1. By Ashby Morell Clip Art from Microsoft Office 2007
Workers, Needs, & Wants
By Ashby Morell
Clip Art from Microsoft Office 2007

2. Corresponding State Standards
2.03 Understand fundamental economic concepts.
1.2.01a Recognize that workers who provide services earn money to meet needs and wants.
1.2.01c Identify how people exchange goods and services.
1.2.01d Describe the requirements of various jobs and the characteristics of a job well performed.
a Recognize that goods and services are exchanged worldwide.
c Identify examples of goods and services in the home, school, and community.

3. Some workers produce goods.
Goods are things we buy. Goods are bought and traded all over the world.

4. Some workers provide services.
Checking your health, putting out fires, and taking care of pets are all services that workers can provide. Services are bought and traded all over the world.

5. A need is something you have to have to survive.
Food and water are needs.

6. Your home and clothes are both a need.

7. Plants and air are needs.

8. A want is something you do not need to survive.
Toys are a want.

9. A boat or camper is a want.

10. A swimming pool and a trampoline are wants.

11. A worker earns money to buy needs and wants.
The money a worker earns is called a paycheck or salary.

12. Workers need certain skills to do a job.
Workers can go to school to learn skills or be trained on the job.

13. Workers must perform their jobs well.

14. For example, a teacher must come to work every day, be on time, plan lessons, and teach students.
If the teacher performs her job well, her students will learn what they need to and do well in school.

15. Let’s see how much you remember!

16. What is are goods and how do we get them?
Goods are things we buy. Goods are bought and traded all over the world.

17. What are services and who provides them?
Services are things done for others. For example, a vet taking care of your animal is a service.
Many different types of workers provide services.

18. What is a need? Give examples of needs.
A need is something you have to have to survive.
Clothes, shelter, air, food, and water are all needs.

19. What are wants? Give examples of wants.
Wants are things you do not need to survive. They are things you would like to have, but do not have to have in order to survive.
Cameras, books, lamps, computers, and mirrors are all wants.

20. A worker earns ______ to take care of needs and wants.
money

21. The money a worker earns is called a ___________ or ___________.
salary or paycheck

22. A worker needs certain _________ to do a job well.
skills

23. In order to learn needed skills, workers can go to _______ or be trained on the ________.
school, job

24. Great job!