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Learning Economics with Minecraft: Choices, Costs and Benefits

Time: 90 mins,
Updated: September 1 2023,
Author: John Cook, Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Define/evaluate costs, benefits, and opportunity cost in building a structure in Minecraft.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

State Standards

Common Core State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost
Subjects:
Economics,Social Studies

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