UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FORT SMITH

NAME Nicole Smith DATE 11/2015 PI_____ PII_____ INTERNSHIP____

GRADE/LEVEL 7th Grade SUBJECT AREA Social Studies SCHOOL AND DISTRICT

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PRE-ASSESSMENT: On a note card have students define terms, export and import.
STANDARDS: E.7.7.1
Discuss economic wants and needs of people over time.
OBJECTIVES:
-Students will be able to analyze the affects of importing and exporting goods
between countries.
-Students will identify the products/goods that Africa produces as well as what
Arkansas produces.
-Students will determine total costs of importing and exporting of Africa.
Anticipatory Set or Hook or Engaging the Learner:
-Show video of Africa, producing top goods.
-Show video of Arkansas, producing top goods.
Instruction:
-Give handout stating terms: export, goods, services, producer, consumer, supply,
demand.

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-Jigsaw Strategy: Students will be divided into 6 groups. Each group will have a different region in Africa. That group
will discuss what products are exported and imported of that region. They will show costs of producing and selling
the product.
-Students will rotate so that one group member from each region is able to give detail about the exporting/importing
of their region.

Guided and Independent Practice: On a poster board, students will write the word, definition and then draw a
picture explaining each term from the handout.
Closure: Discuss how exporting/importing are beneficial to Arkansas and to Africa. (Ex. Exporting creates jobs,
which helps the economy.)
Alternate Plan B: Have students look closer to home, discus how Arkansas and the U.S. benefit from the use of
importing/exporting goods. Explain that all regions in the U.S. provide some sort of product. Florida grows/ produces
oranges and sells them. And how Arkansas produces and exports rice and how that is one of our major exports.
Post-Assessment: -Have students go the grocery store with their parent/guardian and look at the different foods,
packaged or canned and see where that particular food came from. Students can also, find products in their home,
with names of the country, where the item was produced.
Resources/Materials/Equipment: Laptops, paper, handout with definitions, YouTube videos: Agri Arkansas
October 2014 & Commodity Diversification to Boost East Africas Trade

Reflection: Today
I.
Used data to plan the
lesson.
Stated my objectives
clearly
Actively engaged
students
Integrated Blooms