Lesson 1: Needs, Wants, and Choices
Homes, food, water, and clothing are all examples of things people must have to survive. These are all examples of what?
Needs
The role of farmers is to do what?
Produce food
If I go to the store and buy food, I am a what?
Consumer
What kind of weather can harm crops?
Bad weather
New shoes, video games, and toys are all examples of things that we would like to have. Another name for these things are what?
Wants
Farmers used to use what kind of animals to help them plant crops?
Horses or Oxen
People who provide services, such as doctors and painters, are considered what?
Producers
Not enough rain is called a what?
Drought
If Julie were to trade 5 markers for 3 erasers from Michael, this would be an example of what?
Bartering
Air, sunlight, water, and soil are all examples of what kind of resources?
Natural Resources
This is a place where people go to buy goods.
Store/Market
The weather over an extended period of time is called what?
Climate
If I decided to buy corn instead of buying cookies, I made a what?
Choice
People who harvest or pick crops are considered what
Human Resources
Does the action show a consumer or a producer?
1. A farmer grows apples
2. A family buys green beans
3. A teacher purchases a new jacket
4. A chef makes dinner for a restaurant
1. Producer
2. Consumer
3. Consumer
4. Producer
What is the name for the system that brings water from a distant source through pipes?
Irrigation system
If I purchase something, what am I doing?
Spending money on it
Why are farmers important producers?
They produce food for people to eat.
Put these in the correct order to show how corn gets from the farm to our tables.
1. The corn is harvested and packed
2. People buy the corn
3. The corn is loaded on trucks
4. Farmers grow corn
5. The corn is unpacked at the market
4. Farmers grow corn
1. The corn is harvested and packed
3. The corn is loaded on trucks
5. The corn is unpacked at the market
2. People buy the corn
Farmers can use lines of trees as windbreaks. If there is a freeze, wind machines can keep air moving. If there is not enough rain, irrigation is used to water crops.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
1. Sometimes there is a freeze, and windmills keep air moving.
2. If there is too much wind, farmers can plant trees as windbreaks.
3. Farmers have many ways to solve weather problems.
3. Farmers have many ways to solve weather problems.