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Poverty, Inequality, and Income Distribution Lesson PlanPoverty, Inequality, and Income Distribution Lesson Plan
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Poverty, Inequality, and Income Distribution

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Students come up with a definition of poverty through performing an investigation. The problems of policy makers is addressed with the intention of how poverty can be solved. The problem of poverty is shown to have the capability of occuring ito people in a variety of circuimstances.

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economics, government education, government policy, social studies
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
2 hrs
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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