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Dan Vandenheede

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The Real World! Family Budget Activity

By Dan Vandenheede

This Budget activity randomly assigns a group of students a family unit which gives them details on number of members, ages and any college degrees. Some are single parent families, some traditional and one has two moms. the 3rd page of activity

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Life Skills, Economics

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Media research and media bias

By Dan Vandenheede

This project allows students to research different news sources, the journalistic code of ethics, and other media related sites. They use what they learn to rate news sites based on depth of information and perceived bias. They also will look at

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Civics, Library Skills

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Internet Activities

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Demographics- compare your class the the U.S. Census!

By Dan Vandenheede

This demographic project starts with a class survey which is used to collect census style data for the households represented in your class. The class is then divided into groups to research different demographic characteristics of their town,

Subjects:

Civics, U.S. History, Geography

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Internet Activities, Excel Spreadsheets

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Fake News- how to detect it

By Dan Vandenheede

This assignment has students read and discuss an article from The Guardian about Fake news and then apply the what they learn by fact checking 3 articles they find. I have them, if possible, use articles that show up on their social media feed to

Subjects:

Civics, Other (Social Studies - History), Reading Strategies

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities, Internet Activities

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The Real World- Family Budget Spreadsheet

By Dan Vandenheede

To be used with the Real World Family Budget Activity- provides an easy way for students to input all their data. Auto calculates net income by multiplying gross by 70% to account for taxes and insurance. Auto calculates savings at 10% and figures

Subjects:

Life Skills, Business, Economics

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Excel Spreadsheets

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Teach a skill

By Dan Vandenheede

This project was designed for a psychology class as a fun way to teach the principles of learning in a show and tell type atmosphere, but it could be used for a variety of classes. I introduce this project as a show and tell assignment where the

Subjects:

Life Skills, Psychology, For All Subjects

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects

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Energy presentations- Sources of energy

By Dan Vandenheede

This project is meant as a small group project and requires each group to choose an energy source such as oil, coal, hydro, solar, wind etc. and research various aspects of the source such as it's source, the technology involved, the cost both in

Subjects:

Environment, Physics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, PowerPoint Presentations, Internet Activities

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Home Energy Audit

By Dan Vandenheede

I use this project on a unit on sustainability. It is a home energy audit where the student starts by examining their own electric bill and then goes through their house to determine how much each light, appliance, and other items contribute to

Subjects:

Environment, Economics , Earth Day

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Projects

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College Research

By Dan Vandenheede

This is a follow up to my career research project (available for free on TPT), or any career research project. It is meant to get students thinking realistically about colleges. They are to look for 3 colleges or technical schools that offer

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Economics

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Lesson

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Career Research

By Dan Vandenheede

This is an introductory career research project which has students research career interests online and look at possible jobs that fit their interests. It also includes a budget activity where they can assess how much a chosen lifestyle would cost

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Business, Economics

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Internet Activities, Lesson

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Career research, Part 2

By Dan Vandenheede

This is a follow up to my original career research project, also available here for free, which allows the student to go deeper into a few chosen careers.

Subjects:

Civics, Career and Technical Education, Economics

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects, Internet Activities, Printables

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