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http://www.nevada.edu/~ldr/ Making Cents of Business: How many of your students say they would like to own their own business? Now how many actually know how to go in to business for themselves? Start here, with a webquest on goods and services, supply and demand, businesses to choose from, inventory, profit and loss statements, price-setting, and advertising. Several projects reinforce concepts along the way. A special bonus--find tutorials on word processing and PowerPoint presentations. This unit would make a great year-end and/or summer school project. http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm Browse EconEdlink online lessons by Title, Grade, Standard, or Lesson Plan Type. Many of these lessons have an interactive component. http://www.successlink.org/great/g5.html Create a Business: High school students will utilize technology and software programs to create logos, letterhead stationary, business cards, advertising posters and newspaper ads, to promote a business reflecting their interests. http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/misc99/career/webquest.html Target the Perfect Career: What are current career trends and what qualities would enhance chances of pursuing a chosen career? Your students will be ahead of the game if they can all answer these questions before their high school graduation. http://www.nefe.org/webtraining/index.html The nonprofit National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) has designed curricula to work within mathematics, economics, and social studies classes.NEFE offers free class materials to schools and hosts a Web-based course to guide teachers, parents, and the public. http://www.2020green.com 2020 Green, a Web-based financial literacy program for educators, high school students, and their families. http://www.themint.org The Mint is a Web site designed for middle school and high school students, their teachers, and parents. The site includes lesson plans for helping students understand finance and economics. http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com Practical Money Skills for Life: Internet-Based Curriculum provides educators (grades K-12) with free classroom material for teaching personal finance. The program--developed by educators in coordination with the National Consumers League and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy--includes lesson activity sheets, a teacher's guide, and resources for parents. The classroom curriculum is available in English or Spanish http://www.econedlink.org EconEdLink provides classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students. http://estey.freeservers.com/Quest/ Internet Business:Calling all classroom entrepreneurs... Students will research businesses, create a fictional company and a business plan, and determine whether their business plan will see failure or success. Return To Resources |
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