Economics 6th-8th: Indicator #2


Economics: 6th - 8th

Students will develop economic reasoning to understand the historical development and current status of economic principles, institutions, and processes needed to be effective citizens, consumers, and workers participating in local communities, the nation, and the world.

 In the context of United States history through 1877, world history through the Middle Ages and in contemporary world geography, students are able to do everything required at earlier grades and are able to:


Indicator #2
Analyze opportunity costs and trade-offs in business, government, and personal decision-making.

Opportunity cost is the topic of this sample lesson plan from EconEdLink.
http://www.economicsamerica.org/econedlink/cyberteach/opportunity.html

 

GIVE AND TAKE is a lesson that focuses on the concepts of opportunity costs and trade-offs.
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/fems1.htm

 
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