University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Math on the Farm
This article discusses the Mathematics skills that are essential for a crop farmer, particularly measurement, e.g., time, money, volume, area. The article contains a variety of problems based on real life situations.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Making Cents Out of Centimes: The Euro
Use this intermediate lesson plan to teach your students about the European currency, the Euro. Interactive links take the learner to France where they learn about French money and French culture.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: 'Dog Walker' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In Dog Walker by Canadian author Karen Spafford-Fitz, Turk starts a dog walking business to make money and so his friends can meet girls. But then he must decide how to deal with a local bully who wants to be part of it. This teacher's...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: The Trouble With Liberty: Teaching Guide [Pdf]
A new girl has transferred to the school and seems to have everything - money, looks, friends. Problems emerge when she claims a teacher sexually assaulted her but there are conflicting reports of what actually happened. This teacher's...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Grind Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In "Grind," the desire to make money and have videos for their website spurs a group of skateboarding friends to take dangerous risks which leave one of them injured. The teacher's guide for this book by Eric Walters includes a summary,...
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Timelines of History
Here, you can see timelines of various eras and events in history. View a chronology of World War II as well as chronologies of video game systems and personal computers. This website provides good examples of simple, yet informative,...