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CONCEPTS
Advantages,
Advertising,
Business plan,
Careers, Competition,
Corporations,
Division of
labor, Employees,
Entrepreneur,
Goods, Jobs,
Manager, Markets,
Marketing, Partnerships,
Price, Products,
Production,
Productivity,
Profit, Quality,
Resources, Salary,
Services, Sole
proprietorship,
Specialization,
Stock, Stockholder |
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SKILLS
Assembling products,
Brainstorming,
Building self-esteem,
Conceptualizing
and designing
advertisements,
Critical thinking,
Decision-making,
Drawing conclusions,
Following directions,
Formulating
a plan, Giving
reports, Interviewing,
Listening, Making
observations,
Role-playing,
Teamwork |
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Junior
Achievement Elementary
Grade Programs
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Our
Nation®
Our
Nation
(Grade 5)
is designed
to provide
practical
information
about business
operations
and economic
issues in
the United
States.
This program
is delivered
as a series
of five
45-minute
activities
recommended
for students
in grade
five. The
self-contained
program
kit includes
detailed
activity
plans for
the volunteer
and materials
for 32 students.
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KEY
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES |
One:
Three
Forms
of Business
- Students
learn
what
business
is
and
how
it
has
developed
throughout
U.S.
history.
They
study
the
common
forms
of
business
organization
in
the
United
States
today.
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define
business
and
other
key
business
terms.
business
terms.
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describe
the
development
of
business
in
the
United
States.
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identify
the
three
common
forms
of
business
organization.
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Two:
Business
Resources
- Students
learn
about
the
importance
of
human
resources
to
a
business.
They
discover
the
factors
that
influence
one’s
ability
to
obtain
work,
and
they
practice
interviewing
skills.
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identify
resources
as
natural,
human,
and
capital.
-
list
qualities
employers
look
for
in
their
employees.
-
recognize
the
steps
necessary
to
get
a
job.
-
compare
and
contrast
a
good
interview
with
a
bad
interview.
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Three:Production
- Students
are
introduced
to
three
methods
of
production
and
demonstrate
two
of
them
by
constructing
pens.
They
develop
an
understanding
of
how
different
production
strategies
affect
productivity,
product
quality,
and
profit.
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compare
advantages
and
disadvantages
of
unit,
mass,
and
batch
production
methods.
-
simulate
unit
and
mass
production
methods.
-
recognize
the
importance
of
high
rates,
productivity,
and
high
quality
standards
to
the
success
of
a
business.
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Four:
Advertising
- The
students
learn
about
the
importance
of
advertising.
They
evaluate
how
ads
are
targeted
to
specific
audiences.
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Five:
Entrepreneurs
- Students
become
entrepreneurs
and
formulate
a
business
plan
for
their
new
business.
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identify
the
four
Ps
of
marketing.
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list
the
key
elements
of
a
business
plan.
-
develop
a
plan
for
a
business
that
provides
either
a
good
or
a
service.
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