Social Studies
American Heroes
Our next SS unit will cover 9 remarkable Americans and their impact on our country. Students will consider their geographic location, cultural background, education, opportunities and connect their impact to what they've learned recently about economics.
Our SS book provides free easy to access online resources so take advantage of them. Here is a link to a list of distinctive Americans. Look for the following and read up on their life and contributions to Democracy. Frederick Douglass,
Eleanor Roosevelt, find out more about: Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Subject Area Links
List the 4 types of productive resources.
Name 3 government services paid for with taxes.
Give an example of interdependence and trade.
Compare and contrast a producer and a consumer.
What resources must a person consider when they are building a home?
Describe a voluntary exchange. Who benefits from this kind of interaction?
Where does currency come from?
What are the costs and benefits of spending money?
What kind of person is an entrepreneur?
How is US currency different from other currency from around the world?
Use the words scarcity, trade off and opportunity cost to explain how consumers and producers make decisions about purchasing and producing.
What is the purpose of using a budget?
Describe two ways you can earn income.
Give an example of when you should save your money and another example about when to spend your money.