2nd Grade Social Studies Unit 7

Big Idea:

The roles of producers and consumers in the production of goods and services.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

2.10(A) [Readiness] distinguish between producing and consuming;

Focus TEKS

2.10(B) [Supporting] identify ways in which people are both producers and consumers;

2.10(C) [Supporting] examine the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product.

Ongoing TEKS

2.19B create written and visual materials such as stories, poems, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas

Student Learning Targets:

• I will write using a graphic organizer to compare producers and consumers
• I will list how people are both producers and consumers of goods.
• I will explain how people use natural resources to meet needs.
• I will discuss ways people use the resources in their communities for meeting needs.
• I will discuss how over time, technology has impacted how people access and use natural resources.
• I will identify ways people are both producers and consumers and consider how technology helps them meet needs.

Essential Questions:

• How are people both producers and consumers?
• How do people in communities use their resources?
• How do new discoveries help us improve the ways we meet our needs?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly

District Grading Policy

Texas Gateway Online Resource Center

In particular, students will look at the impact of cotton on the early community of Liberty Hill and learn how cotton is used to produce goods.

Throughout the unit students will look for examples of cause and effect as they examine a variety of primary and secondary sources, including photographs.