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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

Seco: Environmental Pollutants From Electricity Production [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Facts about some major environmental pollutants produced by power plants, and what consumers can do to lower the carbon footprint from their energy use.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Overview: Taxation and Deadweight Loss

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an overview of Taxation and Deadweight Loss. When a tax is imposed on a market it will reduce the quantity that will be sold in the market. Whenever the quantity sold in the market is not the equilibrium quantity,...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Food Chains

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this flipchart students will be able to summarize and organize simple food chains.
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Handout
Other

Food Chains and Webs

For Students 9th - 10th
A very informative site that discusses food chains and webs in detail. Not too complicated and fairly easy to understand, it also includes some pictures.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Us and Eu Go Bananas Over Trade

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Economists generally agree that free trade helps to improve the overall quality of life in countries that participate. However, disagreements do arise concerning trade agreements. This lesson looks at a disagreement between the US and EU...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Principles of Microeconomics

For Students 9th - 10th
An introductory course in the fundamentals of microeconomics. Includes a list of suggested readings, lecture notes, assignments, and exams.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Food Webs

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A close look at how animals and the environment interact with one another and specifically how the feeding relationships in a food web.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Organism Relationships: Food Chains, Webs, Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Given illustrations, students will analyze the flow of matter and energy in food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.
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Handout
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: Lipstick Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Frostburg State University answers a dye relevant question and in doing so gives the structural formula of a common dye. It explains how lipstick color lasts, and what chemical produces the red color.
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Unit Plan
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Eco Connections: Conservation of Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
During our exploration of each previous lesson, we have learned about many of the factors that contribute to the ongoing destruction of our environment. In our final lesson, we will make a holistic appraisal of the impact that each of...
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Article
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Market Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
In a market economy, the principles of supply and demand determine what is produced, how it is produced, and by whom it is produced and consumed. Learn how planned economies and mixed economies differ.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Habitat and Niche

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Are you on the basketball team? Are you a cheerleader? Do you play an instrument in the band? Your niche would be your role or place in the school. Organisms also...
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Article
Other

The Sustainable Scale Project: Ecological Footprint

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ecological Footprint is rooted in the fact that all renewable resources come from the earth. It accounts for the flows of energy and matter to and from any defined economy and converts these into the corresponding land/water area...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Apple

For Students 3rd - 5th
This concise site that provides an explanation of what producers are along with a short quiz to test your knowledge of producers and consumers.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Mc Donald's Cup Sizes Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Ready to super size that soda? Buzzfeed produced this clever video comparing the various soda cup sizes from countries around the world. Which country has largest option to consume soda? [1:05]
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State University of New York

State University of New York: Limiting Reactants

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation explores the "limiting reactant" effect. The extent to which reactants that involve more than one reactant can produce products depends on the quantities of those reactants combined. In most cases, one reactant will be...

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