GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 4

Economics, resources & choices

Study each lesson in order, or choose the idea you need today.

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  1. Economics

    Identify an opportunity cost

    Identify the next-best option given up when a choice is made.

AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER

Ari can choose a book or a puzzle and prefers those options in that order. Ari chooses the book. What is given up?

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the puzzle

The puzzle is the next-best available alternative.

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