LESSON PLAN

Subject: Social Studies

Grade:
9A
Date: April 11th, 2016
Critical Inquiry Question: How do economies impact quality of life?
Lesson:
1
Time: 90min
SLOs: From the Program of Studies
9.2.4: compare and contrast the principles and practices of market and mixed economies

Instructional Objectives: (Not outcomes, but lesson objectives. Not a description of

lesson procedure, but an indication of what students will know or be able to do by the
end of the lesson).
Knowledge:
Students will understand what an economy is.
Students can describe scarcity and how it functions in an economy.
Skill:
Work as a group to solve a problem related to scarcity.

Key Questions:
What is the focus question for this lesson? What are some related questions?
What is an economy?
What is Scarcity?
Materials:
PAT practice tests
Accompanying handout for the lecture slides. (50)
25 cups of various sizes. (Some decorative?)
Juice crystals to make a half gallon.
Chocolate (6 to 8 pieces?)
Preparation:
Organize cups juice and chocolate in an easy to reach place (Put all in cupboard.)
Groups:
1-T, E, R, M K, D, J, Ki, Si
2-Ta, M V, Jo, Me, A, N, D, T
3-M, Ti, Sa, Jo, L, H, B, Co, Sh
Adaptations:
Placing stronger students in groups with weaker students. Ensuring a gender balance in
the groups so some students arent uncomfortable.

Handouts for notes on the powerpoint so students can follow along.

Lesson Procedure:
(Use numbered or bulleted steps. Indicate lesson introduction, development and
conclusion to clarify the flow of the lesson. Write it with enough detail that a substitute
teacher could teach the lesson.)
Intro
Agenda
o Current Events
o Answering a test question
o PAT practice
o PAT marking as class
o Intro to Chapter 6 What is an Economy?
A few current events
o Vulcan residents get 1st peek at new Canada Post Spock stamp
newsworthy because town thrives on tourism associated with Star Trek.
Boosts tourism in community. 50th Anniversary.
(http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/spock-stamp-vulcan-1.3528920)
o NDP votes in favor of electing new leader by 52%
(http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mulcair-ndp-leadership-1.3529013)
How to answer a test question
o Read out strategies, do practice test question.
Part 1 PAT Practice
Practice Test
o 45 minutes, place reminders on the board to write name on booklet and
test.
o If students finish early, start marking early.
Quiz Marking
o Read through each question, poll the students on what the answer was.
o Ask students if they need or want any clarification about why the answer
was what it was.
o Emphasize that they need to read the questions carefully as one or two
words can really change the meaning of the answer.
Part 2 What Is an Economy?
Begin Economy lecture
o Hand out glossary and notes page
Scarcity Activity
o Divide students into 3 groups, one will split up chocolate, another will
split up juice, and the last will divide the cups. Cannot talk to each group
Hand out sheet with instructions

o Give student 10 minutes to make their decisions.

o Discuss: Why did you divide it the way to did? What were your
priorities?
Conclusion
Students will end the class by adding to their definition of scarcity in their
glossary, and in their notes. This is an important term to understand
economics decisions.
If time permits, we can continue with the lecture slides, or discuss more current
events that students would like to share.

Assessment:
How will you know if students met your lesson objectives? What assessment tool or
strategy are you using? What are you looking for in this formative assessment?

Lesson Reflection:
This is a space for notes after youve taught the lesson.