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Oak Elementary School The Mission of White Oak Elementary School is to cultivate strong student character, personal responsibility, and community/global involvement in a culture of learning that empowers and prepares life-long learners. |
Economics Web Quest
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Part 1 Consumers and Producers: Consumers Producers •Interactive
Activity 1: Students can listen along with the above interactive to
learn more about consumers. 3. Drag each person to the correct side. Click here to begin.
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| Part 2 Goods and Services: Goods Services 1. Some producers produce a good. Click here to drag each good to their producer. 2. Drag the good to it's description. Click here to begin. 3. Here students are instructed to match everyday
goods to the correct riddle. 4. A good is something you can touch. A service is something someone does for you. Click here to decide which are goods and which are services. 5. Match each of the producers with the service they
provide by dragging the picture of the producer next to the name of
the service. 6. Have the students identify goods and services by identifying what each job or person provides in this interactive activity . 7. Use KidPix to draw two pictures. One you are a Producer and one where you are a Consumer. Label each with "Producer" and "Consumer". Then label them to tell with it is "Goods" or Services" you are producing or consuming.
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Part 3: Earning Income Click on the following links to learn about jobs in our community. |
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Part 4: Graphing Incomes Look up the salary of 3 of the jobs listed below.
teacher http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/l-28584 Use Max Count to create a spreadsheet and create a graph to compare the salaries of these jobs.
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Part 5: Saving VS. Borrowing Use the calculator to find out exactly how much and how long you need to save to achieve your money goals. Find out what to do to make sure you can afford a car when it's time to get your driver's license, or discover how your pennies can add up to spending cash for the holidays.
http://www.kidsbank.com/calculators/index.asp
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| Competency Goal 7 | The learner will apply basic economic concepts and evaluate the use of economic resources within communities. |
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| Objectives 7.01 Distinguish between producers and consumers and identify ways people are both producers and consumers. 7.02 Distinguish between goods produced and services provided in communities. 7.03 Describe different types of employment and ways people earn an income. 7.04 Identify the sources and use of revenue in the community. 7.05 Analyze the changing uses of a community's economic resources and predict future changes. |
| Competency Goal 8 | The learner will recognize how technology is used at home, school, and in the community. |
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| Objectives 8.01 Identify uses of technology in communities. 8.02 Explain how technology has affected the world in which we live. 8.03 Interpret data on charts and graphs and make predictions |
http://www.kidsbank.com/calculators/index.asp