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Niche Farming/America's Heartland

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Niche Farming/America's Heartland

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/5e37b07b-0d10-4a24-bebe-ab5ea0092bf0/ethnic-veggies/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Audio/Video

Overview:

In this video from PBSLearningMedia, students learn how agriculture is feeding the demand of the country's growing diversity. Visit one of the county's successful niche farming operations. Over 3-dozen varieties of crops are grown here, tailored to a fast-growing ethnic market.

Content Standard(s):

Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 2
Living and Working Together in State and Nation

7 ) Explain production and distribution processes.

Example: tracing milk supply from dairy to consumer

• Identifying examples of imported and exported goods

• Describing the impact of consumer choices and decisions on supply and demand

Unpacked Content

Strand: Economics

Course Title: Living and Working Together in State and Nation

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Explain the production and distribution cycle and relate these to consumer choices and decisions.
Diagram the production and distribution cycle for a variety of goods.
Identify examples of imported and exported goods.

Teacher Vocabulary:

production
distribution
import
export
consumer choices
impact
supply
demand

Knowledge:

Students know:

The production and distribution cycle.
The difference between imported and exported goods consumer choices and decisions.
The concepts of supply and demand.
Vocabulary: production, producer, resource, consumer, economy

Skills:

Students are able to:

Describe the production and distribution cycle and relate it to consumer choices and decisions.
Trace the production and distribution cycle for a variety of goods.
Differentiate between imported and exported goods and provide examples of each.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

The production and distribution cycle and the impact of consumer choices on this cycle.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.2.7- Identify supply and demand.

Tags:

production and distribution, supply and demand

License Type:

Custom Permission Type
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Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles

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Author:

Ginger Boyd

ALEX Classroom Resource

Niche Farming/America's Heartland