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Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi In ancient Hawaii, chiefs managed the economy by creating a land division system, the Ahupua'a, which divided the islands into pie slice shapes. Ea... Grade: 3-5    Published: 11/10/2003

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Lean on Me -- We depend on each other! The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate that the production of most goods can be broken down into a number of specific tasks (division of labor... Grade: K-2 3-5    Published: 08/22/2003

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Exploring the Marketplace: The Community Publishing Company - Teacher Resource Manual Grade: 3-4   Published: 1989 4 of the 35 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Lesson 27: Job Application The students discuss the jobs on the production line that will be necessary to produce the books. They consider personal strengths and abilities that would qualify them for particular jobs. They als... Lesson 11: The Badge Factory The students participate in a production-line simulation. They produce a badge that will be given to the people they interview and to those who buy their books. The students discover the need for sp... Lesson 28: Preparation for Production This lesson prepares the class for assembling the books. You will review the steps in production with the class. The students will then develop a list of rules for the workers to follow. At the con... Lesson 29: The Production Process Students produce their class book and thereby experience first-hand how people specialize and cooperate in a business. The children discuss the results of the production process and relate the experi...

Choices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 5-6 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 5-6   Published: 2001 1 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Unit 4: Lesson 10 - What Are the Advantages of Working with Others to Produce? Students read historical fiction set in 1855 in the Oregon Territory. The story illustrates the results of people working interdependently. The students identify ways in which the characters in the ...