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CKHG Unit 14: Understanding Economics


Focus:
The Core Knowledge History and Geography (CKHG) Grade 4 Understanding Economics will provide an overview of the following content: Every society must answer basic economic questions: What will the society produce? How will the society produce it? How will society distribute it? The answers to these questions are shaped by many factors, including access to resources, access to technology, and cultural values. Similarly, individuals also make economic decisions about what to buy, where to buy it, when to save, how much to save, and so on. These decisions are informed by the availability of goods and services, prices, and personal values.

 Number of Lessons: 5
(A total of ten days has been allocated to the Understanding Economics unit. You may choose to implement this unit in a ten-day block or spread the content throughout the year, as time allows.)

Lesson Time:
Flexible

Additional Search Terms:
economy • mortgage • capital • raw materials • labor • entrepreneur • interdependence • profit • opportunity cost • discount • elastic • glut • budget • market value • wages • transaction • tax • currency • monopoly • empire • mercantilism • boom

History & Geography Grade 5 English

Individual Resources

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CKHG Unit 14: Understanding Economics STUDENT READER

CKHG Student Readers offer engagingly written and richly illustrated text on the topics specified for the unit. Each volume includes maps, color illustrations, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. In general, the content and presentation in CKHG Student Readers for Grades 3–5 are appropriate for young readers from the upper elementary grades through middle school.

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CKHG Unit 14: Understanding Economics TEACHER GUIDE

The Teacher Guide provides detailed lesson plans for each Student Reader chapter, as well as activity page masters, assessments, additional activities (such as virtual field trips, simulations, or literary selections), and civics and arts connections to reinforce the lesson content.

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CKHG Unit 14: Understanding Economics QUESTION CARDS

Understanding Economics Question Cards—fifteen individual images depicting significant themes and ideas related to economics. In addition to an image, each card contains a chapter number and a driving question that outlines the focus of the chapter, discussion, or activity.

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CKHG Unit 14: Understanding Economics ONLINE RESOURCES

The Online Resources support lessons and activities within the Teacher Guide.