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Integration Unit: Riemann Sum
Students investigate Riemann Sums. For this calculus lesson, students solve problems involving Riemann sums and Right Riemann Sums.
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Cabri Jr. - Getting Started with Triangles
Young scholars explore a basic triangle construction. In this beginning geometry lesson, students investigate the steps to necessary to create an equilateral triangle with Cabri Jr.;
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Prairie Voices...Making a Living
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...
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Critical Consumerism
Students investigate the ways companies target the teenage demographic. In this advertising lesson, students discuss in focus groups what they like to buy. Students also complete a related worksheet.
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Dialogue: Fashion
In this dialogue about fashion, students ask and answer questions concerning fashion.
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Dialogue: Traditions
In this dialogue about traditions worksheet, students participate in a question and answer session on the subject of traditions.
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Slider Template
Pupils identify parameters using a slider template. In this precalculus lesson, students relate a slider to a calculator. It provides the pupils the opportunity to control the perimeter of the equations.
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Hazard Mitigation: Bioterrorism
Students discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism lesson, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of biological...
Other
Web Reference: Rough It Up: Production Graphics
An article about using abstract shapes and positions of images to create interesting effects. Includes a tutorial.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Ad Decoder
This interactive site helps students notice the tricks that advertisers use to try and get them to buy their products.
Harp Week
Harp Week: 19th Century Advertising
A collection of the advertisements that were published in Harper's Weekly between 1857 and 1872.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Advertising and Its Effects on Consumer Decision Making
This lesson will show the student the power of advertising to create demand for a product. After reviewing existing advertisements, the students will create their own campaign for a product. Following a presentation to the class as a...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Deceptive Advertising: Crossing the Line
Businesses use advertising to tell consumers about the goods and services they are selling. Businesses hope that their advertisements will convince people to buy their products. In this instructional activity, students examine the ground...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Take Two: Using Technology for Writing and Designing
In groups, students brainstorm to create a product, develop an advertisement for the product, design and present a slideshow, script a commercial for the product, and present the commercial in a 5-10 minute video.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Truth in Advertising
Interactive lesson and activities for learning to look critically at the persuasive techniques of advertisements promoting political candidates and products.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Did You Get the Message?
Advertising is the primary tool used by businesses to tell consumers about the goods and services they sell in the marketplace. Businesses also use advertising to try to convince consumers to buy what they are selling. Advertisements do...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Be an Ad Detective
Every day, young scholars are bombarded by advertising. They cannot escape it. But marketers realize that many ypung people are becoming very good at tuning ads out. Businesses thus are becoming more creative in their communication with...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Branding of America
This Library of Congress resource page includes information about American brands names and products. The history of advertising as a whole as well as the history of Coca-Cola TV ads, and the beverage industry are also covered. There are...
Other
Ad Up: Internet Advertising and Marketing Terms Glossary: Definitions
Extensive collection of marketing terms and definitions. Includes industry, nonprofit, and professional organizations as well as technical terms for approach, design, layout, copy, production, & distribution.
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Ad Cracker
In this website students can learn to create an international advertising agency. They will learn to write a brief, create a brand and position the product. They will also be introduced to the fundamentals of creative writing as well as...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Fast Food Marketing
Find out how many fast food companies invest in advertising to convince consumers to buy their products.
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Wvu: Alcohol and Advertising (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan through which students discover, examine, and discuss how alcohol is advertised in magazines. A simple lesson to put together, "Alcohol and Advertising," only requires magazines, art supplies (construction paper, poster...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Thinking Green!
Students show their creativity and think like engineers as they design products or services that can be used to improve environmental problems in the community. While being aware of the steps of the engineering design process, students...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Pictures of 1950's Culture
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an activity examining pictures of 1950's life and culture. Students are to examine different advertisements of the 1950's, movie posters and pictures. Students will record observations...