Georgia SS6E11.b

Social Studies6th GradeAustralia

The Standard

Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.

Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies · Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Australia.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify tariffs, quotas, and embargoes in trade examples involving Australia. They explain how each barrier changes prices, supply, and choices for buyers and sellers.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students can classify a trade policy from a short scenario and explain its likely effects. They can compare who benefits and who faces costs under each policy.
Common Misconceptions: Students may confuse a tariff with a quota or assume both stop trade completely. They may also think an embargo affects only one product or always applies to every country.
How to Assess It: Give students three short scenarios and ask them to label each tariff, quota, or embargo. For one scenario, they explain one effect on Australian buyers and sellers.

Lesson moves

Give groups product cards and policy cards, then have them change prices or quantities when Australia applies each trade barrier.
Ask students to write which barrier most limits trade and support their answer with a specific effect on buyers or sellers.
Play Barrier Sort by having teams classify scenario cards as tariff, quota, or embargo and justify each choice for one point.
Use imported Australian cars, beef, or electronics to trace how a tariff, quota, or embargo could affect store prices and product availability.

Free download

A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to SS6E11.b, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.

PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.

Keep exploring

Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.