Social Studies Economics - Bayport-Blue Point School District

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General Economic Skills Developed Through Grade 11
I. To be able to communicate General Economic
information from 9th, 10th and 11th grade
II. To be able to discriminate between economic
fact and economic opinion
III. To be able to locate primary sources of
economic information
IV. To be able to create ideas (pro and con)
related to basic economic decisions
V. To be able to understand the basics of a
nations standard of living
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VI. To be able to locate and understand problems
on an international level
VII. To be able to read and analyze basic graphic
materials as related to economics
. VIII To understand basic economic decisions made by
various countries
____ IX. To understand basic cause and effect relationships
X. To be able to organize economic information by
category (ex — econ. causes of a war)
_____ XI. To be able to make generalizations from relevant
economic data
XII. To be able to give opposing views on economic data.
XIII. To be able to make basic comparisons between
various societies and their economies
XIV. To be able to show that nations can deal with wide
ranging problems such as: human needs and suffering,
lack of technology, how economics are interdepent,
and how some nations take advantage over others