Money Bags: Exploring How a Federal Budget Reflects Government Spending Priorities
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- Aug 27 2010 9:24 AM
Bob Benoit
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In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students compare budgets of various federal agencies and graph the monetary relations between these top-funded agencies. Using this analysis as a basis for understanding the relation between budget allocations and policy priorities, students propose alternate budgets and justify their own monetary priorities.
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Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Grammar, Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Economics, American Democracy, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts
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Grouping: Large Group Instruction
Teaching Method: Discussions; Cooperative Learning