http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 12:14:36 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 12:14:36 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=674351 This interactive case consists in some basic facts about the continent, to a wide range of interactive data, videos and a small simulation. The general information is put into different categories, such as economy, governance, infrastructure, trade, NGOs, aid and development. In a third step students attempt to improve the economy of one country with the help of a simulator. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=598366 Four American college students attempt to understand the realities of poverty by trying to live on $1 a day in rural Guatemala. Students rely on fellow indigenous poor to learn adaptive strategies, and emphasize how planning, budgeting, and cooperation are keys to survival. Includes instructive videos interviewing poor individuals and families. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81362 This Bized site provides a lesson plan based around the topic of genetically modified crops and the issue of market failure. Lesson objectives are provided as well as PowerPoint slides, a mind map, and an activity sheet that includes key issue questions and links to other resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81360 This Bized site provides a lesson plan that provides an opportunity for students to do some limited research into an issue and to do a presentation to their colleagues on two issues that highlight both positive and negative externalities - tuition fees and offshore wind farms. Lesson objectives are provided as well as PowerPoint slides, a mind map, and an activity sheet that includes key issue questions and links to other resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81371 This Bized site provides a lesson plan designed to give a practical demonstration of the law of diminishing returns and then extend the idea by linking it to costs and revenues. Lesson objectives are provided as well as PowerPoint slides, a mind map, and an activity sheet that includes key issue questions and links to other resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=313462 This site has a wealth of resources relating to money, monetary policy, markets and Europe. It is split into four main sections and each section has explanations, relevant theory, worksheets and some areas for further work. Follow the links below to browse each section:Monetary Policy, Markets, Money and Europe. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81377 This Bized site provides a lesson plan that looks at the theoretical background of elasticity and then moves on to some exercises designed to test basic understanding of the formulas. Lesson objectives are provided as well as PowerPoint slides, a mind map, and an activity sheet that includes key issue questions and links to other resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=707513 Video de Esther Duflo, una de las mujeres con mayores conocimientos en tema de pobreza y metodologías para superarla, explica como a través de la aplicación de experimentos aleatorios y rigurosidad metodologíca, se puede innovar en la implementación de Políticas Públicas que beneficien de manera real a las poblaciones afectadas por este situación. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81361 This Bized site provides an activity asking students to apply their knowledge of external influences to a ficticious case study - very similar to the type of approach adopted by some exam boards. Lesson objectives are provided as well as PowerPoint slides, a mind map, and an activity sheet that includes key issue questions and links to other resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81365 This Bized site provides a lesson plan that aims to get students looking at examples of oligopolistic markets and making an assessment of how far the behaviour of the markets in the activity match the theory of oligopolistic behaviour as outlined in most of the major textbooks. Lesson objectives are provided as well as PowerPoint slides, a mind map, and an activity sheet that includes key issue questions and links to other resources.