Layered Curriculum Lesson Plan Form
Economics Name________________________
|Teacher: |Stiles | |
|Subject |7th grade Social Studies | |
|Unit of Instruction: |Economies of Africa and Asia | |
|Implementation Dates: |May 2015 | |
|Standards: |SS7E1 |The student will analyze different economic systems. | |
| | |Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions | |
| | |of (1) what to produce, (2) how to produce, and (3) for whom to produce | |
| | |Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure | |
| | |market and pure command. | |
| | |Compare and contrast the economic systems in South Africa and Nigeria. | |
| |SS7E2 |The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Africa. | |
| | |Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries. Compare and contrast different types of trade | |
| | |barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos. | |
| | |Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations | |
| | |The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their | |
| |SS7E3 |presence or absence in Nigeria and South Africa. | |
| | |Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and | |
| | |gross domestic product (GDP). | |
| | |Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic| |
| | |product (GDP). | |
| | |Explain how the distribution of diamonds, gold, uranium, and oil affects the economic | |
| | |development of Africa. | |
| | |Describe the role of entrepreneurship. | |
| | |The student will analyze different economic systems. | |
| |SS7E5 |Compare and contrast the economic systems in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey | |
| | |The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southwest | |
| |SS7E6 |Asia (Middle East). | |
| | |Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries. | |
| | |Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos | |
| | |Explain the primary function of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | |
| | |Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations | |
| | |The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their | |
| | |presence or absence in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. | |
| | |Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and | |
| |SS7E7 |gross domestic product (GDP) | |
| | |Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic| |
| | |product (GDP). | |
| | |Explain the role of oil in these countries’ economies. | |
| | |Describe the role of entrepreneurship. | |
| | |The student will analyze different economic systems. | |
| | |Compare and contrast the economic systems in China, India, Japan, and North Korea | |
| | |The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southern and | |
| |SS7E8 |Eastern Asia. | |
| | |Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries | |
| |SS7E9 |Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos. | |
| | |Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations | |
| | |The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their | |
| | |presence or absence in India, China, and Japan. | |
| | |Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and | |
| | |gross domestic product (GDP). | |
| | |Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic| |
| |SS7E10 |product (GDP). | |
| | |Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy. | |
| | |Describe the role of entrepreneurship. | |
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|Curriculum Layers |Student Unit Learning Activities |Pts | |
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|Layer A: Basic knowledge and core | | | |
|understandings. The student builds on his/her |Make flash cards using the vocabulary words on the Vocabulary List. Each card must | | |
|current level of basic information and |include the word and its definition. | | |
|knowledge. |Design a poster about the 3 types of economies: market, command, and traditional. Your |20 | |
|Maximum 70 pts. in this section |poster must include the definition of each and list examples of countries that utilize | | |
| |each type as well as examples of economic activities practiced in those countries. You | | |
| |must also have at least 4 illustrations. | | |
| |Read pp. 49-64, pp. 107-119, and pp. 167-186 in your Test Prep book. Answer questions | | |
| |#141-190, #313-346, and #495-553. This will be graded for accuracy! | | |
| |Use the internet to research companies that were founded/are based in the countries we |30 | |
| |talked about this year. Create a collage of the logos of those companies. You must have | | |
| |at least 15 logos to get full credit. | | |
| |Create an account at . Then create a 10 question multiple choice |30 | |
| |quiz review game using the vocabulary words for this section. The questions should be | | |
| |challenging. The name of your quiz should be (Your name)’s Economics Vocabulary Quiz so I| | |
| |can easily search for it. | | |
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|Layer B: Application or manipulation of the |Create a Powerpoint presentation about one of the countries and its economy from E1c, E5a,| | |
|information learned in the Layer A. Problem |or E8a. Your presentation must be at least 10 slides (not including the title slide), | | |
|solving or higher order thinking tasks. |have at least 200 words, and have at least 8 pictures. Save your presentation on your | | |
|Maximum 30 points in this section. |student drive with the name “Government Portfolio Project”. | | |
| |Create a comic strip about the countries found in E1a, E5a, and E8a. You have at least 1 | | |
| |box for each country (that means you will have no less than 9 boxes). In each box, | | |
| |illustrate the types of economic activities that take place in that country. |30 | |
| |Pretend you are founding a new country. Write a 5-paragraph (at least 500 word) | | |
| |persuasive essay describing which type of economy you would choose and why. Be sure to | | |
| |describe the types of economic activities your citizens would do, major imports and | | |
| |exports of your country, and trading partners. | | |
| |Create an illustrated ABC book of the vocabulary words (each word must be defined and |30 | |
| |illustrated for full credit). | | |
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|Vocabulary List: |Bartering | | |
| |Capital goods | | |
| |Command economy | | |
| |currency | | |
| |Embargo | | |
| |entrepreneur | | |
| |Exchange rate | | |
| |export | | |
| |Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | | |
| |Human capital | | |
| |Imports | | |
| |Literacy rate | | |
| |Market economy | | |
| |Mixed economy | | |
| |Natural resources | | |
| |Per capita GDP | | |
| |quota | | |
| |Specialization | | |
| |Standard of living | | |
| |tariff | | |
| |Trade barriers | | |
| |Traditional economy | | |
| |Voluntary trade | | |
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