Module 20-Social Studies 4B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn about limited resources and scarcity. Students will learn about specialization and division of labor. Students will analyze how communication and transportation can affect the economy. Students will learn about advertising and how it can affect consumers. Students will learn about business choices.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Limited Resources and Scarcity completed business plan from previous module
pen or pencil
2 Specialization and Division of Labor completed business plan from previous module
pen or pencil
3 Communication and Transportation completed business plan from previous module
pen or pencil
4 Advertising completed business plan from previous module
pen or pencil
5 Business Choices completed business plan from previous module
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Limited Resources and Scarcity
  1. Apply the definition of scarcity to their business.
2 Specialization and Division of Labor
  1. Apply specialization and labor to their business.
3 Communication and Transportation
  1. Apply knowledge of transportation and communication to their business.
4 Advertising
  1. Apply knowledge of advertising to their business.
5 Business Choices
  1. Apply knowledge of business choices to their business.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
resources
limited
scarcity
specialization
division of labor
mass production
communication
transportation
manufacturing
advertising
influenced
peer pressure
profit
loss
incentive

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Limited Resources and Scarcity 6 Business Plan: Scarcity
2 Specialization and Division of Labor 6 Business Plan: Specialization
3 Communication and Transportation 7 Business Plan: Transportation and Communication
4 Advertising 6 Business Plan: Advertising
5 Business Choices 6 Business Plan: Profits and Losses

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Limited Resources and Scarcity
  1. What is scarcity?
  2. What are limited resources?
Specialization and Division of Labor
  1. What is specialization?
  2. Why is labor needed?
Communication and Transportation
  1. How do communication and transportation affect the economy?
Advertising
  1. How does advertising affect businesses and consumers?
Business Choices
  1. What choices do businesses make?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Limited Resources and Scarcity Toy Shopping
  1. What does scarcity mean?
  2. What does limited resources mean?
  3. How is a toy store during the holiday season an example of scarcity and limited resources?
Specialization and Division of Labor The Good and the Bad
  1. What is the purpose of job specialization?
  2. What is good about job specialization and division of labor?
  3. What is bad about job specialization and division of labor?
Advertising Buy This
  1. What are advertisements?
  2. How does advertising influence our purchasing decisions?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing