How+We+Organize+Ourselves

Theme: How We Organize Ourselves An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure & function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment. TITLE: Where does it come from?   Essential Question(s):  Guiding Question(s): Websites [|People and Trees]  [|Energy Hog] Webquests: [|An Important Global Resource Needs Your Help] Project: Google Doc Presentation Choose a product, trace it back to its raw materials/natural resource. Where did your product come from? 
 * How do we use our natural resources?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How do products <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">get into our homes?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Where do we get the raw materials that we use to make products?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What different roles do people have in bringing products to our homes?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How do families pay for the goods and services they need and want?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What jobs do people have in a community?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 19px;">How do consumers make decisions about what to buy and how do producers make decisions aboutwhat to sell?