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Factors of Production Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an activity and discussion that could be used when studying the factors of production.
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Auburn University

Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Factors of Production

For Students 9th - 10th
This Auburn University site has a detailed definition for factors of production.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Scarcity and the Economic Way of Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this exercise, practice what you have learned about learning objective MOD-1.A from the AP Macroeconomics course and exam description. Topics include the definitions of economics, microeconomics, and macroeconomics, positive and...
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Economics in Action: Circular Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site uses an interactive Circular Flow Model to show the flow of payments for the factors of production (rent, wages, and interest) along with payments for finished goods and services. Questions are provided which ask the user if a...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Production Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you have learned about the production function in this four-question exercise.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Relationship Between Factors and Products

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to fill in a table of factors and products to show the relationship between factors and products of two-digit and one-digit numbers. The video is...
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Curated OER

Factors of Production

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a good description and examples of the factors of production.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Increasing Productivity

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson stimulates learners' thinking with stories about rigorous athlete training illustrating the importance of training and practice. After students read the story, they will experiment to see how instruction and practice improves...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students investigate the variables that contribute to the cost of gasoline. They learn that while OPEC nations do influence the price of oil and thus the price of gasoline, other factors also influence the price.
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Auburn University

Auburn University: Labor Productivity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the concept of labor within the free enterprise system. It is a good introduction to connecting labor and productivity. The list of hyperlinks is also a good continuation of related topics.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Greatest Common Factor Using Factor Trees

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the greatest common factor of a given numbers using factor trees.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Greatest Common Factor Using Lists Grade 6

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the greatest common factor of a given number using lists.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Factorize

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This Shodor site gives a brief explanation of factorization, and it allows you "to find all of the factorizations of a given number and then draw the product as the area of a rectangle on a grid."
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Civics: Global Competition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine how various factors of production are affected by global competition and how resources are allocated differently due to global competition.
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Auburn University

Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Capital

For Students 9th - 10th
This Auburn University site has a definition for capital as an economist would use the term.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of the Family Farm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about the status of farming as a career, investigate the management of a family farm, and examine one recent farm crisis in this lesson.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Professional Sports: Underpaid Millionaires?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Over the last century, professional baseball has grown to become one of the most popular forms of American entertainment. Indeed, the sport's nickname - "America's Pastime" - has become embedded in the nation's lexicon. More than 60...
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Other

Sukromne Gymnazium: The Study of Economics [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
An introduction to basic concepts in beginning economics.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Simplify Products or Quotients

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Simplify products or quotients of single variable expressions
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Comparison of Problem Solving Models

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Solve real-world problems using selected strategies as part of a problem solving plan
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Identify Factor Pairs

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Determine the factors pairs of a given product.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Venture Capital

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a description of venture capital. Includes links to words that need further clarification.

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