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The Foundation of Economics PPTThe Foundation of Economics PPT
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10th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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Duration
3 hrs
Number of Slides
53
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Direct Instruction
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The Foundation of Economics

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This is a one-stop shop as an introduction to Economics; review 53 slides covering the basics of most economics principles with images and instructor notes. Journey from Adam Smith and the foundation of modern economics to concepts such as needs and wants, scarcity, factors of production, opportunity cost, types of goods, production possibility frontiers, free market vs. planned economies and so much more. 

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use this to structure your economics course, or as a whirlwind introduction to everything your course will cover

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  • High volume of coverage'
  • Interesting and informative images
  • Reference text for the instructor on some slides

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  • The reference link on slide five doesn't work

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