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Trade-Offs

Trade-Offs

created by Jerry J. Moss

1978 1 seasons 15 eps≈ 10h totalEndedPBSFamilyKids

Trade-offs was an AIT program designed to improve economics instruction in the United States and Canadian schools. The series of fifteen lessons, for children from 9-13, helped students think their way through economic problems and increased their understanding of economics. On a broader scale, it helped them become more effective decision makers and ultimately more responsible citizens. Each lesson consists of a 20-minute color television/film program plus teacher's guide material to facilitate classroom follow-up. Each program begins with a short segment that identifies key points that students and teachers should watch for. This is followed by the dramatization of a fundamental economic problem relevant to the daily life of the student. Special visuals emphasize the economic principles and reasoning processes involved. The last portion of the program introduces, but does not resolve, another problem, and ends by posing a question to the viewers.

Synopsis

Trade-offs was an AIT program designed to improve economics instruction in the United States and Canadian schools. The series of fifteen lessons, for children from 9-13, helped students think their way through economic problems and increased their understanding of economics. On a broader scale, it helped them become more effective decision makers and ultimately more responsible citizens. Each lesson consists of a 20-minute color television/film program plus teacher's guide material to facilitate classroom follow-up. Each program begins with a short segment that identifies key points that students and teachers should watch for. This is followed by the dramatization of a fundamental economic problem relevant to the daily life of the student. Special visuals emphasize the economic principles and reasoning processes involved. The last portion of the program introduces, but does not resolve, another problem, and ends by posing a question to the viewers.

The vibe

instructionalchildren

Cast

Cindy GirlingCindy GirlingCindy
Bert AdkinsBert
Stephen BrownMalcolm
Gordon RobertsonGordon
Ardon Bess
Ken James
Sean McCann

Creator

Jerry J. Moss

Network

PBS

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

15

Total runtime

≈ 10h

First aired

1978

Country

United States

Genres

FamilyKids

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