Standard 1: Beginning Economics

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Number: SS.3.E.1
Title: Beginning Economics
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 3
Strand: Economics

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SS.3.E.1.AP.1
Recognize that people can trade for products that are not available locally.
SS.3.E.1.AP.2
Identify some characteristics of money.
SS.3.E.1.AP.3
Recognize the roles of buyers and sellers in exchanging goods and services.
SS.3.E.1.AP.4
Recognize forms of money used in the United States and one other North American country

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