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A Case Study: Consumer Price Index and Deflation, December 16, 2008
This case study focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported December 16, 2008, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BL...
Grades 9-12
Marketplace: The Argentina Barter Fair
In April 2002, Argentina's economic situation seemed to be getting worse and worse. Banks closed for nine days before reopening on April 29, 2002. How...
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Cowboy Bob Builds a Community
A cowboy rides into a ghost town and decides that it needs to be rebuilt. Students will select the necessary things that a town needs in order for it ...
Grades 3-5
The Mitten
This is a folktale retold by Jan Brett about a little boy whose grandmother knits him a pair of snow-white mittens. While the boy is outside playing, ...
Grades K-2
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