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“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” Economics Poster Contest 2003-4 Sponsored by. Bank of America Illinois Council on Economic Education UIC Center for Economic Education. Economics Poster Contest Brought to you by the UIC Center for Economic Education. Presents: The First Prize
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“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”Economics Poster Contest 2003-4Sponsored by Bank of America Illinois Council on Economic Education UIC Center for Economic Education
Economics Poster ContestBrought to you by theUICCenter for Economic Education Presents: The First Prize Winners 2003-4
Productive Resources • Production of goods and services in any economic system involves three types of resources: • Natural Resources • Human Resources • Capital Resources
CA • Concept: Productive Resources • 8th Grade • Hale Elementary School
Goods and Services • Goods are tangible objects desired by consumers and supplied by producers. • Example of goods: cars & books • Services are intangible outputs produced in the economy. • Example of a service: teaching
LA • Concept: Goods and Services • 5th Grade • Healy Elementary School
Scarcity • World resources are limited, so we cannot produce or have everything we could possibly want. • Thus, we must make choices about how best to use the limited resources we have.
SB • Concept: Scarcity • 1st Grade • Carver Primary
Goods and Services • Goods are tangible objects desired by consumers and supplied by producers. • Example of goods: cars & books • Services are intangible outputs produced in the economy. • Example of a service: teaching
VB • Concept: Goods and Services • 1st Grade • Nathan Hale Elementary
Opportunity Cost • Opportunity Costs are what we give up when a resource is used for one purpose rather than another. • Example: If a baker uses a bag of flour to bake bread, she cannot use the same bag of flour to bake cakes.
RC • Concept: Opportunity Cost • 6th Grade • Hitch Elementary
Producers & Consumers • Producers are the people, and/or firms, which make and supply the goods and services provided in the economy. • Consumers use the goods and services produced to satisfy their wants and needs.
LD • Concept: Producers and Consumers • 5th Grade • Healy Elementary
Opportunity Cost • Opportunity Costs are what we give up when a resource is used for one purpose rather than another. • Example: If a baker uses a bag of flour to bake bread, she cannot use the same bag of flour to bake cakes.
MG • Concept: Opportunity Cost • 6th Grade • Ariel Community Academy
Producers & Consumers • Producers are the people, and/or firms, which make and supply the goods and services provided in the economy. • Consumers use the goods and services produced to satisfy their wants and needs.
MM • Concept: Producers and Consumers • 5th Grade • Curtis Elementary
Specialization • Efficiency is increased when individuals, firms, and nations produce the goods and services at which they are best. • Thus, leaving the production of other goods to others.
SM • Concept: Specialization • 5th Grade • Healy Elementary
Specialization • Efficiency is increased when individuals, firms, and nations produce the goods and services at which they are best. • Thus, leaving the production of other goods to others.
DO • Concept: Specialization • 6th Grade • Nathan Hale Elementary
Scarcity • World resources are limited, so we cannot produce or have everything we could possibly want. • Thus, we must make choices about how best to use the limited resources we have.
AS • Concept: Scarcity • 8th Grade • Garvey Elementary
Productive Resources • Production of goods and services in any economic system involves three types of resources: • Natural Resources • Human Resources • Capital Resources
KS • Concept: Productive Resources • 8th Grade • Nathan Hale Elementary
Economics Poster ContestBrought to you by theUICCenter for Economic Education Presents: The Second Prize Winners 2003-4
Specialization • Efficiency is increased when individuals, firms, and nations produce the goods and services at which they are best. • Thus, leaving the production of other goods to others.
KB • Concept: Specialization • 4th Grade • Nathan Hale Elementary
Producers & Consumers • Producers are the people, and/or firms, which make and supply the goods and services provided in the economy. • Consumers use the goods and services produced to satisfy their wants and needs.
JB • Concept: Producers and Consumers • 3rd Grade • Nathan Hale Elementary
Goods and Services • Goods are tangible objects desired by consumers and supplied by producers. • Example of goods: cars & books • Services are intangible outputs produced in the economy. • Example of a service: teaching
DC • Concept: Goods and Services • 4th Grade • William King Elementary
Opportunity Cost • Opportunity Costs are what we give up when a resource is used for one purpose rather than another. • Example: If a baker uses a bag of flour to bake bread, she cannot use the same bag of flour to bake cakes.