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LESSON: CHARLIE NEEDS A
CLOAK
Lesson
Summary
Charlie is a shepherd, and everyone says he
needs a cloak. He shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves
and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.
Concept: Human Resources
Definition: Human resources are the
people who work to produce goods and services.
Comprehension Questions:
Identify the natural resources Charlie
used.
Sheep, pokeweed berries.
List
and describe the human resources used to make the cloak. Charlie
sheared his sheep, washed the wool, carded the wool, spun the wool, picked
the berries, boiled the berries, dyed the yarn in berry juice, wove the
yarn into cloth, cut the cloth, pinned the pieces, sewed the pieces
together for the cloak.
What
knowledge and skills do the human resources need to produce a
cloak?
Workers must learn many skills, such as how to shear sheep;
wash, card, spin, and dye the wool; and how to sew the cloth into a
cloak.
How do
workers get these skills?
Apprenticeship, on-the-job training,
reading books, attending classes and training programs, etc.
Identify the capital resources Charlie
used.
Shearing tool, washtub, carding tool, spinning wheel, pot,
loom, scissors, pins, needle.
Explain
how Charlie could have improved his productivity.
He could have
divided the labor by asking others to help him.
Why
don't most people produce their own cloaks?
It's cheaper to let
others specialize in producing cloaks. Each person can specialize in
what he or she does best.
Other Concepts: Productive Resources,
Capital Resources,
Natural Resources |
