This site contains free lesson plans on consumption, energy, food, transportation, and water. The site has limitless opportunities, whether you use it as a starting point for a lesson, to teaching the whole curriculum. Note that the site is FREE, and the lesson plans can be adapted to the younger grades.
This website has some interesting information on Milk and our consumption of it. I for one cut milk out of my life years ago. I do still eat small amounts of cheese and Greek yogurt. I can tolerate those items better than a straight up glass of milk. They say the bacteria in Greek yogurt is better to digest.
This site is a great resource for learning econonmic principles. It includes helpful information for consumers, fun for kids and lesson ideas for teachers.
This is an amazing resource from the MAGE center at Macalester. Click on each of the sessions at the top to see a list of free curriculum resources on Social Studies themes. Also look for opportunities to do free education forums with this group. Very useful materials!
Labor Day is an excellent time to dig into social studies themes civic ideas, power authority and governance, and production/distribution of goods are all relevant. What will you do?
This list will let you do all sorts of Social Studies related math with students and begs the question: Would we be in this economic situation if social studies standards had more specific content around personal finance?
This is a real cool website about snowmobiles and creating your own little one through recycled parts. Living in northern Minnesota I see the importance of the snowmobile and see many that depend on this industry for their livlihood.