Working Together in a Community
How do people work together to meet needs and wants?
This unit bundles student expectations that focus on the foundational economic concepts of needs and wants. Gaining an understanding of how basic needs are met is critical to building students mastery of future economic concepts. Students learn about how individuals have basic wants and needs, as well as about how people work jobs to meet their needs and wants. Students also study about the role technology plays in jobs.
Vocabulary
things you have to have in order to survive
things you don’t need to survive but want
work that a person does to earn money
tools and inventions made by humans to make a job easier
a process where goods are produced, sold, and bought
to buy something
exchanging things
choosing or picking something out
a place that provides food and protection for people
bills and coins used to pay for things
a place where you go to do your job
something you eat
things you wear
an individual thing
to work for something
videos and games
Brain Pop JR
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suggested reading
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