1. Year 9 GCSE Business Studies
Chain of Production
Year 9
GCSE Business Studies

2. Learning Objectives
1) To know examples of businesses operating in the three main sectors of business activity – primary, secondary and tertiary.
2) To understand the chain of production from the primary through to the tertiary sector.
3) To apply knowledge and understanding by discussing changes in activities within the three sectors.

3. Factors of Production
Can anyone remember what they are without looking?
One way of remembering the FOUR is by the C.E.L.L

4. The Opportunity Cost is the NEXT BEST ALTERNATIVE.
Because of SCARCITY businesses have to make choices.
They can’t afford to have everything they want. Vs
Buying new machinery Vs Building a new office – a business can’t always afford to do both.
The Opportunity Cost is the NEXT BEST ALTERNATIVE.

5. Starter Activity
The Journey of a 1 2 3

6. Let me introduce you to…
Scripts will be needed with Fred, Mike and Bill
Let me introduce you to…
Fred the Farmer
Mike the Manufacturer
Bernice the Banker
Split your page into three columns

7. Primary How do we get RAW MATERIALS? We get RAW MATERIALS from:
Growing
Cutting Down
Extracting
These RAW MATERIALS are important because…(discuss and answer)

8. Production Line YouTube clip
Secondary
Can you think of another name for this sector?
What do you think happens in this sector?
In this sector, GOODS are produced. These range from paper to cars to tins of food.
What characteristics do ALL GOODS have?
Production Line YouTube clip

9. Tertiary This sector is also called the SERVICE sector.
What characteristics will ALL SERVICES have?
You cannot TOUCH a service.
A service cannot be stored for use in the future like a good.
Services are used up IMMEDIATELY they are created.

10. The Chain of Production
This is…
The Chain of Production

11. Task
Businessstudiesonline Activity – students to complete worksheet and stick into their books.

12. Depending on each other!!!
Businesses in each sector will depend on those in other sectors
Can you think of some examples?
Diamonds are mined, and then what?
Diamonds are then made into diamond rings.
Diamond rings are then sold by a jewellers.
This is called INTERDEPENDENCE.

13. What is ADDED VALUE?
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
TERTIARY

14. In the last 30 years… Primary Secondary Tertiary
What changes have occurred in the last 20 years that affect the level of activity in each of the three sectors?

15. Plenary
Question Time!