Q&A: What is a good activity to understand international trade?

What is a good activity to understand international trade?
In my economics class groups present a powerpoint to teach the students what a certain chapter contains. My group got International Trade. I want to create an activity to help the students learn what international trade is, but dont know exactly what to do. Does anyone have any ideas?
Best answer:
Answer by Bored Goblin
replicate ricardo’s comparative advantage story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_advantage#Examples
split your class into two countries, give each a PPF, let them pick a point on it,.
then demonstrate how they can above that point with trade.
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