Study guide: Things We Need and Work We Do
Name needs and recognize how work helps people.
Ideas to explain in your own words
- Food, water and shelter meet basic needs. People may also enjoy toys or decorations. A want is something someone would like; a particular expensive version is not automatically a basic need. Our fictional choices do not judge what any real household can afford.
- Work can create a physical product or provide a service. In these examples a grower raises food, a baker makes bread, a builder constructs buildings and a bus driver transports people. Real workers may do several tasks; match only the task named.
- A resource helps make something or complete a task. Natural materials come from the environment. Tools are made objects used for work. Human effort includes people’s time and skills. A finished product is the result, not every resource used to make it.
- People cannot do every activity at once when time is limited. A choice uses some of the available time. A plan says what to do; an alternative is another possible choice. Choosing one activity can leave less time for another, even without spending money.
Useful vocabulary
- Food
- something eaten to nourish the body
- Water
- a drink needed by the body
- Grower
- a worker who raises crops
- Baker
- a worker who makes bread or similar baked food
- Natural material
- a material from the environment
- Tool
- a made object used to do work
- Time available
- the total time the stated plan can use
- Chosen activity
- the activity selected for the stated period
Watch your reasoning
- Mixing up Food and Water. Re-read what each note says before choosing.
- Adding a detail that is not on the card. Point to the words that help explain your answer.
A worked review example
Worked example: The card says: “A fictional meal includes rice and beans.” That matches Food. Food is something eaten to nourish the body. Compare the note for Shelter: Shelter is a place that protects people from weather. That is a different clue.
Make a practice plan
- Read or listen to the notes in the four lessons. An adult can read aloud.
- Try each lesson’s main question and three practice questions. Say, draw or write what helped you choose.
- Use the review cards, then try the changed card in any lesson you want to practice again.
- Complete the four-box task. Then try the separate subject-test cards.