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Social Studies — Grade 5

Goal 5, Objective 5.03

Goal 5

The learner will evaluate ways the United States and other countries of North America make decisions about the allocation and use of economic resources.

Objective 5.03

Assess economic institutions in terms of how well they enable people to meet their needs.

Resources aligned to this objective

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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: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
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 three
In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.

Lesson plans on the web

From boomtown to ghost town
Students discuss how a specific economic activity in a region can facilitate the creation of towns, which often turn into ghost towns if the economic activity ends. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Geo-friendly travel: Destination Honduras
In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about a partnership between the government of Honduras and the National Geographic Society to highlight the concept of geotourism and its benefits. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Searching for gold: A collaborative inquiry project
Students develop inquiry skills and content area knowledge in this collaborative project that focuses on the Gold Rush. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE