Grade 1 · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 9
Goods & Services
What we make, what we do and what we trade!
What your child practises
Goods are things we can touch, like bread and boots. Services are jobs people do for us, like a bus ride. People trade, buy and sell goods and services so everyone gets what they need.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: exchange of goods and services · goods and services, trading, and how food gets from farm to table
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
From farm to table. Put the steps in order.
- 🌾A farmer grows wheat
- 🍽️A family eats it
- 🛒A store sells the bread
- 🥖A baker makes bread
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A farmer grows wheat → A baker makes bread → A store sells the bread → A family eats it
Hint: Grow it, bake it, sell it, then eat it.
Question 2
A bus driver gives people a ride. This is a…
🚌- toy
- service
- good
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service
Hint: Drivers provide a service.
Question 3
Where do families buy fresh vegetables?
🥕- a fire hall
- a library only
- a grocery store or farmers' market
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a grocery store or farmers' market
Hint: Stores and markets sell food.
Question 4
A mechanic fixes cars. Fixing is a…
- colour
- good
- service
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service
Hint: The mechanic does a job for you.
Question 5
A service is a job that…
🤝- helps other people
- makes a toy
- grows a plant
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helps other people
Hint: A haircut and a bus ride are services.
Question 6
A farmers' market lets farmers…
🧺- build bridges
- sell food straight to people
- fly airplanes
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sell food straight to people
Hint: Farmers bring their food to share and sell.