By the end of Grade 8, individually and with others, students will… D2.Eco.1.6-8. Explain how D2.Eco.3.6-8. Explain the roles of D2.Eco.10.6-8. Explain the influence D2.Eco.14.6-8. Explain barriers to economic decisions affect the buyers and sellers in product, labor, of changes in interest rates on trade and how those barriers of individuals, businesses, and financial markets. borrowing and investing. influence trade among nations. and society. D2.Eco.4.6-8. Describe the role of D2.Eco.11.6-8. Use appropriate data D2.Eco.15.6-8. Explain the D2.Eco.2.6-8. Evaluate alternative competition in the determination of to evaluate the state of employment, benefits and the costs of trade approaches or solutions to current prices and wages in a market unemployment, inflation, total policies to individuals, businesses, economic issues in terms of economy. production, income, and economic and society. benefits and costs for different growth in the economy. D2.Eco.5.6-8. Explain ways in groups and society as a whole. which money facilitates exchange D2.Eco.12.6-8. Explain how inflation, by reducing transactional costs. deflation, and unemployment affect different groups. D2.Eco.6.6-8. Explain how changes in supply and demand cause D2.Eco.13.6-8. Explain why changes in prices and quantities of standards of living increase as goods and services, labor, credit, productivity improves. and foreign currencies. D2.Eco.7.6-8. Analyze the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in a market economy. D2.Eco.8.6-8. Explain how external benefits and costs influence market outcomes. D2.Eco.9.6-8. Describe the roles of institutions such as corporations, non-profits, and labor unions in a market economy. APPLICATION CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS C3 Framework INDICATORS: Grades 6-8 GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHIC HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT HUMAN POPULATION: GLOBAL REPRESENTATIONS: INTERACTION: PLACE, SPATIAL PATTERNS AND INTERCONNECTIONS: SPATIAL VIEWS OF THE REGIONS, AND CULTURE MOVEMENTS CHANGING SPATIAL
By the end of Grade 8, individually and with others, students will… D2.Eco.1.6-8. Explain how economic decisions affect the of individuals, businesses, and society. D2.Eco.2.6-8. Evaluate alternative approaches or solutions to current economic issues in terms of benefits and costs for different groups and society as a whole. D2.Eco.3.6-8. Explain the roles of buyers and sellers in product, labor, and financial markets. D2.Eco.4.6-8. Describe the role of competition in the determination of prices and wages in a market economy. D2.Eco.5.6-8. Explain ways in which money facilitates exchange by reducing transactional costs. D2.Eco.6.6-8. Explain how changes in supply and demand cause changes in prices and quantities of goods and services, labor, credit, and foreign currencies. D2.Eco.7.6-8. Analyze the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in a market economy. D2.Eco.8.6-8. Explain how external benefits and costs influence market outcomes. D2.Eco.9.6-8. Describe the roles of institutions such as corporations, non-profits, and labor unions in a market economy. D2.Eco.10.6-8. Explain the influence of changes in interest rates on borrowing and investing. D2.Eco.11.6-8. Use appropriate data to evaluate the state of employment, unemployment, inflation, total production, income, and economic growth in the economy. D2.Eco.12.6-8. Explain how inflation, deflation, and unemployment affect different groups. D2.Eco.13.6-8. Explain why standards of living increase as productivity improves. D2.Eco.14.6-8. Explain barriers to trade and how those barriers influence trade among nations. D2.Eco.15.6-8. Explain the benefits and the costs of trade policies to individuals, businesses, and society. APPLICATION CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS C3 Framework INDICATORS: Grades 6-8 GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS: SPATIAL VIEWS OF THE HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION: PLACE, REGIONS, AND CULTURE HUMAN POPULATION: SPATIAL PATTERNS AND MOVEMENTS GLOBAL INTERCONNECTIONS: CHANGING SPATIAL
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