KS3 Development

Geography KS3 Unit 16 (Year 9) - What is development? This unit focuses on the theme of development. The concept is difficult and care will be needed in pitching the activities appropriately for pupils of differing abilities. One way of doing this may be to focus initially and repeatedly on development issues within pupils' own experiences. Pupils are asked to consider What is development? and their perceptions of familiar places. They use a range of indicators to analyse world patterns of development and go on to evaluate the effectiveness of similar indicators in assessing the quality of life of different people in particular locations. By participating in a trade game they consider the impact of trade between more economically developed countries (MEDCs) and less economically developed countries (LEDCs) on the latter, from different perspectives. The unit ends with an investigation of the Department for International Development's development cooperation policy.

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Analysis - Tight coffee supply emboldens Brazil producers

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BEAN BELT: From humble origins in Africa, coffee cultivation wandered east and west, eventually forming a belt roughly bounded by the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

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This site is an ongoing collaboration between the World Resources Institute's Global Forest Watch Project and the Institute for Man and the Environment in the Amazon (Imazon). In this site, you will find spatial data layers and analyses about the Brazilian Amazon, and you will be able to query for specific information and print custom maps. Available datasets are organized by themes. Individual layers within themes can be viewed by checking the box next to each layer and pre-selected queries (to the right) are also available. After selection, press START MAP to generate a map in a new window. From the map, you may add and subtract layers. Please feel free e-mail us if you have questions, comments or suggestions.

essons: Teens Financial literacy is a skill essential to future success and should be given the same weight in school as English or math. High school and middle school educators striving to augment their own financial literacy curriculum will find a wealth of material in these teacher's guides, student activities, and presentations. Log in or register to download the lessons.

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EconModel program.  The Getting Started page explains how this works.

The Frozen Price Game Students are told that a hurricane has caused a major power outage, increasing the demand and decreasing the supply of ice. They then use two different methods to allocate ice:  first-come, first-served and price.  This game is a good way to demonstrate the advantages of price allocation.   Click here to download rules and materials.  Also see the Debate Topics page for a new debate over whether gasoline price-gougers should be punished.

Resources for Teaching 6-12 EconomicsUnder Reorganization Here are many online teaching resources for middle school and high school and useful web sites for economics. See also our online lessons page. If you need information about high school textbooks, please see the pdf version of A Review of High School Economics Textbooks by Don Leets and Jane Lopus.

EconEdLink maintains a large library of online economic lessons for K-12 teachers & their students.

Exploring Supply and Demand First decide if the change affects demand, supply, or both, then decide how the price and quantity will be affected.

COMPOUND INTEREST CALCULATOR

GLOBALIZATION - LESSON 1: WHY IS GLOBALIZATION SO CONTROVERSIAL?

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