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My slogan is "primary sources, primary sources, primary sources!" But I also produce original student-centered learning activities, such as mock trials and mock congresses. I have been a classroom social studies teacher since 2007 and am a former newspaper editor and magazine researcher.

My slogan is "primary sources, primary sources, primary sources!" But I also produce original student-centered learning activities, such as mock trials and mock congresses. I have been a classroom social studies teacher since 2007 and am a former newspaper editor and magazine researcher.
M&M Inflation Game Demonstration (Economics)
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M&M Inflation Game Demonstration (Economics)

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Purpose: To demonstrate the impact of inflation on prices, and Gresham's law. Length: 30-40 minutes (or longer, if vigorous conversation) Materials needed: 2-5 lb. Bag of M&M candies (or Skittles, etc.) Box of small ziplock baggies, putting five M&Ms in each bag, with five baggies for each student Printouts of “M&M Bucks,” five coupons for each student (attached below is a sheet with 6 on each page) plus the same number (as the whole class) more for “government.”