Economics and Civics

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two

In this lesson, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Great Depression about the effects of the Fair Labor Standards Act on North Carolina's tobacco bag stringers.

Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity six

In this activity for grades 7–12, students will read and evaluate primary source stories from the Federal Writer’s Project.

Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity seven

In this activity for grades 7–12, students take on the role of legislators who must make a decision concerning the passage of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Students will evaluate the impact of emotional appeal in persuasion. This activity builds on information learned in activities one through six.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity one

This activity for grades 7–12 will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was and why it was important to communities in North Carolina and Virginia. Students will read and analyze an introductory article about tobacco bag stringing.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

Investing in the stock market

This point of this lesson plan is to have students learn about the three major US stock markets through buying imaginary stock.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies)

By Bill Estes.

Introducing students to environmental justice: A North Carolina case study

This lesson plan for science and social studies uses the 5E model to have students consider an environmental justice case study.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science and Social Studies)

By Dana Haine.

Resources on the web

Unemployment in my hometown

Students use the Bureau of Labor Statistics website to track unemployment rates for their community. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Population growth: Friend or foe?

Students explore the wise use of natural resources. (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