Matildaville
An additional PBE unit in which students act as economic policy analysts for the city of Matildaville, who are asked to recommend the best use of some undeveloped land donated by a wealthy benefactor. As they consider the wishes of the benefactor and the needs of the community, the analysts debate a list of possible entities that could operate on the land. A sudden financial crisis forces students to focus their criteria for selection more narrowly around short-term economic concerns. Since this unit focuses on topics that are not typically covered in a high school course oriented toward microeconomics, it can be used in an interdisciplinary course on Economics and U.S. Government. This unit is especially useful as a springboard for studying issues of local land use and economic development in students’ own communities.
Matildaville is now available for purchase from Social Studies School Services.
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