Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Social Studies
Grade 8

Content Standard: Economics
B. Economic Systems of the United States

Students will understand the economic system of the United States, including its principles, development, and institutions.
Common Assessment(s):
Performance Indicators

Students will be able to:

Essential Elements
(Specific grade level learning objectives)
Suggested Performance Activities

Suggested Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

1. Demonstrate knowledge of economic concepts of supply, demand, price, the role of money, and profit and loss.

Stock Market

Federal Reserve

Competition vs. Monopoly

Students will simulate a Stock Market Program.

Consumer Education (Millikin)

Students will debrief their experience with supply, demand, price, profit, and loss.

stock market
profit
loss
supply
demand

2. Analyze how prices act as signals to producers and customers to answer the three basic economic questions: What to produce? how? and for whom?

Stock Market

Federal Reserve

Competition vs. Monopoly

Students will create a business and market their product.

Students will present to the class what their business is, how they will produce their product, and for whom it will be produced.

producers
consumers

3. Identify how the fundamental characteristics of the United States economic System (e.g., private property, profits, competition, and price system) influence economic decision making

Stock Market

Federal Reserve

Competition vs. Monopoly

Students will simulate a Stock Market Program. (See Economics A1)

Students will debrief their experience with supply, demand, price, profit, and loss. (See Economics A1)

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5. Describe the roles and contributions of the principal contributors to the economy (e.g., laborers, investors, entrepreneurs, managers.)

Stock Market

Federal Reserve

Competition vs. Monopoly

Students will interview the principle contributors to the economy and share their finds with the class.
Presenters from outside businesses will share their expertise.

Students will create a diagram showing the principle contributors to the economy.

private property
laborers
investors
entrepreneurs
managers