Economics · Week 4 · Scarcity, Choice, and Markets

Caring for What We Share

Examining how property rights and stewardship shape the use of scarce desert water and considering how shared spaces are cared for when no one owns them.

Social awarenessGrade 12About 20 minutesGrade 12, one semester

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Students will: Students explain how property rights and shared rules shape the use of scarce resources such as desert water, and compare renewable and nonrenewable resources.
SEL skill: Describe a shared problem from the point of view of different users
What it looks like: Students practice understanding how different users of a shared resource see the same problem.
Content focus: Caring for what we share
Format: Collaborative analysis

Social awareness

Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and showing empathy, including for people with different backgrounds. More social awareness activities

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Standards

12.1.4: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 12: Principles of Economics (standard 12.1, item 4)
CA HSS Analysis Skill: HI5 Analyze human changes to landscapes and the environmental policy issues that result. (Historical Interpretation)
C3 Framework (national): D2.Eco.9.9-12 Describe the roles of institutions such as clearly defined property rights and the rule of law in a market economy.
Literacy in history: RH.11-12.2 Determine the central ideas of a primary or secondary source and summarize them accurately.

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