ECONOMICROLE CALL

HumanitiesCrumbley6th Grade

ROLEThere are many things people do

that are related to the roles they play in life. For example, teachers teach, shop, vote, pay taxes, and make choices in their roles as teachers, parents and citizens.

ECONOMIC ROLE CALL Many things people do in their lives are

related to the roles they have in the economic system.

Each group will be given a stack of 6 cards that represents one of these roles.

Read the 3 clues on each card to determine what economic “ROLE” it describes.

1. _ _R_ _ROwns a business or works for

someone elseHelps produce goods or

servicesPerforms mental and/or

physical work

1. WORKEROwns a business or works for

someone elseHelps produce goods or

servicesPerforms mental and/or

physical work

2. C_ _ _ Z _ _Pays TaxesObeys laws and acts

responsiblyBecomes informed about

issues and candidates and votes

2. CITIZENPays TaxesObeys laws and acts

responsiblyBecomes informed about

issues and candidates and votes

3. _ _VE_Gives up buying some goods and

services now in order to buy goods and services in the future

Doesn’t spend all of his or her income

Sometimes stores money in the bank and receives interest

3. SAVERGives up buying some goods and

services now in order to buy goods and services in the future

Doesn’t spend all of his or her income

Sometimes stores money in the bank and receive interest

4. C_N_ _ _ _ _Decides what goods and service to buy

Spends money on goods and services

Uses goods and services

4. CONSUMERDecides what goods and service to buy

Spends money on goods and services

Uses goods and services

5. GL_ _ _ _ P_ _TI _IP_ _ _

Tries to understand international trade issues.

Learns about other cultures and civilizations.

Seeks to understand the economics of environmental issues .

5. GLOBAL PARTICIPANT

Tries to understand international trade issues.

Learns about other cultures and civilizations.

Seeks to understand the economics of environmental issues .

6. D_ _ _ _ _ _ _ M_ _ _ _ _

Determines his or her alternatives

Considers important factors about each alternative

Makes choices

6. DECISION MAKER

Determines his or her alternatives

Considers important factors about each alternative

Makes choices

Determines his or her alternatives

Considers important factors about each alternative

Makes choices

Owns a business or works for someone else

Helps produce goods or services

Performs mental and/or physical work

Gives up buying some goods and services now in order to buy goods and services in the future

Doesn’t spend all of his or her income

Sometimes stores money in the bank and receive interest

Tries to understand international trade

issues.Learns about other cultures and

civilizations.Seeks to understand the

economics of environmental issues .

Pays TaxesObeys laws and acts

responsiblyBecomes informed about

issues and candidates and votes

Decides what goods and service to buy

Spends money on goods and services

Uses goods and services

Clues

1. _ _R_ _R2. C_ _ _ Z _ _3. _ _VE_4. C_N_ _ _ _ _5. GL_ _ _ _ P_ _TI _IP_ _ _ 6. D_ _ _ _ _ _ _ M_ _ _ _ _

Clues

1. WORKER2. CITIZEN3. SAVER4. CONSUMER5. GLOBAL PARTICIPANT 6. DECISION MAKER