Public learning track
Economics: Goods, Services, Supply, and Demand
10 lessons
Goal
Analyze production cycles, read supply and demand graphs, and correlate regional occupations with natural resources.
10 lessons
0 of 10 done
- Producers, Consumers, and the Market ExchangeUp next
- Understanding Scarcity and Making Economic ChoicesNot started yet
- How Supply Affects the Availability of GoodsNot started yet
- How Consumer Demand Influences PricesNot started yet
- Reading and Interpreting Supply and Demand GraphsNot started yet
- From Raw Materials to Finished ProductsNot started yet
- Sequencing the Production Path of Everyday GoodsNot started yet
- Connecting Natural Resources to Regional JobsNot started yet
- Occupations in West Virginia and Neighboring StatesNot started yet
- Analyzing Economic Data Charts and Workforce MapsNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS.3.8West Virginia Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · all grade levels · All agesConstruct and interpret graphs that illustrate the basic concept of the exchange of goods and services as related to supply and demand and show the impact of scarcity of resources.
- SS.3.9West Virginia Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · all grade levels · All agesSequence the path of a product from the raw material to the final product.
- SS.3.10West Virginia Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · all grade levels · All agesUse charts, maps and other data sources to correlate occupations with the economy and the available resources of a region (e.g., West Virginia has coal mining; Pennsylvania has steel mills; etc.).
Curriculum Framework
2nd Grade · Social Studies · US-WV-SS
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