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 * Discovering Economies Around the Globe (Andrea Greth)**

**__ Objectives __**
 * Explain the role of government and individuals in each of the four economic systems.
 * List and evaluate the six economic goals.
 * Understand both the benefits and downfalls of public goods and private goods.
 * Collaborate effectively with individuals from different cultural backgrounds while utilizing social networking sites.

**__ PA State Standards __**
 * 6.1.12.A. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of traditional, command and market economies.
 * 6.2.12.I. Evaluate government decisions to provide public goods.
 * 6.3.12.E. Analyze the opportunity cost of decisions by individuals, businesses, communities and nations.

**__ Materials __**
 * Computers with access to internet
 * Course Textbook
 * Handout - [[file:Econ Systems ORGAN DISTRIBUTION.pdf]]

**__ Activity __**
 * 1) Students will work in groups and use their textbooks and internet to reach and answer the following questions.
 * What are the four economic systems: Traditional, Centrally Planned, Market, and Mixed? Identify their strengthens and weaknesses. Explain the role of the public and private sectors in each system.
 * What is the difference between a public and private good?
 * What factors influence to the government decisions of providing a public good or service?
 * 1) After gathering the necessary information, the groups will create their own economic system to create a system for organ distribution. The students will be given the following scenario.
 * Every economic system must answer the same three questions when deciding how to use their resources. What to produce? How to produce it? Who can consume it? Your group is the head of your country’s government. First decide on a name for your country. Second you must decide on how your country will deal with an important issue regarding medical procedures for organ distributions. You must decide what organs will be can and will be provided, where, how and by whom they will be provided, and who will be eligible to receive them. Its your decision so be creative as you wish, but you may not completely mimic the organ distribution system in United States. Then describe how it does or does not meet each of the economic goals. Finally, decide how your economy would be classified within the four economic systems.
 * 1) To connect their findings to the real work, students will talk with their ePals to learn more about their countries economic system