Unit Plan: Goods and Services

Lesson Plan for Friday

Grade: 5
Social Studies Strand: Economics
Submitted By: Daniel-Marie Lebel
EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science
Nevada State College Spring 204
!n"tr#ctor: $aren %o&ell
Lesson Plan for Friday Strand: Economic" submitted by: Daniel'(arie Le)el
B Summary of t!e Lesson Plan :
Thi" *i*th grade le""on i" a)o#t #nder"tanding the rea"on" *or importing and e+porting good" n the
,nited State"- The "t#dent" are &or.ing in their gro#p" to li"t" the good" that the ,nited State"
%rod#ce" and i* they are imported and e+ported-
" Basic #nformation:
Grade Level: 5
th
grade
$ime to "om%lete t!is Lesson: /ppro+imately 50 min
Grou%in&s: Sho#lder %artner" 0123 Small 4ro#p" 01523 !ndependent 0/""e""ment2
D Materials:
6#tcher %aper
(ar.er" in 7ip )loc. )ag" 0 *or each per"on2
%encil"
Social St#die" Note)oo."
E 'b(ectives:
o )* State Social Studies Standards
E2-5- E+plain &hy the ,-S- im%orts and e+%orts good"-
o Student-Friendly Standards
! can e+plain &hy the ,nited State" im%orts good"-
! can e+plain &hy the ,nited State" e+%orts good"-
F *ocabulary
#m%ort , to )ring a prod#ct into the co#ntry to )e "old
E+%ort to "end a prod#ct into another co#ntry to )e "old
G Procedure:
- #ntroduce the le""on )y having the "t#dent" di"c#"" &ith their s!oulder %artners- or the
people "itting ne+t to them3 the an"&er to the *ollo&ing 8#e"tion":
9:hat are good";<
' "all the "t#dent"= attention-
'"all on a co#ple "t#dent" to an"&er the 8#e"tion" &ith &hat their partner" have told them-
2- #nstruct the "t#dent" to ta.e o#t their "ocial "t#die" note)oo." and la)el a ne& page &ith their
name" and the date-
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. /s0:
9:hat happen" &hen there are not eno#gh good" to go aro#nd or there are not eno#gh
re"o#rce" to prod#ce good";<
4- #ntroduce the voca)#lary )y e+%lainin& that the ,nited State" ta.e" care o* that )y im%ortin&
and e+%ortin& good"-
-Discuss the voca)#lary term de*inition" &ith the "t#dent"-
-#nstruct the "t#dent" to ta.e note" on the voca)#lary term" and de*inition"-
-1rite the t&o &ord"3 import and e+port3 on the &hite)oard-
-1rite the de*inition" to the &ord" ne+t to them-
5- Give an e+am%le o* the t&o term":
9>#r co#ntry &o#ld import good" i* &e do not have eno#gh o* a certain re"o#rce or material
that &e need in order to prod#ce more good"- /n e+ample &o#ld )e i* there are i" not eno#gh
&ood to )#ild ho#"e" &ith- The co#ntry &o#ld import the needed good" *rom other co#ntrie"3
&ood in thi" ca"e- The other co#ntry &o#ld o* co#r"e import good" that &e have a )it o* that
they co#ld #"e in it-<
9>#r co#ntry &o#ld e+port good" i* &e have good" that other co#ntrie" are in need o* that &e
are a)le to prod#ce i* the other co#ntry al"o ha" good" that they prod#ce that &e can #"e-<
5- #nstruct the gro#p leader" to get a piece o* )#tcher paper *or their gro#p 0 paper?gro#p2 and
mar.er )aggie"-
@- E+%lain to the "t#dent" that they &ill )e ma.ing a li"t &ithin their &rou%s of .-2 %eo%le a)o#t
the di**erent good" prod#ced in the ,nited State"-
'Thing" to incl#de:
The name o* the good" 0at lea"t 3 good"2
,"e" *or the good"
:hy the good" &o#ld )e &anted-
:hy the good" might )e needed-
:o#ld the ,nited State" import the good" or e+port them; 0Doe" the ,nited State" not
