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Teacher's Desk
Classroom activities
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What's my job?
Elementary students will learn about different occupations that may interest them.
How do you spend your time?
Students will learn how to create and interpret a pie chart displaying how they spend their time.
Requirements | ActivityWorksheet (XLSX) | Instructions
Graphing prices
Students will learn how to graph changes in price levels of goods in this real-world graphing exercise.
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Choosing a career
Students will research careers from among the 580 occupations listed in the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
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My dollar is worth what?
Students will use the Inflation Calculator to learn how the buying power of the dollar has changed over the years.
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The price is correct
In this activity, students will learn about inflation and play a game to guess how the prices of common goods have changed over the past several years.
Requirements | ActivityLast Modified Date: June 29, 2018
