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Essential Questions
Standards of Learning
Social Studies
Fine Arts
Objectives
* Human resources: People working to produce goods and services
* Capital resources: Goods made by people used to produce other goods and services
Materials
Procedures for Learning Activities
Introduction - (5 minutes)
Formative Assessment
Differentiation
Technology Integration
- What are natural resources?
- What are human resources?
- What are capital resources?
Standards of Learning
Social Studies
- 2.7 The student will describe natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), human resources (people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings).
- 2.2 The student will expand understanding and use of word meanings.
Fine Arts
- Music Standard 1
Objectives
- Students will be able to identify natural, human, and capital resources.
- Students will be able to give examples of natural, human, and capital resources.
- Students will be able to describe the differences among natural, human, and capital resources.
* Human resources: People working to produce goods and services
* Capital resources: Goods made by people used to produce other goods and services
- Students will be able to sing along to music tune
Materials
- Book – The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen.
- Chart paper and markers
- Social Studies notebook
- Overhead projector
- Computer and Speakers
- Copies of song lyrics (see attached)
- Index cards
- Tape
- Exit ticket (see attached)
Procedures for Learning Activities
Introduction - (5 minutes)
- Refer back to discussion about things they needed to make a sandwich. Teacher tells students we will read The Tortilla Factory. Tell students to pay close attention to the different types of resources mentioned in this book.
- Read The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen.
- After reading the book, write the definition of human, capital and natural resources on chart paper. Divide the paper into three sections. Students should copy definitions in their notebooks.
- Place the book on the overhead projector, and after each page, list the natural, human, and capital resources mentioned. Some resources that can be identified in the book are: soil, workers, and machines.
- Hand out copy of “We’ve Been Working on Production” lyrics. Student should glue these lyrics in their notebook under the definitions of natural, human and capital resources.
- First, read the lyrics with students. Then, play the tune to “I’ve Been Working On The Railroad” and have the whole class sing along. Link
- Divide the class into three groups (natural, human, and capital resources) – Ask students to look around the classroom and draw and label an example of the assigned resource on an index card.
- Students present their drawing and explain why it is a natural, human or capital resource and tapes it under the correct category on the chart previously created.
- Students complete exit card.
Formative Assessment
- Observation when students points out the different resources from The Tortilla Factory
- Anecdotal notes about students presentation of their drawing
- Exit ticket
Differentiation
- Co-construction of natural, human, and capital resources chart.
- Wide variety of illustration throughout the lesson and on exit card.
Technology Integration
- Computer and speakers to play song tune for students to follow along.
Song L2 | |
File Size: | 80 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Exit Ticket L2 | |
File Size: | 58 kb |
File Type: | docx |