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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 2, Productive Resources 1, Productive Resources 2, Productive Resources 3

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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