Grade 9-12
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Activity

What is Productivity and Why is It Important?

Time: 30 mins,
Updated: September 13 2021,
Author: Council for Economic Education
Teacher Version

Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Describe the basic principles of productivity and determine why it is important.

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 examine the relationship between labor and productivity.

Resources

Procedure

This individual activity requires students to review a slide presentation and complete a quiz about productivity. To complete this activity, students should follow the instructions below:

  1. View the first two sets of Productivity 101 slides (What is Productivity and Why is It Important) on the BLS web site.
  2. After reviewing the slides, answer the questions in the Quizizz activity, worksheet, or ReadyAssessments Activity
  3. Then, check your answers with the answer key.
Subjects:
Economics,Social Studies