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Luxury and Necessity

Things that are necessary to our society's basic survival are needs. Luxuries make our lives easier or more pleasant but are not critical to daily living. Look through advertisements to find pictures or words that would be considered necessary. Mount them on a paper titled NECESSITIES. Find pictures of wants or luxuries and paste them on a paper titled LUXURIES. Which is longer? Why do you think this is so?

Subject:

Economics

Grade:

6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Basic Concepts

Standard:

Students interpret basic indicators of economic performance.

Match Game

Cut out several news stories. Remove their headlines. Mix the stories and headlines together in one envelope. Exchange envelopes with a classmate. See who is first to match the correct headlines to their stories.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Main Idea

Standard:

Students understand main ideas in text.

Stay Healthy

Look through the newspaper and cut out five advertisements that show products to help you stay healthy. Explain why you chose each product.

Subject:

Life Science

Grade:

2nd 3rd

Skill or Strand:

Human Body

Standard:

Students recognize a variety of healthy foods.

Sports Miles

Choose a team listed in the sports section. Follow that team for the rest of the season and note the teams they play. Use a map to determine the number of miles they traveled during the season.

Subject:

Measurement

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Standard/Metric

Standard:

Students use standard or metric units to solve problems.

Preserving the Past

Many people feel that progress can't happen without destroying some of our past. Find articles that prove this is true. Find articles that prove this is untrue. What do you think? Explain your answer.

Subject:

History

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Continuity and Change

Standard:

Students explain how the present is connected to the past and how some things change over time and some things stay the same.