Module 35: World Trade- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to identify patterns in reasons to trade, recognize that the U.S. trades with other nations to exchange goods, and recognize that the United States trades with other nations to exchange services.

Module Materials:

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

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Trading
  1. Identify patterns in reasons to trade.
2 International Exchange of Goods
  1. Recognize that the U.S. trades with other nations to exchange goods.
3 International Exchange of Services
  1. Recognize that the United States trades with other nations to exchange services.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
pattern
trade
exchange
import
export
goods
services

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Trading 5 Trading Patterns Assignment
2 International Exchange of Goods 5 Worldwide Trade Assignment
3 International Exchange of Services 5 Is That True? Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Trading After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what trade is, the purpose of trade, and the patterns of trade.
2 International Exchange of Goods After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the following: trade, exchange, import and export, and why the United States trades with other countries.
3 International Exchange of Services After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the services the United States exchanges with other countries.

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
Trading
  1. Why do we trade with others?
International Exchange of Goods
  1. Why do we trade goods with other countries?
International Exchange of Services
  1. Why do we trade services with other countries?

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