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Econ Ed Link: If I Ran the Zoo Economics and Literature Lesson PlanEcon Ed Link: If I Ran the Zoo Economics and Literature Lesson Plan
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Council for Economic Education
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Econ Ed Link: If I Ran the Zoo Economics and Literature

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Welcome to the Zoo! For this two-day lesson you will use Dr. Seuss' If I Ran The Zoo book to introduce the economic concepts to your students. You will also get the chance to use actual zoo criteria to help a zoo "choose" new animals.

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consumers, demand, resources, scarcity, economics

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choice, council for economic education, econedlink, if i ran the zoo, price, shortage, supply
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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For Administrator Use
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0L

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