Lesson 1: Needs, Wants and Choices
Is water a NEED or a WANT?
Water is A NEED.
Soil is a natural resource, it comes from the earth.
Producers sell goods in exchange for money. Who are consumers?
Consumers are the customers, the people that buy goods and services.
It is important for farmers to check the weather. Name 2 kinds of weather that can be harmful to crops.
Examples: Frost, flooding, drought, high winds.
What vocabulary word from this chapter is one of our power words in reading?
CLIMATE
An iPhone might be something we WANT, but it is not a need.
Why are farmers important producers?
Farmers make and grow many of the foods we buy and eat.
As a team, give 3 examples of GOODS and 3 examples of SERVICES.
Services: Firefighter, police, doctors, hairdressers, vet, cook, etc
What is climate?
Climate is the USUAL weather over a long time in one place.
A chef prepares dinner for a family. Is the chef a producer or a consumer?
The chef is a producer.
As a team, name 3 needs and 3 wants
Wants: Toys, Tablet, Video Games, Candy, Stuffed Animals
As a team, name 4 examples FROM THE BOOK that producers make.
Examples: furniture, dishes, clothes, food, bread, soups, cheese, yogurt, tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries
Give an example for how a producer can also be a consumer.
Example: A cook buys many kinds of food to prepare in a restaurant.
If there is not enough rain, what do farmers use to get water to their crops?
Farmers use IRRIGATION.
You are making an ad for strawberries. What will you say in your ad to get consumers to buy your food?
(Mention something about being healthy, sweet, ripe, at a great price, etc)
Money is usually scarce. What does the word scarce mean?
Scarce means limited. Money is not unlimited, it is scarce.
As a team, give two examples of NATURAL resources, two CAPITAL resources and a HUMAN resource.
Natural: Soil, water, air, sunlight
Capital: Tractors, mowers, tools, money
Human: Distributors, workers that harvest
Some workers sell and deliver food to the markets. What are these workers called?
Distributors
Name 3 things that farmers need to study to grow good crops.
Climate, the land, water resources, soil
I only have $10. What 2 things should I buy?
-$5 Laundry Soap
-$3 M&Ms
-$4 Book
-$4 Vegetables
Vegetables and laundry soap--these are NEEDS, not wants.
Long ago, many people grew their own food, made their own clothing and built shelter. How did they meet their other needs?) Hint *They did not go to a store*
They used BARTER to get what they need--traded with other people that made it.
Different crops grow best at different times of the year. What is an example given in the book of a crop that must be quickly harvested when they are ripe?
Strawberries
Give 4 steps in a sequence to explain how we get food we want/need.
1. Producers grow and harvest.
2. Food is picked and packed into coolers or crates.
3. Crates are loaded on trucks and driven to markets.
4. Consumers buy the food.
Name 3 ways farmers solve problems that can harm crops.
Examples: Trees are used as windbreaks, wind machines can prevent freeze, bugs are used to eat other harmful insects.
When we have to decide what we buy, we analyze the _____s & _____s of each item.
Costs & Benefits