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Designed primarily for elementary and middle school students, each of the 15 lessons in this guide introduces an economics concept through activities with modeling clay. Topics include: Goods and services Production Saving and Investing Scarcity Opportunity Cost Trade Money Market Price Also includes a pre- and post- test with answer key and a Play Dough recipe. Also available: Learning, Earning and Investing: Middle School - ISBN 1561835692 Classroom Mini Economy - ISBN 1561836273 The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy. Some of the areas in K-12 education we publish in include: - Establishing and building credit - Managing personal finances - Understanding economics on a local, national, and global level - Using economics in other subject areas: Social Studies, Geography, History, etc.