CAF ECONOMICS

Welcome to Caf Economics. Here you will find a variety of things to feed
your appetite for economics. Enjoy!

Appetizers
Vocabulary - Make a crossword puzzle (by hand or on the computer at
puzzlemaker.com) using the following vocabulary words: capital resources,
consumer, goods, human resources, natural resources, and producer.
Goods and Services - List 10 examples of goods and 10 examples of services.

Vocabulary - Write a song, rap, or poem that explains in detail about each of the
following: natural resources, human resources, capital resources, goods, services,

Entres (Main Courses)

Opportunity Cost - Write a rhyming poem that explains economic choices and
opportunity costs and gives at least two examples of each
Resources - Answer the following question (your response must be at least one
paragraph long): Which of the three economic resources (capital, human, natural) is
the most important? Why?
Scarcity vs. Surplus - What problems occur when there is scarcity in resources versus
a surplus in resources?
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Desserts
Economic Choices - Make a poster that explains economic choices and opportunity
costs. The poster must include at least two examples. It should be as detailed as
possible and must be colored.

Opportunity Cost - Make a comic book about a character that has to make some
type of economic decision. Your comic book should tell what the economic choice
is and what the opportunity cost is. The comic book must be neatly drawn, detailed,
and colored.

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