State Curriculum - Social Studies

 
Grade 1
Standard 4.0 Economics: Students will identify the economic principles and processes that are helpful to producers and consumers when making good decisions.
A. Scarcity and Economic Decision-making
1. Describe economic choices people make about goods and services
a. Identify and discuss goods and services provided in the community
b. Explain how getting something one wants may mean giving up something in return
2. Describe the production process
a. Give examples of natural and human resources used in production, such as making butter, making ice cream, and building houses
b. Describe the skills people need for their work in the home, school, and community
3. Explain how technology affects the way people live, work, and play
a. Describe how tools and products have affected the way people live, work, or play
B. Economic Systems and the Role of Government in the Economy
1. Describe types of markets in the community
a. Explain how markets operate
b. Identify markets in the local community, such as grocery stores, farmers' markets, toy stores, and fast food restaurants
3. Describe how goods and services are acquired
a. Describe how people earn money by working at a job
b. Compare goods that have different values, such as same item at different stores
 

 

MSDE has developed a toolkit for these standards which can be found online at: http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/social_studies/vsc_toolkit.html.

 

Date: 6/20/2006