Grades 9-12
Grade 6-8, 9-12
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Activity
Trade Barriers in Today’s World
Objective
Students will be able to:
- Identify different types of trade barriers.
Concepts
In this economics activity, students will review the different types of trade barriers.
Resources
Procedure
This individual activity requires students to review Barriers to Trade video and complete either the quiz or watch the Barriers to Trade video and complete the ReadyAssesments quiz. After completing the quiz or ReadyAssesments quiz students will research about current trade barriers and write a one-paragraph summary explaining their chosen barrier. Students will turn in their summary and include a link to the article of their research.To complete this activity, students should follow the directions below:
- Watch the Barriers to Trade video and complete the quiz at the end. You can also watch the video and complete the quiz in ReadyAssesments quiz.
- Submit your answers to your teacher.
- Find an article about a current trade barrier and write a one-paragraph summary explaining the barrier.
- Submit your summary to your teacher. Be sure to include a link to the article in your summary.
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