Social studies is a huge part of the elementary curriculum. Without social studies, elementary students would have a huge gap in their knowledge content. Economics is responsible for providing a large amount of information to students. For third graders, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction places economics under goal five. Goal five divides communities and the basic economic principles into seven objectives. The first objective for third grade economics asks for students to understand the definition of scarcity and be able to provide examples. In order to understand scarcity, students must first understand the difference between a want and a need. A want is something that you wish to possess but is not necessary for survival. Some examples of wants include a laptop, a new sofa, or a big-screen television. A need is something that you must have to live. Some examples of needs include water, shelter, and food. Scarcity deals with the fact that, as humans, we have an unlimited number of wants and needs. However, the earth’s resources are limited and that creates an …

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