Florida SS.4.FL.1.8
The Standard
Income earned from working and most other sources of income are taxed. Describe ways that the revenue from these taxes is used to pay for government provided 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 that money from jobs and many other sources can be taxed. They explain how governments use tax money for schools, roads, parks, emergency services, and other public needs.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can name several government goods and services supported by taxes. They can explain why communities collect money from many people to provide services everyone may use.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think taxes are optional or apply only to paychecks. They may believe public schools, roads, and fire departments are free because people do not pay when using them.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to name two services a town could pay for with tax money and explain how each service helps the community.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups $20 in play money and service cards, then have them build a town budget for roads, schools, parks, and firefighters.
Ask, “Which service would our community miss most without tax money, and why?” then have students write three supporting sentences.
Play Public Service Match by pairing tax revenue cards with road repair, libraries, police, schools, and parks, then explaining each match.
Open a city or county budget webpage, find one tax-funded service, and draw a captioned picture showing who uses it.
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Related Standards
- SS.4.FL.3.1
Identify ways that income is saved, spent on goods and services, or used to pay taxes.
- SS.7.E.2.1
Explain how federal, state, and local taxes support the economy as a function of the United States government.
- SS.8.FL.1
Examine the various methods of preparation, possible benefits and tax responsibilities related to earning income.
- SS.4.FL.1.6
Describe ways that people who own a business can earn a profit, which is a source of income.
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