That Was Then, This Is Now
Students explore food prices and how they have changed over time as they perform mathematical computations, analyze data charts, and compare and contrast statistical information.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Pamela Emery | California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Sources
- Food and Farm Facts
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/eib117/40008_eib-117_summary.pdf
Standards
Indiana Content Area Standards
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Social Studies. Grade 3: Economics: Standard 4
Students explain how people in the local community make choices about using goods, services and productive resources; how they engage in trade to satisfy their economic wants and needs; how they use a variety of sources to gather and apply information about economic changes in the community; and how they compare costs and benefits in economic decision making.
- 3.4.6 Economics: Explain that buyers and sellers interact to determine the prices of goods and services in markets.
- 3.4.7 Economics: Illustrate how people compare benefits and costs when making choices and decisions as consumers and producers.
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Social Studies. Grade 4: Economics: Standard 4
Students study and compare the characteristics of Indianas changing economy in the past and present.
- 4.4.4 Economics: Explain that prices change as a result of changes in supply and demand for specific products.
- 5.4.9 Economics: Explain the purpose and components of a personal budget and compare factors that influence household saving and spending decisions in early United States history and today.
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Social Studies. Grade 5: Economics: Standard 4
Students describe the productive resources and market relationships that influence the way people produce goods and services and earn a living in the United States in different historical periods. Students consider the importance of economic decision making and how people make economic choices that influence their future.
- 5.4.7 Economics: Predict the effect of changes in supply and demand on price.
- 5.4.8 Economics: Analyze how the causes and effects of changes in price of certain goods and services had significant influence on events in United States history.