Economics (ppt)

Steamboat

• Robert Fulton’s steamboat allowed people and
• goods to travel much faster along the nation’s
• rivers and canals.

Steam Locomotives

• Steam locomotives helped Americans move goods and people across the country.

Canals

• Canals paved new paths for steamboats.
• People and goods traveled faster from lakes, rivers and the ocean through canals.

Railroads

• Railroads made new paths for trains.
• Goods and people could travel from place to place much faster.

Productivity increased with these new inventions:

• Manufacturing is the process of making goods using machinery.

• Manufacturing - Factories

Assembly Lines

• The assembly line is where products are put together as they pass down a line of equipment and workers.

• Assembly Line

Mass Production

• Mass production is making goods in large amounts by machinery and special methods.

• Mass Production

• This completes my lesson on economics!
• Economics is an important part of our lives.
• You use economics in many ways everyday.

References

• Text Information:
• 4th Grade Student Workbook: “Section 4, Economic Understanding,” Available www.georgiaexperience.com, Copyright 2005, Carole Marsh/Gallopade International. Advanced Network and Services, Inc.
• The Economic Songbook: Old Tunes with an Economic Twist. “Oh Give Me a Choice!” Copyright 1997, Martha C. Hopkins. James Madison University Center for Economic Education.
• Graphics Information:
• Microsoft Clip Gallery 3.0 (no sitations)
• #1 Free Clip Art. [Online Graphics]. Available www.1cli[part.com/ Copyright 1999 #1Free Clip Art