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Income Levels and Social Class: Is It All About Cash?

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  • Aug 29 2010 1:42 PM

    David Melton

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In this lesson, from PBS, students analyze income levels and cost of living expenses and then relate them to social class. They work with graphs, percentages, and spreadsheets, and learn to reason from data. This lesson uses the PBS Web site "People Like Us."

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    Topics and Grades

    Grade: 5 to 8

    Topics: Economics, Mathematics, Calculus, History-Social Science

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    Grouping: Large Group Instruction

    Teaching Method: Cooperative Learning; Hands-on Learning; Discussions