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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oldest Rolls Sells for a Record Price

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners study, analyze and critique a newspaper article on the world's oldest surviving Rolls Royce car that had sold at an auction in London for just over $7,000,000. They assess the key vocabulary terms used within the article, how to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Manipulating Sound

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use music software to create and refine a musical composition. They use music software to create a sequence of musical phrases. Students use music software to create and refine a musical composition and adapt it in the light...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biological Communities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify consumers and producers in different communities. Students collect a variety of soil samples and record organisms found in the samples.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Raising the Bar on How Business Gets Done

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of energy bar sales. In this energy bar sales lesson, students read an article about the sales of energy bars. Students discuss what is meant by red roads and white roads in the article. Students search a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Choices to Save Money on Food

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students review lists of coupons and complete a worksheet to analyze the benefits of the specials. In this household budget lesson, students determine which foods are nutritional and the advantages of using coupons or specials to save...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Record Bank Robbery in Brazil

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read " Record Bank Robbery in Brazil," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Great Hungarian Toxic Disaster

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the the toxic spill in Hungary. In this Hungarian lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students write an email to their teacher explaining the causes and effects of the Toxic disaster.
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Other

Gerber Scientific: Custom Manufacturing

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website of Gerber Scientific, a company that provides mass-customized products. It is an example of a business that is classified as a manufacturer.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Age of the Automobile

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Henry Ford's use of the assembly line to manufacture his automobiles led to many ramifications. Read about the spin-off industries created by the growth of the automobile industry, and see what impact the auto had on culture.
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Other

Gibson Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The is Gibson's official web site. They are a major manufacturer of guitars, basses and amps as well as other instruments.
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Other

Fender Musical Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Fender's official website. They are a guitar, bass and amp manufacturing company.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Nanotechnology: It's a Small, Small, Small World

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the potential that nanotechnology has for manufacturing. Find out how nanotechnology may affect medicine and even the military.
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Other

Lower Manhattan Project: Child Labor in New York City Tenements

For Students 9th - 10th
In the January, 1908, issue of Charities and the Commons a report was printed revealing the results of investigative reporting on child labor in home manufacture of products in New York City. Child labor was prohibited in factories by...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Firearms, Ballistics,tool Marks and Arson

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial you will learn how firearms and tools are manufactured and used in such a way that subtle variations can exist. These subtle differences enable investigators to link weapons and tools to a particular crime...
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University of Washington

University of Washington Libraries: Early Advertising of the West

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a gold mine of information about advertising from 1867 to 1918 in the western part of the United States, particularly the Pacific Northwest. This collection of 450 ads shows social, cultural, and economic trends during this time...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Industial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
At one time, humans, fueled by the animals and plants they ate and the wood they burned, or aided by their domesticated animals, provided most of the energy in use. All life operated within the fairly immediate flow of energy from the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides learners with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Digital History

Digital History: Nullification

For Students 9th - 10th
As with most other debates leading up to the Civil War, the debate about states' rights in reference to nullifying federal laws, ostensibly about tariffs, was really about the future of slavery in the South. Read about the issues of...
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Other

J. R. Burrows & Company: William Morris Designs

For Students 9th - 10th
Burrows & Company manufactures carpet and rugs from the original William Morris designs. In addition to photographs and descriptions of the designs, the site also has biographical information.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Health and Fitness: Health Quests: Recipe for Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the given sites and worksheet to brainstorm an original invention for a product to be manufactured from recycled materials.
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Other

Upper Canada Village

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever want to know what life in Canada was like back in the 1860's? Well, look no further than this site! Information can be found on topics such as: daily life, communication, manufacturing, religion and more. Also be sure to check out...
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Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Obama Orders Review of Fuel Efficiency Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
The Obama Administration moves forward to improve fuel efficiency standards in the United States and faces some challenges. Follow article with assessment and discussion questions provided. January 27, 2009.