SHS2 Economics · Semester 2 Week 16: Agriculture, Industrialization, and Trade

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.4.3.LI.3 - Identify the meaning, importance, challenges and solutions to the service sector of Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the service sector and give at least five examples of service industries operating in Ghana.
Explain at least four ways the service sector contributes to Ghana’s economy, using specific local examples.
Identify and classify at least five major challenges facing the service sector in Ghana, distinguishing between infrastructure, human resource, and regulatory problems.
Propose practical solutions to the challenges facing Ghana’s service sector, justifying how each solution addresses the identified problem.
Work collaboratively in mixed ability and gender groups to present findings on the service sector using PowerPoint or other digital tools.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Government Economic Policy and Trade (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Agriculture, Industrialization, and Trade (4.3)
Content standard: 2.4.3.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the challenges of agricultural, industrial and service sectors. 2.4.3.LO.1 Use relevant information in the environment to examine the challenges in Agricultural industrial and Service sectors. 2.4.3.LO.2 Analyze domestic and international trade.
Indicator: 2.4.3.LI.3 - Identify the meaning, importance, challenges and solutions to the service sector of Ghana
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 16 (Week 36 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 87

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Collaborative Learning: Put learners in mixed ability and gender groups to discuss the meaning, importance, challenges and solutions of the service sector.
Assessment (2.4.3.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Computers
- Projectors
- Internet
- ICT lab
- Markers
- White board
- Pens
- Exercise book
- Microsoft PowerPoint