Elementary Resources

Hi, Flat Donald, how are you today? Oh I am doing fine. I’m very happy that you can see me in such a short notice.

So you want to talk to me, what do you want to talk to me about? Well, I want to know what economics is all about and what can I do with economics?

Oh, Flat Donald, that is a very wonderful question and a very important question. As a matter of fact, economics is about making decisions under the conditions of scarcity. What is scarcity?

What will you be when you grow up? What job would you like?

I’m sure you’ve been asked that question many times, or if you haven’t been will be asked that question soon. Your answer might be a doctor, maybe a truck driver, a teacher, a farmer the list is endless. But did you know there is one job you’re going to have that everyone who lives in this country has, and that is the job of being a good citizen

Hi I’m Jess Winkelaar are from the Minnesota Center for Social Studies Education.

Welcome to the elementary geography resource video.

The purpose of this video is to share powerful resources with classroom teachers. I will walk you through three websites to highlight resources for teaching geography.

Please pause the video as needed to write down a website address or discuss an idea with your teaching team.

[A woman, Jess, stands in front of a screen titled Elementary Geography resources in yellow]

Hi I'm Jess Winkelaar from the Minnesota Center for Social Studies Education. Welcome to the elementary economic resources video. The purpose of this video is to share powerful resources with classroom teachers. I will walk you through three websites to highlight resources for teaching economics. Please pause this video as needed to write down a website address or discuss an idea with your teaching team.

[A woman, Jess, stands in front of a screen. The title of the screen reads “Elementary Economic Resources” in yellow.]

[Black screen. White text reads “Social Studies is about people”]

Arul: It can help people understand the world more and people can learn more about other people and how they have an impact on our society today.