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Stage 1 Identify Desired Results Establish Goals: (G) CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT B.1 Civic and Government Knowledge, Concepts, Themes and Patterns Students identify community workers and volunteers and the roles they play in promoting the common good. ECONOMICS C.1 Economic Knowledge, Concepts, Themes and Patterns Students describe economics as how people make choices about how to use resources to meet wants and needs.

GEOGRAPHY D.1 Geographic Knowledge, Concepts, Themes and Patterns Students will explain that geography is the study of the Earth's surface and peoples. Students will create visual representations of immediate neighborhoods and community.

GEOGRAPHY D.2 Individual, Cultural, International and Global Connections in Geography Students will identify the impacts of geographic features on individuals, families, and communities including Maine, the United States and other nations.

What understandings are desired? Students will understand that: (U)
 * People make decisions about what products are important depending on where they live and what people need.
 * People choose jobs based on community needs.

What essential questions will be considered? Essential Questions: (Q)
 * How do we determine what products are important to a community?
 * How does a community influence the the types of jobs needed?

What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?

Students will know: (K)
 * The difference between a good and a service
 * A community is influenced by land, weather, population, and location.

Students will be able to: (S)
 * Explain why a particular product is important to a community.
 * Describe various jobs and why they are valuable to a community.

2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe