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Grade 6-8
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Lesson
Why Adopt a Highway?
Objective
Students will be able to:
- Identify reasons why states remove trash on highways.
- Recognize the potential cost to the taxpayer for removing highway litter.
- Explain how a volunteer program, Adopt-A-Highway, can save money for state and local governments.
- Identify the major benefits of this program to the participating organizations.
Standard
National Standards in Economics
Allocation
Standard: 3
- Students will understand that: Different methods can be used to allocate goods and services. People acting individually or collectively must choose which methods to use to allocate different kinds of goods and services.
- Students will be able to use this knowledge to: Evaluate different methods of allocating goods and services, by comparing the benefits to the costs of each method.
Role of Government and Market Failure
Standard: 16
- Students will understand that: There is an economic role for government in a market economy whenever the benefits of a government policy outweigh its costs. Governments often provide for national defense, address environmental concerns, define and protect property rights, and attempt to make markets more competitive. Most government policies also have direct or indirect effects on people's incomes.
- Students will be able to use this knowledge to: Identify and evaluate the benefits and costs of alternative public policies, and assess who enjoys the benefits and who bears the costs.
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In this personal finance lesson, students will learn about the successful Adopt-a-Highway program.
Resources
Procedure
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