Description

Created as a supplement to existing middle- school world geography and world history courses, the 5 units in this guide introduce students to basic economic concepts.

Unit Topics:

• Economic Survival: Resources, Production, and Scarcity
• Working and Living Together: The Importance of Trade
• Gross Domestic Product: Measuring the Income of Nations
• Productivity: The Key to Increasing the Wealth of Nations
• Economic Systems: How Nations Organize Their Economies

Each unit includes instruction materials, group activities, and individual projects.