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Why We Trade: Exchanging Goods and Services Lesson PlanWhy We Trade: Exchanging Goods and Services Lesson Plan
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Why We Trade: Exchanging Goods and Services

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Students conduct simple bartering and trading activities and consider how product value can be altered by the market.

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economic systems

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economic systems, math
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Grade
1st - 2nd
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
Instructional Strategy
Simulation

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