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Lesson 57 of 84 · Economics

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Why Do We Have Stores?

Why Do We Have Stores?

🌍Mission Brief #57

We have stores to buy things we need.

🎯 Your mission

Follow the money. Then follow the choices.

⚡ The twist

Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.

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Then & Now

💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.

We have stores to buy things we need. Stores make it easy to find food and clothes. They help us get items quickly. Without stores, we would have to make everything ourselves. Stores help our community by providing jobs. They also help us connect with others.

Key Facts

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Stores help us buy things we need.

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They provide jobs for people in the community.

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Without stores, we would make everything ourselves.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Why do we have stores?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Track every dollar you spend or get this week. Then figure out the pattern.

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For the dinner table

“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”

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