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Trade-Offs

TV Series 1978 Ended

Trade-offs was an AIT program designed to improve economics instruction in the United States and Canadian schools. The series of fifteen lessons, for children from 9-13, helped students think their way through economic problems and increased their understanding of economics. On a broader scale, it helped them become more effective decision makers and ultimately more responsible citizens. Each lesson consists of a 20-minute color television/film program plus teacher's guide material to facilitate classroom follow-up. Each program begins with a short segment that identifies key points that students and teachers should watch for. This is followed by the dramatization of a fundamental economic problem relevant to the daily life of the student. Special visuals emphasize the economic principles and reasoning processes involved. The last portion of the program introduces, but does not resolve, another problem, and ends by posing a question to the viewers.

Trade-Offs is a TV series first shown in 1978. TMDB lists 1 season and 15 episodes for this title. Status: Ended. Genres: Family, Kids.

1Seasons
15Episodes

Title details

Type
TV Series
Original title
Trade-Offs
Release year
1978
First air date
September 5, 1978
Last air date
December 12, 1978
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
15
Genres
Family, Kids
Networks
PBS
Production companies
Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT), PBS
TMDB
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Seasons

S1 Season 1 · 1978 15 ep

Cast

Cindy Girling

Cindy Girling

Cindy

B

Bert Adkins

Bert

S

Stephen Brown

Malcolm

G

Gordon Robertson

Gordon

A

Ardon Bess

K

Ken James

S

Sean McCann

Characters

  • Cindy voiced by Cindy Girling
  • Bert voiced by Bert Adkins
  • Malcolm voiced by Stephen Brown
  • Gordon voiced by Gordon Robertson

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