Survival Activity

Survival Activity Make a list of the things you will need to survive What problems might you have

Problem Solving Remember the groups of problems you faced as survivors on a desert island Copy out the table and write down your solutions posed in each column. The first is completed for you What to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce? Build shelter Everyone helps using large palm leaves Everyone shares a shelter Who decides and how they decide the ‘answers’ to these questions in an economy is referred to as the economic system

Problem Solving What to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce? Build shelter Everyone helps using large palm leaves Everyone shares a shelter

Needs vs. Wants Needs = things that are essential to survival, without them we would die. The stuff people WANT because it make us feel GOOD! Haircuts, cars, toothbrushes, TVs, movies, happiness, shoes, vacations, friendship, hamburgers, love, jewelry, education, air (to breathe, fresh water, public transportation, sunshine, etc...