6.2+Sugar+drives+the+Slave+Trade

Lesson Title: Sugar drives the Slave Trade Objective: Students will be able describe the impact the slave trade had on the sugar industry and vice versa. Students will complete a series of activities that will guide them on how the supply and demand of sugar shaped the world.

PA State Standards:
 * 6.2.9.A: ** Analyze the ** flow ** of ** goods **and ** services ** in the national economy.
 * 6.2.9.B: ** Explain how ** competition ** between buyers and sellers affects ** price. **
 * 6.2.9.C: ** Analyze how media affects economic decisions.
 * 6.2.9.D: ** Explain the laws of ** supply ** and ** demand **and how these affect the ** prices ** of ** goods ** and ** services. **

Essential Questions: How did the supply and demand of sugar impact the developing world?


 * Time Frame || The Teacher will… || The Student will… ||
 * Introduction/ Hook and Link || Have two pictures on the board. One will be linked with supply the other with demand. There will also be two phrases that are linked to the pictures that students will need to decide which phrase goes with the picture.

Then lead the students in a discussion about the supply and demand. || Look at the picture and the phrases and decide which one goes with which.

Students will copy down the definitions into their notebooks. ||
 * Body || Have students research to find out what the supply of sugar has been for the last five years for the world. Students will then need to figure out the demand for the world for the last 5 years. || Students will be divided and research to find the demand and supply of sugar for the world in the last five years or at the start of the sugar trade. ||
 * Closure || Guide the students in the creation of a supply and demand curve using the information they found for sugar. || Students will create graphs that show how much sugar the world supplies and demands. ||
 * Homework ||  || Need to pick an item of their choice and poll 15 other people to find out how many they would want to buy at various prices. ||

Informal Check: hand raising, group share, pair share, questioning

Observation/ Dialogue: Note taking, Supply and Demand Discussion

Academic Prompt: Respond to the EQ orally

Performance task/ Project: Creation of Supply and Demand Curve Special needs: Accommodations/ Modifications Questioning Diagram Resources Used: Computer Notebooks Graph Paper Notebook paper Pen/ Pencil PowerPoint

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