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Econ Ed Link: Destination: Mars Lesson PlanEcon Ed Link: Destination: Mars Lesson Plan
Publisher
Council for Economic Education
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3rd - 5th
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Social Studies & History
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Lexile Measures
1100L
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Econ Ed Link: Destination: Mars

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Look up! Can you ever imagine standing on another planet and looking down at earth? We've been to the moon - now lets launch an expedition to Mars. Imagine all the preparation you will have to go through in order to have a safe and successful mission! You must decide what you should take, how you will prepare yourself and carefully think through each and every choice once you lift off, you are on your own!

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Concepts

human resources, opportunity cost, scarcity

Additional Tags

choice, council for economic education, econedlink

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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