Ten Mile Day Lesson for Grades 5-6
In this multidisciplinary lesson, students work in small groups ("work crews") while participating in a production activity. Students learn about competition, division of labor, and incentives. They also demonstrate how division of labor and incentives help lead to greater productivity.
• Lesson (pdf)
• Whiteboard (SMART/notebook)
This lesson plan is designed for teaching grades 5 and 6.
Book written by Mary Ann Fraser / ISBN: 0-8050-4703-4. This book is in print and available.
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Education Level:
Pre-K-5
,
6-8
Subjects:
Literature
,
History
,
Economics
Concepts:
Factors of Production/Productive Resources
,
Human Capital
,
Productivity
Resource Types:
Lesson
,
SMART/Promethean/Whiteboard
Languages:
English