NY Social Studies 1.10a
The Standard
Goods are consumable, tangible products; services are actions performed by a person or group of people with a certain skill.
New York State K–12 Social Studies Framework
Key Idea 1.10
People make economic choices as producers and consumers of goods and services.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students sort everyday examples into goods and services. They explain that a good is an object people can use, while a service is work someone does for others.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly label examples such as bread, shoes, haircuts, and bus rides. They can explain each choice by saying whether someone gets an object or receives help or work.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call every purchase a good, including a haircut or car wash. They may also think services are free or confuse the worker, such as a dentist, with the service provided.
How to Assess It
- Give students four pictures: an apple, a backpack, a haircut, and a bus ride. Ask them to label each good or service and explain one answer.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set up a classroom store with objects and service cards, then have students sort purchases into two labeled baskets.
Ask students to draw one good and one service their family uses, then explain the difference to a partner.
Play Goods or Services Corners by naming examples and having students move to the matching labeled corner.
Examine a grocery receipt and a car wash receipt, then identify what product or action was purchased in each case.
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