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Day 8 · A new possibility is not a whole new economyYear 11 Economics · T1 W1–2 · Day 8 lesson

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Year 11 / Economics / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02

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Target: explain a possible productivity-driven outward opportunity in one direction, while separating model evidence from an economy-wide claim. Prepare: Cards A/E and frontier aid.

  1. Launch · 2 min. Ask if old Card A allows (4,6).
  2. Model · 4 min. Old maximum at 4 workshops is 0 circles, so (4,6) is beyond old frontier. E's hypothetical technique offers that one new point with same stated inputs. The evidence does not define every new frontier point; training cost/reproducibility remain unknown.
  3. Guided reading · 5 min. Contrast E's new possible point with Day 7's movement (2,9)→(3,6) and inside point (2,6). Name what is unchanged and what is claimed to change.
  4. Practice route · 7 min. Choose Day 8 route; draw old point (3,6), proposed new point (4,6) and a cautious annotation: possible workshop-side expansion if the trial generalises.
  5. Audit · 4 min. Partner announces national economic growth or zero unemployment. Learner explains why a single fictional studio point cannot establish either.
  6. Exit · 3 min. “What must be checked before claiming the new method works reliably?” Key: repeated result under comparable inputs and costs, among other evidence.