Social Studies: Economics Goods and Services
Identifying goods, services, and how people meet needs
Social Studies: Economics Goods and Services
Identifying goods, services, and how people meet needs
Social Studies - Grade 2-3
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A bakery sells a loaf of bread. Is the bread a good or a service?
A good is something you can touch and use.
The bread is a good because it is an item people can buy and take home. - 2
A barber cuts a customer's hair. Is the haircut a good or a service?
The haircut is a service because it is work that someone does for another person. - 3
A store sells a toy truck. Is the toy truck a good or a service?
Think about whether it is a thing or an action.
The toy truck is a good because it is an object that can be bought and held. - 4
A bus driver takes people to school. Is the ride a good or a service?
The ride is a service because the bus driver is doing work to help people get somewhere. - 5
A family buys apples at the market. Are the apples goods or services?
Food you buy is usually a good.
The apples are goods because they are things the family can buy, touch, and eat. - 6
A dentist checks a child's teeth. Is this a good or a service?
This is a service because the dentist is providing care and doing a job. - 7
Write one example of a good you use at home.
Think of something in your kitchen, bedroom, or living room.
One example of a good used at home is a chair because it is an item that people can buy and use. - 8
Write one example of a service that helps your family.
One example of a service that helps a family is mail delivery because a worker brings letters and packages. - 9
A teacher helps students learn at school. Is teaching a good or a service?
A service is work someone does for others.
Teaching is a service because the teacher is doing work to help students learn. - 10
A shoe store sells sneakers. Are the sneakers goods or services?
The sneakers are goods because they are things people can buy and wear. - 11
A mechanic fixes a car. Is fixing the car a good or a service?
Think about the work being done.
Fixing the car is a service because the mechanic is doing a job for someone else. - 12
A person buys a pencil. Is the pencil a good or a service? Explain.
The pencil is a good because it is a thing that can be bought, touched, and used for writing. - 13
Why do people buy goods and services?
Think about things people need every day.
People buy goods and services to meet their wants and needs, such as food, clothing, rides, and help from workers. - 14
Choose the correct word to finish the sentence: A doctor giving a checkup is a good or a service.
A doctor giving a checkup is a service because the doctor is providing care and help. - 15
Choose the correct word to finish the sentence: A backpack sold in a store is a good or a service.
You can touch and carry it.
A backpack sold in a store is a good because it is an item that can be bought and carried.