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Consumer Surplus
Students examine the meaning of the term consumer surplus, and apply the concept to various scenarios.
Federal Reserve Bank
A Penny Saved
Budgeting, net vs. gross pay, savings, and fees are all key elements of personal financing and essential for your class members to learn about as young adults.
Boys Town
More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School
Put an end to wasted instructional time with this lesson on responsibility and preparedness. After completing this series of activities students will learn the importance of these social skills not only in the classroom, but at...
Scholastic
Marijuana Facts
Can marijuana really hurt you? Three medical facts and three discussion questions prompt teenagers to consider the ramifications of using marijuana recreationally.
Visa
Smooth Sailing: Exploring Insurance and Estate Planning
While purchasing insurance and estate planning may seem like a rather irrelevant topic for high school high schoolers, introducing this concept now can help your learners develop a solid foundation of financial literacy that...
Teach Engineering
Get the Word Out at McDonald's!
To get the word out that the Great Pacific garbage patch (GPGP) contains millions of pounds of non-biodegrading plastics, individuals research the GPGP and write an article for a newsletter. Researchers present their facts in a...
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Feelings and Emotions
Eighth graders express their emotions with a set of activities about self reflection and feelings. With a set of emotion cards and a worksheet that details negative thought patterns, the resource empowers young learners to discover and...
Curated OER
Explorations in Economic Demand, Part I
Your economists will relate to the choices at hand in this personal budgeting scenario. A passage describes Bob's predicament: he's going away to college and must buy his own clothes, including the pricey Levis he wants to buy 8 of....
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Keeping Safe in School
Discuss personal safety at school, near the water, or when there is a fire. This resource provides several scenarios intended to encourage class discussion related to staying safe and making good choices.
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Polite Expressions
Practice effective oral language use. English learners especially, but any speaker/writers would benefit from this resource. Learners listen as the teacher reads each of 15 short scenarios. They circle the polite response to each...
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Measurement Tools
Which of these is the best tool for the job? Learners examine a measurement scenario and determine which of five tools would be the right choice. There is only one problem, and the instructional activity includes pictures. Because the...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
What Should the US Do About North Korea's Nuclear Weapons?
North Korea, a shadowy nation distrustful of America, is working on a nuclear weapons program. What should the United States do? The question has plagued American presidents for years, but now young scholars get to make their...
Rochester Institute of Technology
Heat Transfer
Use an exciting role play activity to teach young chemists about the importance of heat transfer in maintaining homeostasis. They assume the role of a dog sled owner who has been abandoned and must fend for themselves with only a...
Curated OER
Snack Time
In this activity, students will color the correct number of boxes in a graph to show their choices. They will then display their understanding of the graph's meaning through a teacher led class discussion.
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Have a Heart!
Students assume the role of a doctor, detective, and decision maker. They research the function of the heart, the diseases associated with the heart, and lifestyle choices that are heart healthy. Information gathered will be placed in a ...
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Fair is Fair
Young scholars participate in two unfair activities to explain the concept of fairness. Then they role-play different scenarios demonstrating the idea of fairness. They discuss reasons to make rules and complete a web chart on fairness.
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Teaching Child Safety
Students explore safe and unsafe choices in different environments. In this safety activity students discuss safety rules they know. The teacher reads the students different scenarios and the students decide if it is a safe behavior or...
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Students examine federalism and judicial review. In this Supreme Court lesson, students examine primary documents from Marbury v. Madison and discuss the implications of the decision.
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Is there a stone in my soup?
Students observe teacher's inappropriate classroom procedures such as tattling, pushing, or interrupting. In this showing respectful behaviors lesson, students respond to scenarios created by the teacher and address what the appropriate...
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Lesson Ten: Your World Without Oil
Learners participate in the World Without Oil game as they examine the effects of a prolonged oil shortage. In this oil shortage lesson plan, students play the online game, World Without Oil, before making an audio clip based on the...
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Genetic Science Ethics
In this genetic ethics activity, students are given ten ethical questions regarding genetic defects, the possibility of gene therapy, test tube babies and creating a national DNA database. Students are given three choices for each...
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Money and Time
In this algebra worksheet, students relate real world scenario to algebra. They use a mane to make choices when given a limited amount to spend. They complete a money maze and calculate the shortest distance between different cities.
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Role Playing in North America: Mid 1600s-Mid 1700s
Eighth graders apply their knowledge of North American history from the mid 1600's through the mid 1700's to a role-playing scenario. In small groups they plan, write, and perform a dramatic skit of a group that was affected by events in...
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Real Misleading Graphs
Students identify real graphs and misleading graphs. In this algebra lesson, students surf the Internet for real life scenarios where graphs are used in a misleading way as well as in a correct way.