GRADE 3 SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 4
Economics, resources & choices
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Economics
Explain choices caused by scarce resources
Identify a limited resource and distinguish scarcity from a preference alone.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
Two wanted activities each take one hour, but the class has only one hour total. Which resource is limited?
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time
The available hour cannot accommodate both full activities.
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