The Goat in the Rug
Exploring Economic Resources
GPS
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SS3E1 The student will describe the four types of productive resources:
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a. Natural (land)
b. Human (labor)
c. Capital (capital goods)
ELA3R2 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate
effectively. The student
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a. Reads literary and informational texts and incorporates new words into oral and
written language.
ELA3R3 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from
grade-level text. The student
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h. Interprets information from illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs, and
graphic organizers.
i. Makes connections between texts and/or personal experiences.
j. Identifies and infers main idea and supporting details.
m. Recalls explicit facts and infers implicit facts.
Economic Resources
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Natural Resources:
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Found in nature and/or on Earth
• land, plants, sand, oil
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Capital Resources:
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Things made by people and used to make
other goods
• tools, equipment, computers
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Human Resources:
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Labor, people who do physical or mental
work
• Cashier, bus driver, policeman,
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Arizona:
Window Rock, Arizona
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Navajo Video Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn8r
ObjPM2c
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eWord Game:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/g
a/books/bkc/ewordgame/index.html