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VIDEO: The History of the Pineapple - GRADE 7-12
A fascinating 10-minute video detailing the biology and history of the pineapple from its Western discovery in the New World in 1493 to...
Jan 15, 2016
VIDEO: Why Did Contract Laborers Come to Hawaii? - GRADE 7-12
In this video, ex-workers recount memories of working at the Ka'u sugar plantation on Hawaii Island. Contract laborers from Japan,...
Jan 15, 2016
VIDEO: Why Teachers Consistently Become Millionaires - GRADE 6-12
It's true! The noble profession of teaching has benefits besides the personal gratification of educating the next generation and the...
Jan 15, 2016


RESOURCE: Geothermal Energy - GRADE 7-12
Kalakaua Visits Edison: The King in Search of a Means to Light up Honolulu The cost of electricity in Hawaii is the highest in the...
Jan 15, 2016
LESSON PLAN: How Much? - GRADE 7-12
An exercise on understanding Demand and the Interpretation of a Demand Curve for grades 7-12.
Jan 15, 2016
LESSON PLAN: Classifying Productive Resources - GRADE 7-12
An exercise where students differentiate between Land, Labor, and Capital for grades 7-12.
Jan 15, 2016
VIDEO: Supply and Demand - The Force Behind a Cup of Coffee - GRADE 7-12
This Youtube video provides practical examples for how Supply and Demand determine market prices, and how shifts in Supply and Demand...
Jan 15, 2016
RESOURCE: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) - GRADE 7-12
The cost of electricity in Hawaii is the highest in the country, more than double the national average. Our high energy price presents a...
Jan 15, 2016
LESSON PLAN: What is Profit? - GRADE 7-12
An exercise to help students understand what profit is. Suitable for grades 7-12.
Jan 15, 2016
LESSON PLAN: Price Control - GRADE 7-12
A lesson plan on the welfare effects of price controls. Designed for middle school students, but can be adapted for high school students.
Jan 15, 2016
LESSON PLAN: Price Graph Stories - GRADE 7-12
A lesson plan providing practice in constructing and interpreting demand graphs, supply graphs, and market equilibrium. Directed at...
Jan 15, 2016
VIDEO: North American Indians' Connection to Hawaii - GRADE 7-12
This video shows how much of the technology used by pre-contact Hawaiians came from the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest. LINK
Jan 15, 2016
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