Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity one: This activity for grades 3–6 will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was and why it was important to communities in North Carolina and Virginia. Students will read and analyze an adapted introductory article about tobacco bag stringing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity four: In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate a primary source letter from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing. Students will investigate the influence of technology, and its lack, on the tobacco bag stringers. They will do a role play/debate in which they will assume the roles of owners of companies and other people that were involved in the issue.; Format: article (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Bartering - A system of exchange: By participating in a game called "Barter Bag" students will be introduced to the concept of trade. This introduces students to the concept of bartering.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies); By Carlene M. White.

Who pays for city hall?: Students learn that city governments provide goods and services by collecting taxes from citizens. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Who gets more than their fair share?: Students identify and describe various methods of distributing goods or services. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1 and 3 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

What is competition?: Students understand what businesses are and that a marketplace exists whenever buyers and sellers exchange goods and services. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

NOT your grandma's lemonade stand: Students manage a virtual lemonade stand to learn about the market economy. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics and Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Nomads: Where Boundaries Move: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore nomadic pastoralism. Focusing on Central Asia, students investigate the way humans have adapted to regions that do not sustain communities through agriculture and the influence this has both on how they live and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Mystery workers: Students review the concepts of goods, services, and producers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Marketplaces of Asia: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore kinds of marketplaces and view goods as a reflection of the characteristics of a region. This lesson is one in a series developed in collaboration with The Asia Society, with support from the Freeman Foundation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Hey, mom! What's for breakfast?: Students work in cooperative groups to learn about food use throughout the world. They will discuss causes and cures of world hunger and use map skills to investigate the production and distribution of food worldwide. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Global breakfast: The purpose of this lesson is to look for evidence of global interdependence in the foods that we eat. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students explore the concept of global interdependence by investigating the origins of the foods they eat. Students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); Provided by: Science Netlinks

An entreduction: This lesson illustrates the differences between inventions and innovations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Beanie Baby prices soar: Students learn about supply and demand through the sale of Beanie Babies. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); Provided by: EconEdLink