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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Productivity and Costs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides statistics for manufacturing and productivity in the USA in various economic sectors.
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Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Principles of Microeconomics: Production and Costs

For Students 9th - 10th
High-level site provides a definition and a numerical example for total product. You need to scroll down to the large chart to find this information.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Productivity

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a definition of productivity in economics, describes several models of production, and explains how productivity can be analyzed.
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Interactive
Econoclass

Econoclass: Birka: A Strategic Trading Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This game, using multiple decks of playing cards, teaches the concepts of marginal benefits vs. total benefits. Each game takes about 10 minutes to play.