6. Fields of Knowledge - History and Social Sciences
Economics
| ECONOMICS 6.16 KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: (Applies to 5-12 only) |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students identify the institutions that make up economic
systems and compare the bases of decision making within each system in
various times in their local community in Vermont, in the United States,
and in various locations world wide. This is evident when students:
6.16 Knowledge of Economic Systems Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Not Applicable | · Show knowledge of the various institutions that make up the economic system under study (e.g. workers, resources, costs, barter, markets, wages, waste products). | · Analyze how changes in technology have historically
affected the roles of workers, both paid and unpaid.
· Identify the elements of various economic institutions in the time and place under study (e.g. workers, resources, costs, barter, markets, wages, waste products). |
| 6.17 IMPACT OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: (Applies to grades 5-12 only) |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students evaluate the impact of economic systems on the
needs and wants of all people and on the environment in various times in
their local community, in Vermont, in the United States, and in various
locations world wide. This is evident when students:
6.17 Impact of Economic Systems Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Not Applicable | · Distinguish between needs and wants,
and evaluate how both are met in various economic systems.
· Understand how choices within an economic system affect the environment in the local community and beyond. |
· Demonstrate understanding of differences between
needs and wants and how they both meet.
· Analyze the rules and laws governing technology and its use as they concern safety issues (e.g. worker safety, consumer health). |
| 6.18 APPLYING ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE: (Applies to grades 5-12 only) |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students apply economic knowledge to historical interpretations,
to their own lives, and to the resolution of problems. This is evident
when students:
6.18 Applying Economic Knowledge Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Not Applicable | · Use knowledge of limited resources,
conditions of production, and waste disposal to discuss decisions about
buying and using goods in various times and places.
· Discuss influences on economic decisions - personally, locally, nationally. |
· Use knowledge of limited resources, conditions
of production, and waste disposal to make or analyze decisions about buying
and using goods in various times and places.
· Identify influences on economic decisions - personally, nationally and internationally. |
| Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) | |
| Areas of Study for All Shelburne Students on Standards
6.16, 6.17, 6.18 |
· Not Applicable | U.S. Government
Contemporary Cultures Early American History |
U.S. History and Culture
Regional Studies Comparative Cultures Governments Social Justice and Equity |
| Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard
6.16, 6.17, 6.18. This may vary from team to team |
· Not Applicable | Team fundraising
Guest speakers from local companies Designing mock companies Team voting |
Current events
Transportation Stock market Exploration American Revolution Pioneers |
| Examples of Assessment Strategies for Standards 6.16, 6.17, 6.18 |
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