Buying and Selling: How Trading Shapes Our World (Accessible Preview)

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Channel: Described and Captioned Media Program · 2014 · Education

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Students see some of the effects of their consumer choices - and in the process, build a deeper understanding of market economies. When a consumer buys a T-shirt, a car, or a cup of coffee, they send messages to a complex web of people all over the world. The marketplace of buying and selling is far more than a convenient way to get the stuff consumers crave - it shapes personal freedom and drives material progress. 


Producer/Distributor: LEARNING SEED COMPANY
Production Year: 2008
Grade Level: 7-12

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