Popcorn CODEC

Activity Time:

15 Minutes
Will your students be able to use our codec tool to connect a recent event, a Foundational Principle, and a market concept? This activity will offer them the chance. You’ll choose constraints and conditions and they’ll use quick thinking and concept awareness to rise to the challenge.

Key Topics

  • Free Speech
  • Market Measures
  • Relationship Skills
  • Social Awareness

Relevant Principles

  • Knowledge
  • Win-Win Focus

Real-World Concepts

  • Comparative Advantage
  • Opportunity Cost
  • Scarcity
  • Self-Interest
  • Subjective Value
  • Sunk Costs

Materials Needed

  • Empowered CODEC (Available in Empowered Hub)
  • CODEC Descriptions (Available in Empowered Hub)
  • (Empowered Currency or Bonds)
Students will get a chance to connect the happenings in their life – and/or in the classroom – to the meaningful knowledge that comes with the experience. Students will flex their awareness of the Foundational Principles and market concepts to connect the dots and tell the full story.
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