Lesson+Plan


 * Unit Lesson Plan **

**Unit Lesson Plan** Megan Hatfield


 * Lesson Title: **Supply and Demand
 * Lesson Unit:** Social Studies- Economics
 * Subject Area(s):** Social Studies and Math
 * Grade Level:** 4th
 * Time**: One to two class periods

6.2.3. A- Define and Identify goods, services, consumers and producers. 6.2.3. B- Identify ways local businesses compete to get customers.
 * PA State Standards:**


 * NCSS Themes**
 * Production, Distributions, and Consumtion- Throughout this lesson students will learn the importance of pricing and how it affects consumers.
 * Global Connection- In this lesson students will understand how consumtion involves countries to interact with each other to consume products needed.

At this grade level students should be able to connect items with reasonable prices. They should also be able to make good choices on how to buy a product (If there are two of the same item with different prices, which is the best choice). Learning Objectives:
 * Learner Information:**
 * Students will understand how to compete to get costumers.
 * Students will make good purchasing choices and understand why.
 * Students will comprehend the terms supply and demand and how they affect consuming.

Each student will need three items from their desk, their writing journal, a pencil and highlighting tape.
 * Materials:**

1.) The teacher will ask students to take three items from their desk. 2.) The students will then be given highlighting tape to label the three items they picked from their desk with a price. 3.) The students will then walk around the classroom and look at the prices of the items everyone has chosen. 4.) If a few of the students have the same item the students will choose which item they would buy. 5.) The students will record their answers in their journals and describe why they chose the item they did. 6.) The students will share their thoughts about the items and their prices. 7.) The teacher will lead a discussion about supply and demand.
 * Procedures:**

As a closing activity give each student an item and three websites to search for the item at. Have the students record the prices at each site. Then the students will also record where they would buy the product at and why.
 * Closure:**

The closing activity will be the assessment of this lesson to distiguish if the students comprehended the material. After searching the sites students should choose the cheapest item and tell why they chose the item.
 * Assessment:**