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Learning Economics with Minecraft: Productive Resources

Time: 90 mins,
Updated: March 18 2020,
Author: Melissa Frey, Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Define productive resources.
  • Analyze their use in building a home in Minecraft.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

State Standards

Concepts

Productive Resources

In this economics lesson, students will build homes in Minecraft to learn about resource choices.

Subjects:
Economics,Social Studies

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