Public learning track
Economics: Needs, Wants, and Economic Choices
8 lessons
Goal
Understand fundamental economic concepts including needs, wants, goods, services, prices, saving, and modern production.
8 lessons
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- Needs Versus WantsUp next
- Goods and Services in Our CommunityNot started yet
- Producers and ConsumersNot started yet
- What Is Price and How Money WorksNot started yet
- How Price Affects Buying and Selling ChoicesNot started yet
- Spending, Saving, and Making Economic ChoicesNot started yet
- Assembly Lines and Mass ProductionNot started yet
- How Robots and Digital Tools Change ProductionNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS2.3.1Wyoming Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Give examples of and/or identify needs, wants, goods, and services.
- SS2.3.2Wyoming Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Identify how price may affect buying, selling, and saving decisions.
- SS2.3.3Wyoming Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Identify how science or technology affects production (e.g., assembly line, robots, and video streaming).
Curriculum Framework
1st Grade · Social Studies · US-WY-SS
1
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2
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3
9 lessons
Culture, Families, and Communities
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4
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5
8 lessons
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6
9 lessons
History, Change Over Time, and Technology
Examine how tools, technology, daily life, and major events have changed from the past to the present and shape the future.
7
8 lessons
Economics: Needs, Wants, and Economic Choices
Understand fundamental economic concepts including needs, wants, goods, services, prices, saving, and modern production.
8
7 lessons
Social Studies Inquiry and Research Tools
Develop research, literacy, and digital inquiry skills using libraries, atlases, dictionaries, computers, and primary sources.