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\n\"Diminishing\n\n
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\nDiminishing Return\n

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\nChallenge individuals to compete as many tasks as possible. Lower-level tasks have pupils apply costs and rates to solve problems. Upper-level tasks add algebraic reasoning and conditional probability to the tasks.\n
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\n\"Diminishing\n\n
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\nDiminishing Returns\n

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\nLearners play an economics game to learn about the law of diminishing returns. The lesson can be used to link to other concepts. The difference of production and productivity is explored.\n
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\n\"Funding\n\n
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\nFunding a Way to the Top\n

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\nReview economic vocabulary, presidential election campaigns, and current campaign budgets (2004). Your class will determine how they feel about the amount of money spent on presidential campaigns, they will read an informational article,...\n
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\nIntro - Costs of Production and Perfect Competition\n

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\nHere is a brief introduction to the concepts covered in an economics course unit on the costs of production and perfect competition.\n
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\nSpraying Strawberries\n

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\nStudents decide how many times to spray a strawberry crop. They apply marginal analysis and discover the \"law of diminishing returns.\"\n
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\nSpraying Strawberries\n

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\nHigh schoolers examine the concept of dimishing marginal productivity. They role play the role of a farmer who has to decide how many times to spray his strawberry crop. They complete a chart and discuss the results.\n
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\nBusiness Economics\n

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\nStudents explore the key issues arising from business growth, i.e. the divorce between ownership and control and the principal-agent problem. They investigate these issues in the context of an attempted takeover of a fictionalized company.\n
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\nProduction and Costs\n

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\nHigh schoolers discuss the concept of productivity and participate in an activity in which they test their own productivity in making Origami cups. Teams determine how to improve productivity and then discuss factors that influence...\n
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\nThe Energy Game: Finding Energy Resources\n

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\nStudents participate in a game in which they investigate energy resources, environmental consequences, and prices of resources.\n
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\nThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Letter 25)\n

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\nIn this The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis worksheet, students define six key vocabulary words and answer eight comprehension questions on letter twenty-five.\n
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\nBusiness Economics\n

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\nStudents analyze the difference between internal and external growth of firms, and various measures of efficiency. They apply these measures to the context of a real business scenario.\n
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\nUw: Econ Research Lesson on Diminishing Returns & Increasing Marginal Cost\n

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\nThis site offers a lesson plan designed to teach the concept of \"marginal productivity\" by having students produce \"textbooks\" in a simulated factory. Directions, charts, and questions are provided.\n
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\nTexas Gateway: The Production Possibilities Frontier and Social Choices\n

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\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to interpret production possibilities frontier graphs, contrast a budget constraint and a production possibilities frontier, explain the relationship between a production possibilities...\n
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\nThe Energy Game: Finding Energy Resources [Pdf]\n

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\nThis energy classroom game focuses on energy sources. Students learn that energy, the environment, and economics are closely tied. During the course of the game students discover the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, net energy...\n
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\nDo Dea: Physical Fitness Activity\n

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\nExercise must be performed regularly throughout life to achieve the benefits of physical fitness, wellness, and disease prevention. In this self-guided unit, you will be introduced to the components of fitness, principles of exercise,...\n
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\nEcedweb: Explorations in Economic Supply, Part I\n

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\nExamines how supply relates to economic decision making. Using the example of purchasing blue jeans, students take the role of producer to determine how many blue jeans they would supply to the market. Includes links and discussion...\n
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\nEcedweb: Explorations in Supply, Part Ii\n

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\nIn this economics tutorial, you as a producer have to determine how much of a given product you should make.\n
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\nKhan Academy: The Production Possibilities Frontier\n

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\nThe Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF) is a graph that shows all the different combinations of output of two goods that can be produced using available resources and technology. The PPF captures the concepts of scarcity, choice, and...\n
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