Big Idea: How do we get the things we need and want?

Make A Cartoon About Working People

   California Standard 2.4 Students understand basic economic concepts and their individual roles in the economy and demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills.

 

1. Write "Goods" and "Services" on a sheet of paper.

 
 

2. Look at these pictures of working people from the Internet:

Jobs

Animal Care Jobs

Vet Jobs

Science Jobs

Construction Jobs

 
 

3. Draw a picture of a producer on the "Goods" side, and a service worker on the "Services" side.

 
 

4. Write a speech bubble for each worker.

 

 
 
 

Making Choices

Every day we have to make choices about things we need. Explore this interactive story about making choices. What choice would you make?

Farming Yesterday and Today

Explore farming in the middle ages. Click on farming on the left side. Find out more about how Native Americans farmed. Scroll down this site and lick on the fields and streams.

From Farm to Home

Farmers in America grow all kinds of foods that end up on our dinner table. See if you can answer some of these fun food facts.

Dairy farming

How does milk get from the farm to you. Look at these pictures of what happens at a dairy farm.

Working the Soil

Caring for the soil is important. It makes healthy crops. Ask the Answer Worm questions about caring for the soil.