Grade 9-12
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Activity
Workplace Safety for Teens
Objective
Students will be able to:
- Identify workplace safety issues affecting teens.
Standard
National Standards in Economics
Decision Making
Standard: 2
- Students will understand that: Effective decision making requires comparing the additional costs of alternatives with the additional benefits. Many choices involve doing a little more or a little less of something: few choices "are all or nothing" decisions.
- Students will be able to use this knowledge to: Make effective decisions as consumers, producers, savers, investors, and citizens.
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 economics activity, students will examine workforce safety issues for teens.
Resources
Procedure
This individual activity requires students to view a video on workforce safety for teens and answer a set of questions. Thousands of teens are injured each year while on the job, with some resulting in serious injuries or death. To complete this activity, students should follow the instructions below:
- Go to the video on Workplace Safety Video
- Watch the video and complete the questions in the Quizizz activity, worksheet, or ReadyAssessments Activity
- Then, review the answer key.