Contributing to the Community:
Human Resources
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People living in communities rely on human
resources to help satisfy their wants and
needs.
Watch the Brainpop Jr. video and answer the
questions that follow.
Brainpop Jr.: Community Service Workers
What is a community?
Who are some people that keep the
community safe?
How can you help your community?
How do human resources help the people in a
community satisfy their wants and needs?
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In this unit, we are going to learn about three aspects of the
economy, human resources including community service
workers, wants and needs, and goods and services.
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You will use the following digital resources to help build some
background knowledge
Learn about economics and human resources.(link to Safari
here: what is Economics, ch. 2 Human Resources, Ch. 6
Producers and consumers.
Learn about some community helpers- Scholastic
The People in My Town
Wants and Needs- Brainpop Jr.
Wants and Needs- PBS Kids
Goods and Services-Brainpop JR.
Wants and Needs- Social Studies for Kids
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Differentiate text resources by reading level using different
colored stars (basic= green challenging=yellow)
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Complete the Kidspiration Activity on
Wants and Needs. Save the activity to
your H drive. Student Activity One:
Wants and Needs
If you do not have Kidspiration, you can
print the activity and cut and paste the
pictures in to the correct category. Wants
and Needs
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2. Complete this quick activity on goods
and services.
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3. Complete the Brainpop Jr. quiz on
community service workers. You may
complete the on-line quick and print you
results for your teacher or take print the
quiz and hand it into your teacher.
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In this assessment you will identify a human
resource in our community, identify if he/she is
providing a good or service, and identify if
he/she is fulfilling a want or a need. You will also
identifying why the human resource is
important to the community.
Human Resource Assessment
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Human Resources Scoring Tool
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Other Activities about Economics
Songs About Economics
http://www.kidseconposters.com/econsongs.html
Learn about Saving:
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/
Taking a Quiz in Brainpop JR.:
Watch the short video below if you forgot how to take
a quiz in Brainpop JR.
Last update: November 2011
Created by Office of Library Information Services
BCPS Research Module or Slam Dunk Model, Copyright 2005, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other
uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module available at
http://questioning.org/module2/quick.html.
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Common Core State Standards
Economics
Identify economic wants and needs for goods and services.
Give examples of community services and specialized work that people do in the
community.
Social Studies Skills
Interpret and apply information specific to social studies disciplines by reading,
asking questions, and observing
Maryland State Curriculum
Social Studies: Grade 2.
Standard 4.0 Economics
Topic A. Scarcity and Economic Decision Making
Indicator 1. Explain why people have to make economic choices about goods and
services.
Objective a. Identify and explain economic choices people make.
Indicator 2. Explain the production process.
Objective a. Identify examples of specialized workers in the school and community,
such as nurses, truck drivers, lawyers, and postal workers.
BCPS Curriculum
Grade 2: Social Studies:, Living in Communities
Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says
explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific
textual evidence when writing or speaking to support
conclusions drawn from the text.
Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research
projects based on focused questions, demonstrating
understanding of the subject under investigation.
Standards for the 21st Century Learner
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any
format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make
inferences and gather meaning.
2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and
apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and
further investigations.
Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students
3.0 : Use a variety of technologies for learning and
collaboration.
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Time Frame: One to two social studies periods.
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Differentiation: Students that need help can turn on
the text readers in Brainpop Jr. Students can also
choose from the easier or more challenging websites.
Learning Styles: Auditory and Visual
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Notes to Teacher: This Slam Dunk could be done in a
group setting or students could complete it
independently,.