Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Widget Production: Producing More Using Less
Through this economics lesson plan you will learn about widget production. One of the tasks is to see how productivity can help solve problems.
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Digital History
Digital History: Prosperity: Fact or Myth [Pdf]
Find the reasons for the booming economy in the United States in the 1920s. Can the seeds for the Great Depression be seen in the fruit of the economy? [pdf]
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides young scholars with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 1)
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Widget Production: Producing More, Using Less
This is an extension of a lesson called "Widget Production" and discusses a lesson plan on increasing productivity.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi
In ancient Hawaii, chiefs managed the economy by creating a land division system, the Ahupua'a, which divided the islands into pie slice shapes. Each Ahupua'a covered the three main regions of the islands: the mountains, the valleys, and...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Specialization and the Decathlon
This lesson uses results from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to explain that athletes specialize in sports and events for which they are most skilled for the same reasons that individuals and nations specialize in the production of goods...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sci Girls | Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineers improve processes by eliminating any waste of time, money, energy, or other resources. They need to understand how every part can affect the entire process and figure out how to balance each part to design the most...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Building Blocks of Keynesian Analysis
Keynesian economics focuses on explaining why recessions and depressions occur and offering a policy prescription for minimizing their effects. The Keynesian view of recession is based on two key building blocks: recessions occur when...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Shifts in Aggregate Supply
If either the aggregate supply or aggregate demand curve shifts in the aggregate demand/aggregate supply-AD/A-model, the original equilibrium in the AD/AS diagram will shift to a new equilibrium. Increases and decreased in the price of...
Auburn University
Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Capital
This Auburn University site has a definition for capital as an economist would use the term.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: The Doughnuts
An economics and literature lesson addressing capital resources, increasing productivity, and research skills. Based on a story by Robert McClosky called The Doughnuts.
Curated OER
Productivity Conceptual Model
This site provides a conceptual map based on business organization and productivity.
Curated OER
The Labor Market
This site provides a good description of the concept of "marginal productivity" along with other related terms such as marginal costs, marginal revenue product, and derived demand.
Curated OER
Real Wage Depends on Mp
This site provides a good description of the concept of "marginal productivity" along with other related terms such as marginal costs, marginal revenue product, and derived demand.