This lesson plan is designed to be part of a larger unit on Latin America and the Caribbean. The unit covers geography, history, people, culture, economics and government. Here you can access over 65 lesson plans dealing with Latin America, the Caribbean and culture studies. The original 65 lesson plans were written by secondary teachers in 1995 as part of a summer institute at the Latin America Data Base. The lesson plans incorporate the study of Latin America into various subjects, including Spanish, Social Studies, Science, Math, Art and Language Arts.
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Interpreting Economic Indicators Students will access US Census Bureau by locating its internet site, and interpret individually five random listed indicators. Students will then develop hypotheses as to the potential impact these indicators had on the business cycle as compared to the G DP statistics. Students will then share their conclusions with other classmates, who have also completed research to develop a consensus as to the business cycle the economy was in. Although money takes many different forms, this unit primarily examines currency issued by the U.S. government. There are all kinds of great activities that can be generated from the resources below.