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Student Handout 2
THE SHOW MUST GO ON – LEARNING WHAT IT TAKES
Productive Resources – Capital Resources
Directions: You have just learned about Productive Resources, the resources that are
necessary to produce all the goods and services we use. You are going to work in a group to
sort and list the capital resources necessary to produce a musical production. Study the list
below carefully. Review the definition of capital resources again. Then make a list of all the
items you believe are the capital resources necessary so the show can go on. Your group may
not use all of the space provided.
The List:
ticket sellers
wood (trees)
music/songs
microphones
silk worms
land
sound systems
sound technicians
stone
heating system
ore (for steel)
stage hands
costumes
seats
conductor’s baton
the conductor
silver
song writers
curtains
water
drums
ushers
sand to make glass
carpenters
crude oil (for heating)
costume designers
air
cleaning crew
musicians
lights
choreographer
carpets
lighting technicians
violins
flutes
set designers
air conditioners
singers
lumber
Our List:
1.__________________________
8.__________________________
2.__________________________
9.__________________________
3.__________________________
10._________________________
4.__________________________
11._________________________
5.__________________________
12._________________________
6.__________________________
13._________________________
7.__________________________
14._________________________
15._________________________
Can your group come up with additional capital resources necessary to put on a show?