Module 30: Supply and Demand- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to report the definition of supply, and identify examples, define "demand," identify examples of demand, make the connection between supply and demand, and given a scenario, students will be able to determine whether the supply should increase or decrease based on the demand.

Module Materials:

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

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Supply
  1. Report the definition of supply, and identify examples.
2 Demand
  1. Define "demand."
  2. Identify examples of demand.
3 Connection
  1. Make the connection between supply and demand.
4 Project: Changing Supply
  1. Given a scenario, students will be able to determine whether the supply should increase or decrease based on the demand.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
supply
goods
consumers
producers
demand
services
cause
effect

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Supply 6 Highlighting Supply Assignment
2 Demand 6 Coloring Demand Assignment
3 Connection 6 On Sale Assignment
4 Project: Changing Supply 2 Changing Supply Project

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Supply After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain and provide examples of supply.
2 Demand After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain demand and give examples of demand.
3 Connection After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how supply and demand affect each other and give examples of this.
4 Project: Changing Supply Before your student begins this project, ask your student to review the directions of the project before they begin and to review their work before they turn their project in.

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
Supply
  1. What is supply?
Demand
  1. What is demand?
Connection
  1. How do supply and demand affect each other?
Project: Changing Supply
  1. How do supply and demand work together?

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
1 Lemons and Lemonade: A Book About Supply and Demand Nancy Loewen and Brian Jensen

Module Outing:

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

# Outing