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Below is a list of on-line resources that provide curriculum units on EU topics for K-12 teachers.

Curriculum Library. This curriculum library includes lesson plans on EU subjects (library compiled by the Center for European and Russian Studies at UCLA):

Europe and Globalization, Kathleen Sigafoos, San Clemente High School, 2000.
European Union, Raymond Crawford, Cleveland High School, 2000
European Union and Globalization, Ron Lehavi, Francis Polytechnic High School, 2000
Globalization: The European Union as a Model, Danielle Aucoin, Cleveland High School, 2000.
Processes of Globalization in an Expanding Europe, Art Ojena, Hamilton High School, 2000.
European Union, East-West Migration, Denise Beilinson, Francis Polytechnic High School, 2000.

Russia and Contemporary Europe,a sample syllabus for high school grades 10-12.  By George D. Wrangham, the Shipley School.

Education Planet Teaching Resources provides a collection of lesson plans on EU topics. Registration is required.

The EU: A Political Model for the Next Millennium? Social Studies, Comparative Political Systems, Economics, History, Geography; grades 10-12.
Euro Cent Trick: Anticipating the Euro and Researching Currencies of European Countries, Economics, Global History, Language Arts, Social Studies; grades 6-8, 9-12.
Environmental Problems in Europe, an introduction to the European environmental problems; grades 6-8.

The Euro Makes its Debut, A lesson plan from the National Council of Education.

Appropriate for grades 9-11. The class objective is to evaluate the impact of having a central monetary policymaking authority as compared with a decentralized fiscal policy on the EMU.

CNN fyi.com Lesson Plans

Hello Euro, a lesson plan for Economics, Political Science, World History classes.

Evaluate the EU's plan to unite for Afghan peacekeeping force, a lesson plan for International Relations/Current Issues classes, December 2001.

EU Establishes Ties with North Korea, a lesson plan for Social Studies classes.

German Leader Proposes More Power for the European Union, a lesson plan for high school instruction. Materials: maps or globe, Internet access. The lesson explores the main objectives of the EU, the EU enlargement process and the summit in Nice.

European Superstate?, a lesson plan for World History, Social Studies classes, grades 9-12, April 2001. The lesson examines economic, social and political developments in Europe and factors contributing to the formation of a European superstate.

The Euro, a lesson plan for Economics and Math classes, grades: 9-12, October 4, 2000; Materials: Graph paper, colored pencils, Internet access. The class objective is to collect and analyze data about the euro and make predictions.

NYTimes Learning Network

NYTimes Daily Lesson Plans

"United We Stand..." Exploring the Objectives of the European Union. The lesson focuses on the history and the main objectives of the European Union, and involves work with a map of Europe.  Appropriate for grades 6-12.  Topics addressed: Current Events, Geography, Global History, Social Studies. 

The National Council on Economic Education Lesson Plans

EconEdLink

Maintained by the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE)

Enlarging the EU, grades 9-12, 2000.

US and EU Go Bananas Over Trade, grades 9-12, 1999.

Euro Market its Debut, grades 9-12; 1999

Illinois Geographic Alliance Summer Institute

The Euro or the European Monetary Unit, grades 5-8; 1998.

8/17/06a lesson to help students understand the forces of unity and disunity that co-exist today in Europe. Designed for Geography, World Cultures or Social Studies classes, grades 5-8, 1998.

Money Makes the World Go Round, an example of a lesson plan that teaches students to exchange currency and introduces students to the euro. The lesson can be taught in Geography, Social Science, or Mathematics classes, grades 6-8, 1998.