Instructions and exercises on the use of checking accounts are provided for students in grades 6-12. The following topics are included: (1) reasons for opening a checking account; (2) how to open a checking account; (3) how to fill out deposit slips; (4) the elements of a check and how to write a check correctly; (5) checking account rules; (6)…

This teaching unit, one of a series of eight, describes home front activities from the perspective of one business and can be used to supplement class discussion of World War I. It can be used in one or two class periods of U.S. history, world history, sociology, economics, or business. The unit consists of a teacher's folder with accompanying…

This unit of study, one of a series of eight, provides a method for students to study U.S. history through reviewing the advertising of specific periods to learn about customers, styles, language, and interests of specific eras. The advertising of the past chronicles everyday people and everyday life. Advertising is used to examine five periods in…

This study unit, one in a series of eight, gives students examples of: (1) how a major business began in the mid-nineteenth century; (2) why and how individuals joined in financing and sharing in the growth of such a firm; and (3) how trademarks and brand names were adopted as a symbol that a firm stood behind and took pride in its goods and…

The letters in this unit of study intended for secondary students are facsimile reproductions of the correspondence between Albert Einstein and President Roosevelt on the possibility of constructing an atomic bomb. Classroom activities are also suggested. (RM)

This document, which primarily contains statistical tables of data, is designed to help teach secondary school students how to compare the power levels of 186 countries. The three indicators or measures of economic strength include a country's total population, total area, and per capita income, and they are used to determine power levels. A…

This teaching unit, one of a series of eight, reviews business's overall response to World War II, and specifically one company's involvement in the nationwide call to mobilize. Learning activities consist of class discussion and small group participation focusing on activities undertaken by businesses on behalf of U.S. war efforts. Materials from…

Primary source materials and excerpts from books concerning three types of autocracy--the divine right of kings, benevolent despotism, and totalitarianism--are provided for use with secondary students. Discussion questions are included. (RM)

Part of a series for 4-H members between 9 and 19 years of age, this age-graded guide to the development of 6-, 7-, and 8-year-olds aims to help 4-H members who are children and adolescents themselves: (1) understand the physical, mental, social, and emotional development of children in middle childhood; (2) learn to care for a child in middle…

One of a series of high school level units on business issues, this packet introduces students to a new type of business advertising, "issue ads." This non-product advertising allows a corporation or business organization to express its viewpoint directly to the public. Because this is a complex issue, the unit is recommended for…

The educational unit on deafness for hearing students was developed by the Alberta (Canada) School for the Deaf and covers: (1) an introduction to deafness (covering types of hearing loss, causes of deafness, misconceptions and clarifications, and the programs of the Alberta School for the Deaf); (2) famous deaf Canadians; (3) a quiz on the deaf…

This pamphlet presents a discussion of the various components of President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) including the problem of pulling together various new technologies into an effective defensive system and the politics of the so-called "star wars" system. An important part of the defense initiative is the…

This teaching unit, one of a series of eight, contains an overview, objectives, suggested teaching procedures, and expanded activities. In the three learning activities provided, students are presented with real situations that businesses faced during the Depression. They are asked to make decisions for each situation based on three different…

In this unit of study secondary students learn about Raoul Wallenberg, the human rights crusader who protected thousands of Hungarian Jews from Nazi persecution. A primary source document from the National Archives--a letter written to President Truman by Guy von Dardel concerning the disappearance of his brother--is provided. (RM)

This teacher's guide and student workbook for biology are part of a series of supplementary curriculum packages of alternative methods and activities designed to meet the needs of Florida secondary students with mild disabilities or other special learning needs. Content is based on the Florida Curriculum Frameworks and correlates to the Sunshine…