STANDARD 4    Economics

Social Studies

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of how the United States and other societies develop economic systems and associated institutions to allocate scarce resources, how major decision-making units function in the United States and other national economies, and how an economy solves the scarcity problem through market and nonmarket mechanisms.

Key Idea: Students will study major economic concepts.

 

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Performance Indicators
for Students with Severe Disabilities

Performance Indicators--Students:
learn and communicate about jobs in their community

• understand that money is necessary to buy goods and services

• communicate about how goods and services are produced

• develop and demonstrate money management skills