Trade Game: Analyzing Global Oil Trade

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Description: Using a simulation game, students will explore trade strategies for a critical non-renewable resource, oil. Students will examine the differences between non-renewable and renewable resources. Students will examine the role Gross National Product plays in oil trade. Finally, students will recognize how crucial it is for countries to seek alternatives to be in place when non-renewable resource are depleted.

 Grade level(s): Middle                     Standards: PASS, GFL             Produced By: Tiffany Neill