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Grades 3-5
Shark Scam: Money Tales
Students read about two scheming sharks and decide were to invest their money.
Key Concepts: Goods and Services, Money, Money
Objective
Students will be able to:
- Recognize the difference between public and private goods and services.
Concepts
In this economics activity, students identify differences in public and private goods and services.
Resources
Procedure
This is an individual activity where students will analyze the differences between public goods and services and private goods and services. Students will complete the Who Pays? Who Benefits? Who Provides Activity. Use the answer key to facilitate student work in real time. To complete this activity, students need to follow the directions below:
- Open Who Pays? Who Benefits? Who Provides Activity and respond to the questions.
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Key Concepts: Factors of Production, Goods and Services, Productive Resources…
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In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop classification.
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
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Matching Goods and Services
In this economics activity, students will match key terms with the appropriate pictures.
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
