Government and Economics
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A Criminal Justice Unit
$9.00Room 311 has developed a unit for your government class that helps them better understand the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments using critical thinking and discussion. This unit will also help develop student writing skills and information analysis.This...$9.00 -
The Fourth Amendment
$6.50Room 311 has crafted an in-depth unit on the 4th Amendment that emphasizes critical thinking, discussion, and writing skills. Your students will be engaged as they examine the 4th and learn about how this amendment is pertinent to their lives. This unit...$6.50 -
Government End of Semester Research Paper
$8.00End of the semester government paper that includes topics covered in the year. Students will write a paper addressing a topic they feel passionate about, research it, address interest groups, the judicial branch and try to solve the issue with steps that...$8.00 -
Inflation Island - A Simulation
$5.00This is a lesson plan for an online activity called inflation island! Students interact on a website and can see how inflation, deflation and hyperinflation affect lives! Attached you will find the lesson with the website link along with a guide for...$5.00 -
The Federal Reserve
$10.00This lesson is all about understanding the Federal Reserve. Attached is the lesson plan of the federal reserve, a true false introduction document, webquest and worksheet on reading charts on the Federal Reserve. Created by Cathy Wysocki - Visit My...$10.00 -
Create Your Own Business!
$10.00In this lesson, students will learn about all types of business organizations and then create their own business! This is a fun lesson that includes the background, a graphic organizer, project guidelines and rubric! Created by Cathy Wysocki - Visit My...$10.00 -
Political Parties Station Lesson
$6.00This is a complete 50 minute 5 station lesson on United States political parties. There is a handout included that students carry to each station as well as clear station directions on what to do at each station. I give my students 9 minutes a station...$6.00 -
Insurance Lesson
$5.00This is a complete 90 minute lesson on the different types of insurance. Created by Melissa Seideman - Visit My Store There is a 50 slide power-point, which has notes, graphics, You-tube and TED talk videos, and guess the type of insurance...$5.00 -
Cost of Money and Federal Reserve Lesson
$5.00This is a one day lesson (90 minutes) on the cost of money and the Federal Reserve. Created by Melissa Seideman - Visit My Store This lesson was designed in word and power-point and can be used as is or adapted for your classroom. Concepts...$5.00 -
The Growth of Presidential Powers: Assessing the Expansion of Power
$7.00Although the founding fathers designed the office of the presidency to be remarkably less powerful than that of the legislative branch, the office of the president has grown in its power tremendously since its early conception. Some of this strength is a...$7.00 -
Does Bureaucracy have too many rules? A student simulation / game
$5.75At all levels of government (federal, state, and local) there are complex organizations called bureaucracies. Their job is to devise rules and regulations so that the laws, are properly carried out. In this activity, students will experience the...$5.75 -
The United States Presidency - The Powers of the Presidency
$5.00Included in this packet are two activities that require students to read and complete a graphic organizer which explains each of the many roles of the president. Lastly, students will be able to apply these roles by completing short paragraph responses...$5.00