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How we organize ourselves

Market Place

Central Idea:

A market place is a system of exchange that serves the needs of a community.

An Inquiry Into:

  • The elements that form a market place
  • Marketing a product or service
  • Why money and banks exist

RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THIS UNIT:

Non-Fiction Books:

Call Number Author Title
332.024 SCH Schwartz, David M If You Made a Million
332.4 MAE Maestro, Betsy The Story of Money
332.4 YOU Young, Robert Money
381 LEW Lewin, Ted Market!
641.8 PAU Paulsen, Gary The Tortilla Factory
658 HAL Halperin, Wendy Anderson Once Upon a Company : a True Story

Fiction Books:

Call Number Author Title
E ANN Anno, Mitsumasa Anno's Flea Market
E AXE Axelrod, Amy Pigs Go to Market : Fun with Math and Shopping
E HAS Haseley, Dennis The Thieves' Market
E LOB Lobel, Arnold On Market Street
E WIL Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother
F MER Merrill, Jean The Toothpaste Millionaire
SP 745.594 ANC Ancona, George The Piñata Maker = El Piñatero

AV Materials:

 

Websites:

RESOURCES:

Lemonade Stand

KidsBank

Currency Converter

Moneyopoli$

Rich Kid Smart Kid

Template:

Market Research

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