Economics Standard Four - Grades 9-12

Sample Activities

Though an investigate of U.S. foreign trade, students would identify America's principal trade partners and evaluate the extent to which trade barriers have influenced patterns of imports and exports. The balance of trade between major trading partners could be graphed and compared to tariff policies [International trade].

Students could participate in a concurrent civics activity which required them to present evidence and recommendations at a mock congressional hearing on trade policy.

Parent Partnership Program: Students could determine the products and services provided by the companies, businesses, or agencies in which their families work, and where these products or services are sold or delivered. They could then explore international trade policies and debates in order to determine which could have an impact on the jobs/professions of their families [International trade].

If the results were mapped to identify patterns, this activity would connect with Geography Standards One and Four.

to Economics Standard Four.