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Making Choices With Scarce Resources

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Students examine the role of scarcity and how to allocate resources. They describe examples of opportunity costs and tradeoffs. They choose a service project based on a cost and benefits analysis. They finally evaluate the impact of the service and how it serves the community.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
3 hrs
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