of dealing with stakeholder's conflicts with the business.
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Supporting Organisations in Travel and Tourism
Learners discover the infrastructure that supports the travel industry. They use a document to discuss how these types of businesses plan for the future. They examine how private and public organizations differ with regards to tourism.
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Pressure Groups
Students identify and list examples of different types of pressure groups. They discover the effect these groups can have on businesses. They work together to develop responses to these groups.
Council for Economic Education
Employment Data: Is the Economy Healthy?
Low unemployment is an indicator of a healthy economy—right? Current employment data and research leads scholars on a quest to find the true health of the economy. They analyze research on Payroll Employment Data and watch a short video...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Write an Election Day Letter
For some, getting to the polls to vote is no easy task. Voting may mean needing to choose between a job and civic duty. But what if Election Day was a national holiday? After reading an article about the pros and cons of designating...
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Mind Your Business
Students explore how to identify the range, median, and mode in a list of numbers by using concrete materials.
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