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Grade 7, Civics Std 6: Describe how people organize economic systems for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services to address the basic economic questions of what goods and services will be produced, how they will be produced, and who will consume them.

Lesson Plans: Introductory Lesson on Economic Systems This is an introductory lesson on economic systems. The students will determine how basic economic questions are answered in each system. Crude Awakenings: An Economics Lesson on Setting World Oil Prices In this lesson, students first discover the tensions that have recently caused the price of crude oil to skyrocket. Students then explore the differences between free markets and oligopolies in setting prices. Division of Labor After completing this lesson students will demonstrate how the division of labor can increase productivity. What is Currency?: Lessons from Historic Africa This site contains three lesson exploring the historic role of gold-dust in African trade. After completing the lessons students will understand the basic idea of currency.

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