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Lesson Activity on Life Expectancy - Trapdoor

Jim Riley

23rd August 2013

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Here is a lesson activity that you could use when teaching economic development. In this version of Trapdoor, students are presented with 16 countries. Their challenge is to identify those countries that have a mean life expectancy of 80 years and over. Get the answer wrong and the student falls through the Trapdoor...
Download Economics Trapdoor - Life Expectancy [8MB download]

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.