Authentic Assessment: by Mary Colwell https://padlet.com/marykilpatrickcolwell/u3z7cb496e9s authentic assessment social studies lesson en-us 2019-04-11 15:32:52 UTC 2025-10-24 18:54:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Reading-Week 1 Day 1 marykilpatrickcolwell https://padlet.com/marykilpatrickcolwell/u3z7cb496e9s/wish/350829055 First, read the chapter about the basics of economics. Discuss new vocabulary, key terms, etc. 

Brainstorming- Week 1 Day 2

Brainstorm with shoulder partner examples of goods and services. Share with class examples that you came up with. Watch video about examples of goods, services, and resources. Stop video periodically and discuss. 

Research- Week 1 Day 3

Picture book read-aloud, “Lemons and Lemonade: A Story About Supply and Demand.” Students will continue to practice new terms and see how it would play out in real life. 
Partners begin research that will go into their portfolio. Students may use iPads or check out library books. 

Portfolios- Week 1 Day 4

Build three fold economics portfolio. Portfolio will include key terms, definitions, and research about economics. Some terms will include: producer, consumer, supply, demand, specialize, resources, goods, services, capital, etc. 

Kindness Cash-Week 1 Day 5

Students will participate in Kindness Cash. Students will receive “money” for good deeds they have done. Throughout the of the week students can save money for big prizes at the end of the week and buy smaller prizes during the week.

]]> 2019-04-11 15:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/marykilpatrickcolwell/u3z7cb496e9s/wish/350829055 Week 2 Day 1 marykilpatrickcolwell https://padlet.com/marykilpatrickcolwell/u3z7cb496e9s/wish/350842703 Discuss both supply and demand and how each one affects the other. Give students scenarios to act out in small groups and ask them to predict how differing factors will affect sales. 

Week 2 Day 2

Students watch a video about supply and demand and how it is involved in their everyday lives. For example, the food supplied in restaurants, stores, etc.

Week 2 Day 3

Students will be given a ‘Five-Day-Business Plan’ worksheet. For each day the students will estimate the amount of demand and decide how many supplies they will need.

Week 2 Day 4


Students will finalize plans for the lemonade stand, including what they want to sell (what kind of lemonade, and do they want other items as well). They will choose a day to hold their lemonade stand based on school factors that could influence demand. Some examples could be: temperature, weather, sporting events, lunch meal, etc. Create finalized list of ingredients/supplies needed, including measurements. 



Lemonade Stand Simulation- Week 2 Day 5

Procedure: Students will be given 5 day supply and demand business plan worksheet with a weather forecast for a five day period. Students must estimate the amount of supplies they will need for each day for their lemonade stands. Students will estimate the amount of demand that they will have for each day. (Ex. Monday the forecast is 55 degrees and raining. The demand for lemonade will be low. Tuesday the forecast is 85 degrees and sunny, the demand will be high. Students will share the amount of supplies and their estimated demand with a partner and revise their business plan. For final activity, the class will set up a lemonade stand during recess. Students will estimate the demand based on weather and the amount of students at recess. Students will complete an individual reflection based on how they think the class lemonade stand went and how supply and demand relate to each other.


]]> 2019-04-11 16:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/marykilpatrickcolwell/u3z7cb496e9s/wish/350842703 Check List for Lemonade Stand marykilpatrickcolwell https://padlet.com/marykilpatrickcolwell/u3z7cb496e9s/wish/350849510
  • Check List:
  • Student completed the estimated 5 day supply and demand worksheet (5 points)
  • Student worked with partner to revise 5 day business plan worksheet. (5 points)
  • Students actively participated in whole group discussion about the amount of supplies and demand that they will have for the class lemonade stand. (5 points)
  • Students complete reflection paper about the class lemonade stand and make a connection between supply and demand and the success of their stand. (10 points).
  • TOTAL: 25 POINTS

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