Lesson 3 of 84 · Trade and Commerce
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortThe History of Trade Routes
Goods are physical products like bicycles and sandwiches.
🎯 Your mission
Trade-offs everywhere — find them.
⚡ The twist
Cheap for you usually means expensive for someone else.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The first ATM was installed in 1967 — and used radioactive ink.
Then & Now
💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.
Goods are physical products like bicycles and sandwiches. Services are actions done for others: haircuts, medical care, teaching. Both have value in the economy.
Key Facts
Supply and demand affect prices.
Trade connects people globally.
Every choice has an opportunity cost.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What are goods?
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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