People at Work

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Standard Course of Study

• 7.01 Distinguish between producers and

consumers and identify ways people are both
producers and consumers.

• 7.02 Distinguish between goods and

services provided in communities

• 7.03 Describe different types of

employment and ways people earn an income.
“Whatever your life’s work is, do it well.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Do you have wants?

• Do you have needs?

EVERYBODY DOES!!

• Let’s find out what people do at work and how

they spend their money!!
 producer

A person who makes, grows, or sells goods.

Farmers are producers because they make the food we eat.

 consumer

A person who buys and uses goods and services.

Bob is a consumer because he bought a tie at the

store for his dad.
You Try!!

Producer Consumer
 income

The money people earn for the work they do.

Officer Joe uses his income to buy the goods he and his
family need.
 How can you earn an income?

• Help your family with the chores around the

house.
• Get some friends together and make a
lemonade stand!
• Give somebody a hand and wash their car!!
 factory

A building in which people use machines to make goods.

Cars are made in factories all around the world.

 What happens in a factory?

Each worker has a special job.

• A manager runs the business.
• Office workers keep track of the orders.
• Other office employees are in charge of
paying the workers.
• Some workers watch over the machines.
• Others pack up the goods.
 transportation

Ways of carrying people and goods from one place to another.

What type of transportation would we use to

quickly get across the Pacific Ocean?
Let’s Think

How are goods sent from one country to another?

Goods are sent by boat, plane, truck, or train.

What is the best way to travel from Gastonia, N.C. to Africa?

We could travel by airplane.
 goods and services

Things that can be Work done by

bought and sold. others for pay.
 Shoe
Book

Baseball glove goods Pillow

Food Couch
Policeman
Teacher

Janitor services Librarian

Fireman Mechanic
What do you want to be
when you grow up?

• You could provide a service to people and

be a mechanic.
• You could work in a factory and make cars!
• Maybe you would like to work in a grocery
store and sell goods to consumers.
• I would like to be a farmer so I can produce
food for my family.
References

• Harcourt Horizons
About My Community

Unit 6: People At Work

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