Scarcity and Choice
Students explore the concept of having limited resources and how people must make choices about what they need versus what they want.
Key Questions
- 1What happens when there is not enough of something for everyone?
- 2How do we choose between a need and a want?
- 3Why can't we have everything we want?
Common Core State Standards
Suggested Methodologies
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