+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Betting on China

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the USA Today articles about the economic rise and dominance of China. In this Chinese economy lesson, students read the article about China as an economic threat to the United States. Students study a pie chart and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to be the Host with the Most

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars discover details about the Olympic bidding process. In this current events lesson, students research the listed Web sites that include information about London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I'm Dreaming of a Sustainable Christmas

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students examine global trade. In this global economics lesson, students visit websites to learn about trade with China and the environmental damage of global trade.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Documents Related to Churchill and FDR

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students groups divide up into 2. One gathers 10 facts about FDR and the other gathers 10 facts about Churchill. On the board, they compile that facts gathered in two separate columns so they can compare and contrast these two men.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Roles of the President

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read a document which explains the roles and responsibilities of the President of the United States. In groups, they tour the George Bush Presidential Museum and participate in a Presidential scavenger hunt. Once back in the...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Art And Ecology: Check Out This Place!

For Students 4th - 6th
For this art and ecology worksheet, students look at paintings and answer questions, using the painting, a world map and climate. There are 2 pictures, each with its own set of questions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gender Disparity on Display

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore an article and discuss what gender differences.  In this exploring gender lesson students divide into groups and develop a social theory. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Brain Drain Signals Trouble at Technology Companies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of turnover. In this turnover lesson, students read an article about executives leaving their business. High schoolers discuss the benefits of turnover. Students create their own business and list the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Career Resources

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the various resources available in which they can research careers.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Will I Be?

For Teachers 3rd
Third gradersl examine personality characteristics that are necessary for careers. They identify characteristics necessary for any type of occupation and discuss gender bias. They write a job description for an occupation of their choosing.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Work and Responsibility

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the responsibilities related to various careers.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How To Get the Job Done

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the physical activities that are related to certain jobs.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prairie Voices...Making a Living

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars explore the many ways people support themselves and their families. In this economics lesson, students review newspapers and compare types of jobs. Young scholars create daily schedules for an adult worker and role play...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Star Gazing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate what an astronomer is and what he studies in the solar system.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Computers: Get Plugged In!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the significance of learning to use the computer and the Internet. They watch and discuss a video, conduct Internet research on a celebrity or historical figure, and teach a lesson to a person about navigating the Internet.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nebraska Entrepreneur Success Stories

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study and discuss various entrepreneurs from their home state and then prepare a proposal for a business they would like to own and operate in the future.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sea and Learn - Lesson Plan: Life at Sea

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a physical education lesson in which they create a dance or progression of movements that display one of the jobs that a seaman would preform at sea based on the included teacher's notes. They work in small...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hometown Heroes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students interview various entrepreneurs in their town, asking what they considered in starting and then operating their business. They compose a short essay to report their findings.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keep Spreading the News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the significance of communication in an engineer's life. They develop a list of ways engineers communicate with others, and write a book, newspaper, or story about engineers' role in the environment.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Job Application Project Compter Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are told that they need to bring in a classified ad from the newspaper or flyer on a job that they wish to apply for. They cut out the classified ad and attach it to a blank sheet of paper. Students revise their personal...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Basic Roof Framing

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students complete a unit of lessons on basic roof framing. They discuss the various styles of roofs, identify the styles in the neighborhood, cut out rafters using circular saws, and assemble roof rafters.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? | How Incentives Affect Innovation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students focus on the role played by a nation's institutions in generating creativity, invention and innovation, and analyzes how innovation promotes the economic growth that raises standards of living and alleviates poverty.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

A Biography of Amir Khan

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literature worksheet, students read a biography about Amir Khan, a middleweight boxer who won an Olympic bronze in Athens. They identify whether each statement is true or false. Then, students look at his career and respond to...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Incentives, Profit and the Entrepreneur

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students discuss hypothetical problems associated with price and profit. They discuss the fairness of profit, how it should be measured, and the consequences of setting acceptable levels of profit.