Standard Course of Study :: Economics and Civics

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Classroom
Professional
My LEARN NC
- Email Updates
- Web Conferences

Classroom » Curriculum Standards

Aligned lesson plans

Resources on the web

The United States/Mexico border: Students conduct Internet research to learn more about what it might be like to live at the border and the controversies surrounding U.S. government policies along the border. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

The economics of the family farm: A primer: Students will examine a number of indices to determine if the prices received by farmers are going up or down, and use an Excel spreadsheet to determine if farming is more or less profitable than it was five years ago. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

The economics of recycling: Students learn about recycling rates in Japan and the United States, specifically examining the disposal of large appliances and questions of who bears the cost of the recycling. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K–12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina — and the world.