Module 23: Business Practices- Social Studies 3 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to identify how and why some goods are imported, identify how and why some goods are exported, identify the laws that control business, define the principles of entrepreneurship, and identify individuals who have exemplified the principles of entrepreneurship.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Import
  1. Identify how and why some goods are imported.
2 Export
  1. Identify how and why some goods are exported.
3 Government in Business
  1. Identify the laws that control business.
4 Entrepreneurship
  1. Define the principles of entrepreneurship.
5 American Entrepreneurs
  1. Identify individuals who have exemplified the principles of entrepreneurship.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
import
good
export
laws
business
entrepreneurship
entrepreneur

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Import 4 Importing in the United States Assignment
3 Government in Business 5 Government Laws in Business Assignment
5 American Entrepreneurs 5 Who’s Who: American Entrepreneurs' Achievements Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Import After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what importing is and why it is important.
2 Export After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain exporting and why it is important.
3 Government in Business After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe laws that help businesses and the economy.
4 Entrepreneurship After completing this lesson ask your student to explain what entrepreneurship is, and the principles of entrepreneurship.
5 American Entrepreneurs After completing this lesson, ask your student to discuss the famous entrepreneurs they learned about and help them research famous entrepreneurs from their hometown.

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
Import
  1. What is importing?
Export
  1. What is exporting?
Government in Business
  1. How is the government involved in the economy?
Entrepreneurship
  1. What is entrepreneurship?
American Entrepreneurs
  1. Who are some famous American entrepreneurs?

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

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