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6-8 Grades: Social Studies Benchmarks for Economics
A. Explain how the endowment and development of
productive resources affect economic decisions and global interactions.
B. Explain why trade occurs and how historical patterns of
trade have contributed to global interdependence.
C. Identify connections between government policies and the economy.
Economics (Scarcity and Resource Allocation)
6th Grade:
1. Explain how the availability of productive resources and
entrepreneurship affects the production of goods and services in
different world regions.
2. Explain that most decisions involve trade-offs and give examples.
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Ohio Historical Center:
Proficiency Tracks
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Students will work with timelines, matching games, storytellers, and hands-on activities to review
some of the skills necessary for success in the up-coming proficiency tests.
Economics (Markets)
6th Grade:
3. Explain why trade occurs when individuals, regions, and
countries specialize in what they can produce at the lowest opportunity
cost and how this causes both production and consumption to increase.
4. Identify goods and services that are imported and exported and
explain how this trade makes countries interdependent.
5. Describe how supply and demand help to set the market clearing
price for goods and services and how prices reflect the relative
scarcity of goods and services.
Economics (Government
And the Economy)
6th Grade:
6. Distinguish between goods and services typically produced by
the private sector and the public sector.
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Ohio Historical Center:
Proficiency Tracks
(168 k)
Students will work with timelines, matching games, storytellers, and hands-on activities to review
some of the skills necessary for success in the up-coming proficiency tests.
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