Social Studies Grade 5

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Online Related Media: Image: “Flint” Image: “Obsidian” Image: “Copper”

Extended Reading Articles: N/A

Article 3: Trade, Barter, and Money Word Count: 363

Vocabulary: bartering : opportunities for families to make a trade on their own

High Impact Teaching Strategy: Collaborative Learning

Lesson Plan: 1. As a class, review needs and wants. 2. Read the article. 3. As a class, discuss the different examples of bartering found in the article. Why did people barter? (Answers will vary.) 4. Have students draw an illustration of bartering, using an example of American Indians bartering from the text. 5. Have students share their illustrations with a partner. Discuss how their illustrations are the same and different. Article Assessment Questions: 1. Meeting the wants and needs of the community is considered a __________. a. trade network b. market c. barter d. purchase 2. The place where traders bring goods for trade in a community is called a __________. a. center b. warehouse

c. market d. depot 3. What items would local tribes offer for trade? a. common items that were plentiful b. rare items that were scarce

c. manufactured items that were ordered d. items they no longer needed or wanted

Trade and Economics in North America | Week 8

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