LESSON: BLACKBERRY BOOTIES

Lesson Summary

Mikki Jo wants to make a special present for her new baby cousin. She trades the blackberries she picks for all the things needed to make a pair of booties.

Concept: Natural Resources

Definition: Natural resources are gifts of nature that are used in the production of goods and services.

Comprehension Questions

What natural resource did Mikki Jo gather?
Blackberries

List the products Mikki Jo's mom produced from the blackberries she picked.
Blackberry preserves, blackberry pies, blackberry cobblers, ice
cream

Describe Mikki Jo's economic want.
She wanted to give her new baby cousin, Samuel, a present she had made.

What natural resource did Mikki Jo "buy" from Mrs. Lozano with a bucket of berries?
Wool

What did her bucket of berries buy from Mrs. Washington?
Mrs. Washington spun her wool into yarn.
Is this a good or a service?
A service, Note: The yarn itself would be considered a good.

What did her bucket of berries buy from Mrs. Nelson?
A pair of booties made from her yarn.
Is this a good or a service?
A good, Note: The knitting of the yarn into the booties would be considered a service.

List the natural resources used to make the booties for her new cousin.
Blackberries, wool

Other Concepts: Human Resources, Capital Resources, Trade and Money

  Natural Resources 

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