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Non-Western Economic Values

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Students engage in a game of economic exchange that present a variety of perspectives on wealth. They read scenarios and write a journal response to the scenario. They discuss how we use money in the Western culture and discuss how wealth is measured in other cultures.

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Grade
8th - 9th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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