Demand for normal goods increases when income increases, but demand for inferior …
Demand for normal goods increases when income increases, but demand for inferior goods decreases when income increases. In this video, we use the example of a computer and a car to describe the concepts of normal goods and inferior goods and show how a change in income affects the demand for each using a graph of the demand curve. Created by Sal Khan.
Positive statements are fact-based, but normative statements are based on opinions. In …
Positive statements are fact-based, but normative statements are based on opinions. In this video, learn about the distinction between positive statements and normative statements, and why economists emphasize positive analysis vs. normative analysis, as well as how to identify positive statements vs. normative statements.
OUR STORIES is a teaching resource about Danish colonialism in the West …
OUR STORIES is a teaching resource about Danish colonialism in the West Indies written with support from the Ministry of Culture Denmark. The Preface to this teaching resource states as follows:
"On March 31st, 2017, the large atrium inside Copenhagen City Hall was resonating with voices. Around the atrium were numerous different exhibits with text, photos and other forms of creative expression, all made by high school students. They had all participated in a contest to create the best presentation of Danish-Caribbean colonial history with the theme of “Pictures from the Past for the Future”. Around the city hall itself, debates, workshops, film screenings and concerts dealing with the U.S. Virgin Islands and Danish colonial history were taking place. The event was happening because on that day, March 31st, 2017, it had been 100 years since the sale of the islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John to the United States by the Danish government. The event was attended by high school students from the U.S. Virgin Islands and by the Danish high school students who had created the exhibits in the atrium. All of them having explored the same stories, their discussions and exhibits became part of a conversation about the way history is experienced and remembered, how it is used and told. These questions will also be our point of departure when working with the present teaching material."
In Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), the United States Supreme Court ruled that …
In Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), the United States Supreme Court ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore must be afforded to same-sex couples. The ruling ensured that statewide bans on same-sex marriage could not be held up as constitutional.
Competition runs across a spectrum from perfectly competitive to monopoly, and two …
Competition runs across a spectrum from perfectly competitive to monopoly, and two types of competition that lie within this spectrum are monopolistic competition and oligopolies. In this video, we briefly compare these two forms of competition. Created by Sal Khan.
When does an oligopoly act more like a perfectly competitive firm, and …
When does an oligopoly act more like a perfectly competitive firm, and when does it act more like a monopolist? Find out in this video. Created by Sal Khan.
Students investigate the ancient and modern Olympics using a range of historical …
Students investigate the ancient and modern Olympics using a range of historical and secondary sources to learn more about the historical and mythological origins of the games; the rebirth of the games in France under the leadership of Pierre de Coubertin; and the broader goals of the Olympics, including nurturing the arts.
The purpose of this unit is to analyze the different ways that …
The purpose of this unit is to analyze the different ways that race and law have operated over the course of American history. The unit is designed to be implemented in a United States History course, but can also be used in a Civics classroom as a way of understanding the function of the law. The unit compromises of three main case studies 1) Racial Formation of Legal Code in Colonial America with the specific focus on the aims and goals of the Naturalization Law of 1790 2) The Prerequisite Cases of the 1920s and finally, 3)Anti-Miscegenation Cases and Racial Categories at the time of the Eugenics Movement in the 1930s and 40s. The purpose of weaving these different historical time periods together is to help students reshape the ways in which they look at the law and more importantly understand how race and law have worked together to shape the world in which we live. The different case studies can be introduced individually or used in a thematic manner.
Isatou Ceesay observed a growing problem in her community where people increasingly …
Isatou Ceesay observed a growing problem in her community where people increasingly disposed of unwanted plastic bags, which accumulated into ugly heaps of trash. She found a way to be the agent of change by recycling the bags and transforming her community. The resource includes a lesson plan/book card, a design challenge, and copy of a design thinking journal that provide guidance on using the book to inspire students' curiosity for design thinking. Maker Challenge: Use plastic bags to develop a new product (i.e. jump rope).
A document is included in the resources folder that lists the complete standards-alignment for this book activity.
20 minute video explaining the process creating a law--small one room schoolhouse …
20 minute video explaining the process creating a law--small one room schoolhouse in Yosemite trying to get federal funding--more in depth than ÒIÕm Just a BillÓ Schoolhouse Rock
This activity is designed to accompany the contextual essay “Onto the National …
This activity is designed to accompany the contextual essay “Onto the National Stage: Congresswomen in an Age of National Crisis, 1935–1954,” from the Women in Congress website, history.house.gov/exhibition -and publications/wic/women-in-congress/. Students have the opportunity to learn more about the women who served in Congress from 1935 to 1954. Students are encouraged to analyze the role women Representatives and Senators played in Congress during this era, as well as the ways in which they may have changed the institution.
Comprehensive resource for federal campaign contributions, lobbying and data. Students can look …
Comprehensive resource for federal campaign contributions, lobbying and data. Students can look up any federal office holder to find contributions, spending, cash on hand, etc.
Hear from some modern historic interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg about what they …
Hear from some modern historic interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg about what they would have done if they had lived in the 18th century – would they have been for or against independence or undecided? And why? Their answers may surprise you!
Hear from some modern historic interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg about what they …
Hear from some modern historic interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg about what they would have done if they had lived in the 18th century – would they have been for or against independence or undecided? And why? Their answers may surprise you!
Opportunity cost is the value of something given up to obtain something …
Opportunity cost is the value of something given up to obtain something else. In this video, we explore the definition of opportunity cost, how to calculate opportunity cost, and how the PPC illustrates opportunity cost. Created by Sal Khan.
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