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BUILDING FINANCIAL LITERACY: A PATH TO FUTURE READINESS
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"Future Ready: Financial Literacy" is an educational resource that introduces the importance of financial literacy and provides an overview of key concepts such as savings accounts, types of interest, and financial planning. It aims to equip learners with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed financial decisions, manage money effectively, and build a secure financial future.

Subject:
Economics
Education
Finance
Reading Informational Text
Social Science
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Module
Reading
Unit of Study
Author:
Benjamin Troutman
Washington OSPI OER Project
Date Added:
05/23/2023
TAKING CARE OF YOUR BODY AND PREVENTING ILLNESSES
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"Future Ready" is a comprehensive open education resource that highlights practical steps for maintaining physical health, overall wellness, and embracing individuality. It addresses the impact of technology, the role of parents and doctors in protecting teenagers, and the importance of virtues for decision-making and fulfillment. The guide encourages teenagers to challenge themselves physically, manage emotions effectively, and use proactive language for self-control.

Subject:
Anatomy/Physiology
Education
Nutrition
Reading Informational Text
Social Science
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Module
Reading
Unit of Study
Author:
Benjamin Troutman
Washington OSPI OER Project
Date Added:
05/22/2023
USING DECISION-MAKING SKILLS TO ENHANCE HEALTH
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This educational resource is all about how to make good choices to improve your health. It talks about how important it is to make responsible decisions and gives tips for making good choices that are both ethical and successful. It also explains how to look at situations carefully before making a decision that matches your own goals and values. The assignment emphasizes that it's really important to focus on your own health and to be true to yourself when making choices.

Subject:
Communication
Education
Philosophy
Psychology
Social Science
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Reading
Author:
Benjamin Troutman
Washington OSPI OER Project
Date Added:
03/31/2023
WHAT ARE SOME TYPES OF GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD TODAY?
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There are over 260 countries and territories across the world, each with its own type of government.  A government is a group of people who officially and legally control a country or territory and make all the decisions about its taxes, laws, public services, and more.  The word ‘govern’ comes from the Greek word kybernan which means “to control the direction of something.”  From communist China with the largest population in the world to Vatican City with the smallest,  each nation is uniquely directed or ruled by one person, a few people, or many.

Subject:
Philosophy
Political Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Author:
Benjamin Troutman
Washington OSPI OER Project
Barbara Soots
Date Added:
12/01/2022
WHAT ARE THE ROLES AND RESPOSIBILITIES OF A GOOD AMERICAN?
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"Future Ready: Civics - The Good Citizen" provides an overview of civic responsibilities and the roles of a good American citizen. It emphasizes the importance of civic participation, media literacy, and logical inference. The material highlights citizen participation in maintaining order, providing services, and protecting freedoms at all levels of government. It encourages various methods of community involvement and showcases successful projects. The material addresses barriers to participation and introduces vocabulary related to civic engagement, bias, propaganda, political parties, and elections. It explains the concept of logical inferences, detecting bias, and evaluating propaganda. It also covers elections, the Electoral College, and the right to vote, promoting civic engagement and informed decision-making.

Subject:
Cultural Geography
Education
History, Law, Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Reading Informational Text
Social Science
U.S. History
World Cultures
World History
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Module
Reading
Unit of Study
Author:
Benjamin Troutman
Washington OSPI OER Project
Date Added:
05/15/2023
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION DO?
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The "Future Ready" content focuses on civics and the United States Constitution. It explains the Constitution's purpose and how it was ratified. The objectives are to teach about power distribution between national and state governments, principles of the American constitutional federal republic, the role of law in the political system, government institutions created during the Revolution, and different levels of government in the US.Key terms related to the Constitution are highlighted, such as amendments, bicameral legislature, Bill of Rights, checks and balances, Declaration of Independence, federalism, Preamble, separation of powers, and unalienable rights.The content emphasizes the Constitution as the highest law and the relationship between the federal government and states. The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments, is explained along with specific rights and protections. Important amendments like the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth are described.The passage also covers the separation of powers and checks and balances in the American government to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful. It concludes with questions to test understanding, including the purpose of the Preamble, the meaning of domestic tranquility, the provision for common defense, and the importance of the separation of powers.

Subject:
Education
General Law
History, Law, Politics
Political Science
Reading Informational Text
U.S. History
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Module
Reading
Unit of Study
Author:
Benjamin Troutman
Washington OSPI OER Project
Date Added:
05/15/2023