have eno#gh o* it or doe" it have a lot o* it;2
A- "all the "t#dent"= attention-
B- Cave a co#ple gro#p" "hare their li"t" and "tate i* the ,nited State" &o#ld import or e+port
them and &hy they thin. "o-
0- #nstruct the gro#p" to place their paper" in the middle o* their gro#p"-
- #nstruct the "t#dent" to p#t a&ay their "ocial "t#die" note)oo."-
3 /ssessment:
1!at 4ill you use to measure student understandin&5
The ,nited State" e+port" good" that other co#ntrie" "ee that they co#ld #"e3 )#t in ret#rn *or
good" that they e+port3 good" m#"t )e imported *rom tho"e co#ntrie" that the ,nited State"
"ee" that they co#ld #"e or are in need o*- Create a prod#ct o* yo#r o&n-
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:hat are the good a"pect" o* the prod#ct that &o#ld ma.e other co#ntrie" &ant to #"e it or )e
o* need to them;
:hat are the prod#ctive re"o#rce" #"ed to prod#ce yo#r prod#ct;
E+%lain !o4 you 4ill 0no4 students understand t!e conce%ts from t!e lesson
St#dent" m#"t 9e+plain &hy the ,-S- import" and e+port" good"-< The "t#dent" are learning the
concept" &hen they are &or.ing &ith their gro#p" to decide i* good" prod#ced in the ,nited
State" are e+ported and imported- They are al"o naming rea"on" *or #"e-
# "losure:
Tic.et >#t the Door:
9:hy &o#ld the ,nited State" import good";<
9:hy &o#ld the ,nited "tate" e+port good";<
6 7eflection:
- 1!ic! %art of t!e lesson do you t!in0 4ill be t!e easiest for you to teac!5
The part o* the le""on that ! thin. &ill )e the ea"ie"t *or me to teach i" the di"c#""ion on
voca)#lary term"- /ll ! &o#ld )e doing &ith the "t#dent" i" e+plaining the term" and giving
e+ample"- The e+ample" &o#ld help them learn more a)o#t the concept"-
8 1!ic! %art 4ill be most c!allen&in& for you to teac!5
The part that &ill )e mo"t challenging *or me to teach &o#ld )e e+planation o* the gro#p
a""ignment- ! might e+plain it in "#ch a &ay that the "t#dent" &ill not .no& &hat to do-
. 3o4 4ill you follo4 u% or e+tend t!is lesson5
! &ill *ollo& #p or e+tend thi" le""on )y having the "t#dent" re"earch di**erent good" that
are already made and *ind the real an"&er to i* the good" &o#ld )e e+ported or imported )y
the ,nited State"-
2 1!at can you do for students 4!o don9t &ras% t!e conce%ts5
Dor the "t#dent" &ho don=t gra"p the concept" ! &o#ld have them re"earch more a)o#t the
t&o term" and &rite a paragraph each on &hy the ,nited State" &o#ld import and e+port
good"-
5 1!ic! %art of t!e lesson- if any- do you t!in0 mi&!t need to c!an&e5
The part o* the le""on that ! might need to change i" the activity- The activity "till might )e a
little advanced or ! might need to teach more on the concept" )e*ore admini"tering an
activity li.e that-
: 1!en you 4ere 4ritin& t!is lesson %lan- 4!at 4as t!e most difficult %art5
The mo"t di**ic#lt part o* the le""on &a" coming #p &ith the g#ided practice activity- ! &a"
not "#re on ho& ! co#ld have the "t#dent" practice #nder"tanding the concept"3 )#t ! "a&
that it &a" the good" that they needed to loo. thro#gh to #nder"tand &hy the ,nited State"
&o#ld import or e+port them-
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Materials:
E 6#tcher %aper
E (ar.er"
E %encil"
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E Social St#die" Note)oo."
Fip )loc. )ag"
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