Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 9

Work and Prices

How work and prices change

What your child practises

Introduces why prices go up or down when something is hard to find or easy to find, and how jobs and work have changed over time.

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 2.3.2; 2.3.3 · how supply and demand affect price and how work has changed over time

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
If many people want the same toy, its price often…
- goes up
- stays at zero
- goes down
- disappears
Question 2
What does it mean when something is scarce?
- It is free
- It is round
- There is only a little of it
- There is a lot of it
Question 3
How can a job change over time?
- People use new tools
- The job stays the same always
- The job becomes a toy
- The job turns into the weather
Question 4
Which job is the same today as long ago?
- lamplighter
- teacher
- ice cutter
- telephone operator
Question 5
Why might someone buy the cheaper one of two coats?
- They like to waste money
- They want to save money
- They don’t need a coat
- They want a small coat
Question 6
How have machines changed work?
- They make jobs disappear for ever
- They help people do jobs faster
- They stop all jobs
- They make jobs slower