Virginia SOL VS.13.a
The Standard
examining major products and industries important to Virginia
Virginia Standards of Learning for History and Social Science
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify major Virginia products, such as poultry, coal, seafood, and lumber. They describe industries such as shipbuilding, tourism, technology, farming, and federal government work.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can sort examples as products or industries and explain the difference. They can explain how one industry provides goods, services, or jobs in Virginia.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat products and industries as the same thing. They may think farming is no longer important or that every product comes from every part of Virginia.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: “Name two Virginia products and two Virginia industries. Explain how one supports Virginia’s economy.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups picture cards showing coal, poultry, ships, tourists, computers, and seafood, then have them sort the cards into products and industries.
Ask students to write: “Which Virginia industry affects the most people, and what evidence supports your choice?”
Play Virginia Economy Match by pairing product cards with related industry cards, such as lumber with forestry or ships with shipbuilding.
Have students inspect food labels and household items, then list any Virginia products or companies they find.
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Related Standards
- VS.13.b
examining the impact of the ideas, innovations, and advancements of Virginians on a global market
- 1.8.d
describing goods produced and services provided in Virginia; and
- VS.9.a
explaining the importance of railroads, waterways, new industries, and the growth of cities to Virginia’s economic development in the late 1800s; and
- CE.12.g
analyzing the role of Virginia in the United States and global economies, with an emphasis on the effect of technological innovations.
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