CurriculumGrade 3Social Studies

Goods, Services, and Jobs

Aligned to C3.D2.Eco.1 — C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.

What this lesson teaches

Goods are things you can touch and buy, like apples or shoes. Services are helpful jobs people do for you. A producer makes or sells goods and services, and a consumer buys and uses them.

Worked example

A baker who makes bread is a producer selling a good, and the person who buys the bread to eat is the consumer.

Practice questions

  1. Is a haircut a good or a service?
  2. What does a producer do?
  3. Name one good and one service you used this week.

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En español

Bienes, Servicios y Trabajos

Los bienes son cosas que puedes tocar y comprar, como manzanas o zapatos. Los servicios son trabajos útiles que las personas hacen para ti. Un productor fabrica o vende bienes y servicios, y un consumidor los compra y los usa.

Ejemplo: Un panadero que hace pan es un productor que vende un bien, y la persona que compra el pan para comerlo es el consumidor.

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Scarcity and ChoiceC3.D2.EcoTrade and Depending on OthersC3.D2.Eco.2

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