Florida SS.2.E.1.3
The Standard
Recognize that the United States trades with other nations to exchange goods and services.
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify goods and services that the United States buys from or sells to other countries. They explain that trade moves products, work, or money across national borders.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can decide whether an example shows international trade and name what crosses the border. They can describe what the United States and the other country each receive.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think everything sold in the United States was made here. They may also think trade only involves goods, only involves buying, or always means swapping items without money.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit prompt: “The United States buys coffee from Colombia, and a U.S. designer makes a logo for a Japanese company. Explain how each example shows international trade.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs country cards, product cards, and yarn, then have students connect each country to the United States and describe what moves.
Ask, “Why might countries trade for bananas or computer services?” and have students write two sentences naming what each country receives.
Sort scenario cards into “international trade” and “not international trade,” then have students explain one choice to a partner.
Inspect country-of-origin labels on classroom items, locate three countries on a map, and draw arrows from those countries to the United States.
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Related Standards
- SS.3.E.1.3
Recognize that buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services through the use of trade or money.
- SS.8.E.3
Understand the fundamental concepts and interrelationships of the United States economy in the international marketplace.
- SS.6.E.3
Understand the fundamental concepts and interrelationships of the United States economy in the international marketplace.
- SS.1.E.1.1
Recognize that money is used in the exchange of goods and services.
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