Central Dauphin School District
Curriculum Unit Map
Subject: Social Studies
Grade Level: 6th Grade
Topic: Types of Industries
Priority PA Core Standards:
 CC.8.5.6-8 D: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
 CC.8.5.6-8 G: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
 CC.8.5.6-8 J: By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently
PA Academic Standards (if applicable):
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6.1.6 B: Describe how resources are combined to produce different goods and services
6.2.6 A: Describe the interaction of consumers and producers of goods and services in the state and national economy.
6.2.6 C: Explain how advertising influences economic decisions.
6.2.6 G: Examine how various economic systems address the three basic questions. What to produce? How? For whom?
6.4.6 A: Explain why people specialize in the production of goods and services and divide labor.
6.5.6 A: Describe how the availability of goods and services is made possible by the work of members of the society.
KEY LEARNING:
Economies of the world can be classified based on
the types of industries that make one kind of
product or provide one kind of service.
UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What are the four types of industries that
contribute to the economic system of a state or
country?
Texts/Resources/Materials:
Harcourt Horizons Textbook, Internet, teacher
created materials
CONCEPT: Primary
CONCEPT: Secondary
CONCEPT: Tertiary
CONCEPT: Quaternary
Lesson Essential Questions:
Lesson Essential Questions:
Lesson Essential Questions:
Lesson Essential Questions:
What are the characteristics of a
primary industry?
What are the characteristics of a
secondary industry?
What are the characteristics of a What are the characteristics of a
tertiary industry?
quaternary industry?
How do primary industries contribute
to the economy of a country?
How have secondary industries
affected the economic development
of countries?
What role do tertiary industries play How do quaternary industries
in the economy of a country?
contribute to the economy of a
country?
 Tertiary industries provide
services to the general
 Quaternary industries involve
population and to businesses
research, information
gathering or business
 Identify types of tertiary
management
industries that provide
services to the general
 Identify types of quaternary
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Primary industries involve
natural resources such as
farming, fishing, logging, and
mining
Primary industries bring
natural resources to market
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Secondary industries turn
natural resources and raw
materials into a finished
product
Identify types of secondary
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Primary industries provide
raw materials to secondary
industries to make goods
In developed and developing
countries, primary industries
employ the least amount of
people
Academic Specific:
(examples: analyze, trace, identify)
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industries
Secondary industries play a
large role in the economic
development of a country
population and to businesses
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The majority of people in
developed and developing
countries are involved in
tertiary industries
Vocabulary
Domain (Content) Specific:
(examples: drama, characterization, theme)
Industry, Raw Materials, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary, Natural
Resources, manufacturing, developed country, developing country, gross
domestic product,
KUD’s (know—understand—do)
RR Framework
Concepts—nouns:
(What do students need to
know/understand?)
industries
Skills—verbs:
(What do students need to be able to do? In which quadrant do the skills belong?)
*see page 19 of SAP Learning Environment guide*
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Unit Assessment Plan
Common Summative Activities/Performance Tasks/Assessments (from assessment bank):