Those Golden Jeans
This lesson is designed to review the three types of productive resources-natural resources, human resources, and capital resource-needed to...
Grade: 3-5 6-8    Published: 04/15/2002


The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen is a classic story for nearly all adults, and many children. Here it is retold and enhanced in order to provide a framework for ...
Grade: K-2 3-5    Published: 01/20/2003


Economic Spotter: Resources During World War II
In World War II pennies were made of steel and zinc instead of copper and women were working at jobs that men had always been hired to do. Why? Bec...
Grade: 3-5    Published: 01/03/2003


The Mystery of the Amazing Farmers
In this lesson you will be taking on the role of an an investigative reporter to solve the Amazing Farmer Mystery. The goal will be to use seven clu...
Grade: 3-5 6-8    Published: 12/12/2001


Music, Maestro, Please: Show Business and the Factors of Production
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently opened a $300 million dollar center for the performing arts, the Kimmel Center. This lesson was dev...
Grade: 3-5    Published: 07/30/2002


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Choices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 5-6 - Teacher's Resource ManualChoices & Changes: In Life, School, & Work - Grades 5-6 - Teacher's Resource Manual
Grade: 5-6   Published: 2001
9 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. The top 5 are listed below.


Unit 3: Lesson 7 - Can I Produce Something People Want?
Students use common objects to produce goods they think people will use to satisfy wants. They read a biography of inventor George Washington Carver, learning how Carver helped tenant farmers in the ...
Unit 1: Lesson 1 - What If I Do Not Have the Skills and Knowledge I Need to Produce?
Teams of students use their limited knowledge to accomplish a challenging task. Most of the student teams will not be successful until they acquire the necessary knowledge. The students read one of ...
Unit 1: Lesson 2 - How Can I Improve My Human Capital?
Students read about the experiences of Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal 600 years ago. He organized a way to improve human capital, enabling him to accomplish his goals and enabling others to s...
Unit 4: Lesson 10 - What Are the Advantages of Working with Others to Produce?
Students read historical fiction set in 1855 in the Oregon Territory. The story illustrates the results of people working interdependently. The students identify ways in which the characters in the ...
Unit 5: Lesson 13 - Why Should I Set Goals and Plan to Achieve My Goals?
Students create lists of their personal goals and prioritize the goals on their lists. They identify the goals that will require development of their human capital. They identify ways in which they ...

The Wide World of TradeThe Wide World of Trade
Grade: 6-8   Published: 2003
2 of the 11 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below.


Lesson 5: Mystery Almanac
Working in groups, students participate in an activity to identify countries from around the world. Based on what they learn about these countries, students complete an Information Resources Chart. ...
Lesson 1: There's Never Enough
Working in groups that represent countries, students randomly draw cards from boxes labeled natural resources, human resources, and capital goods. The groups use their available resources to provide ...

Exploring the Marketplace: The Community Publishing Company - Teacher Resource ManualExploring the Marketplace: The Community Publishing Company - Teacher Resource Manual
Grade: 3-4   Published: 1989
3 of the 35 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below.


Lesson 4: Communities Today
Students study how resources change in communities by comparing the maps of Communityville. This lesson summarizes the two previous map lessons and helps students become familiar with the suppliers of...
Lesson 2: Community Resources
This lesson aims to develop an understanding of natural, human, and capital goods resources through a mapping exercise. The students study a map of a model community and begin to understand that a co...
Lesson 3: Communities Change
Students analyze how Communityville has grown by examining another map of the town. The students locate new resources that provide goods and services to the people of Communityville.

 

 
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