Economics Choice Board
Standards Addressed:
SS6E7 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Europe
a. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP).
b. Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product
(GDP).
c. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
d. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.
Choose 1
Choose 1
Pair: Choose 1
Create: Flipbook
Create a vocabulary flipbook that
makes use of the economic factors of
production terms.
Write: Economics Rap
Write an economics rap song
that explains each economic
factor of production that is
important to a business. Use
each of the 6 VOCABULARY
Create: Vocabulary Collage
Create a picture from pieces of
paper to create an image that is
representative of the economic
growth factors.
1) Natural Resources
2) Human Capital
3) Capital Goods
4) Entrepreneur
5) GDP
6) Literacy rate
You may get your pictures from
magazines, newspapers, internet
clipart, or hand drawn.
1)Natural Resources
2)Human Capital
3)Capital Goods
4)Entrepreneur
5)GDP
6)Literacy rate
Create: Flashcards
Students can make review flashcards
using the 6 vocabulary words.
WORDS.
Draw &Write: Comic Strip
Draw and write a comic strip
with captions that use all 6 of
the vocabulary words.
1) On one side include the word & a
color picture
***Six boxes, each with a
2) Write the definition for that word on caption and picture.
the back.
***use color
Create an acrostic poem
Create an acrostic poem using one of these
economic factors of production:
1)Human Capital
2)Capital Goods
3)Natural Resources
Ex. PLEASE DO NOT USE MINE
C-omputers are needed to take online orders.
A-irplanes are used to ship goods.
P-ackaging is needed to protect goods.
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Etc.
Use an atlas or maps in the
textbook
Create a hand drawn map.
Include a key indicating ALL
natural resources for that
continent/country.
Include: land use, natural
resources & label the waterways
that would be used to transport
resources.
Choose 1 ~ Canada, Europe,
Central Am., South Am., Cuba
and Haiti, or Australia.
Create: Business Ad
You are opening up a business.
Create an advertisement for a
newspaper. The ad should
include :
1) Product or business description
2) Human Capital needed 3)
Capital Goods and 4) Natural
Resources.
Create a Poster
Create a poster that encourages an
increase in literacy rate. Poster
can illustrate the benefits and the
consequences of a high or low
literacy rate.
*use color
Economics Choice Board
Standards Addressed:
SS6E7 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Europe
a. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP).
b. Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product
(GDP).
c. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
d. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.
Choices: 1) ___________________________ 2) ________________________ 3) _________________
Partner 1 (YOU) _________________________
Partner 2 _______________________________