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Grade 6-8, 9-12
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Activity

The Basics of Productivity

Time: 15 mins,
Updated: September 13 2021,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Identify the factors affecting productivity.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

State Standards

Concepts

Factors of Production, Productive Resources, Productive Resources, Productive Resources

In this economics activity, students will explore the basic principles of productivity.

Resources

Procedure

This individual activity requires students to view a video and complete a Kahoot! Quiz about productivity. Productivity is a measure of the efficiency that a person, machine, factory, system, etc. has when converting inputs (resources) into useful outputs (products). To complete this activity, students should follow the instructions below:

  1. Watch the Vimeo video called Productivity
  2. Answer the questions in the Kahoot! Quiz or in the ReadyAssessments Activity.
  3. Sign in or play as guest.
Subjects:
Economics,Social Studies,Business

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