Students understand that the exchange of goods and services creates economic interdependence and change.

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Contents 1 Economics Standard 3.1 for 7th Grade 2 Standard in Kid Friendly Language 3 Standard Unwrapped 4 Instructional Strategies 5 Assessment Strategies 6 Resources 7 Projects and Activities

Economics Standard 3.1 for 7th Grade

Students understand that the exchange of goods and services creates economic interdependence and change.

Standard in Kid Friendly Language

• Students should understand how business and government work hand-in-hand.

Standard Unwrapped

KNOW

• role of government
• property rights
• contract enforcement
• monetary system
• interdependence

ABLE TO DO

• identify governmental activities that affect the local, state, or national economy;

• give examples of the role of government in a market economic system, (for example, the government enforces property rights, provisions of contracts and provides a standardized monetary system).

Instructional Strategies

• Lecture and notes
• Project-based lesson

Assessment Strategies

• Vocabulary test
• Project rubric

Resources

The Center For Civic Education

Colorado Government

Morgan County Colorado Government

City of Brush, Colorado Government

Brush School District

Projects and Activities

• Project Citizen

--G.R. McConnell 12:12, 19 June 2008 (MDT)