To introduce the idea of trade, I gave each student a paper bag. I asked them to consider themselves an ambassador for their country and the resources inside the bag would be their country's tradeable resources. Some countries had a variety of resources to trade, some may have few.
Countries began trading and we discussed how they felt at certain stages of trading. By the end of trading I asked students to explain why countries trade. Their answers were right on- to get basic needs and wants and to gain happiness within their country.
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