Lesson 10 of 84 · Economics
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortHow Factories Make Things
Factories are places where many things are made.
🎯 Your mission
Spot the cost behind the price.
⚡ The twist
Cheap for you usually means expensive for someone else.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.
Then & Now
💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.
Factories are places where many things are made. Workers in factories use machines and tools to create products like toys, clothes, and food. Factories help make a lot of items quickly to sell in stores.
Key Facts
Factories make many different products.
Workers use machines in factories.
Factories help create items quickly.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What do workers in factories use to make products?
Why this still matters
The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find two products that look similar but cost very different. Why?
For the dinner table
“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”
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