Economics

Grade 4

 

 

 

Overarching Question:  How do the economies of North American nations depend on their natural resources?

 

Essential Questions:

 

¨        What kinds of natural resources do the United States and Canada have?

¨        How have these resources affected their development and economies?

¨        Are there any resources that are truly unlimited?

¨        How does the interaction between buyers and sellers influence prices?

 

 

Enduring Understandings

 

MA History/ Social  Studies Curriculum Framework (2003)

Assessments

The United States has a rich variety of natural resources.

 

Scarcity compels people and communities to make choices about goods and services.

 

The interaction of buyers and sellers influences the prices of goods and services in markets

 

Vocabulary

 

 

 

Learning Standards

 

Define and give examples of natural resources in the United States.

 

Give examples of limited and unlimited resources and explain how scarcity compels people and communities to make choices about goods and services, giving up some things to get other things.

 

Give examples of how the interaction of buyers and sellers influences the prices of goods and services in markets.

 

Describe the climate, major physical characteristics, and major natural resources of Canada and explain their relationship to settlement, trade, and the Canadian economy.

Sample Assessments

 

With a partner design a business that serves customers in North America. Describe the product or service that you will deliver. Identify the natural resources that your business will rely on. Describe two situations that would influence the need for your product or service.

 

 

Sample Learning Experiences