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To Market to Market

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Fourth graders research a product and participate in an integrated simulation of a free market economy where students will create, buy and sell a good or service. In completing this activity, 4th graders understand the concepts and workings of a free market economy.

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Grade
4th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
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Instructional Strategy
Simulation

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