SHS2 Economics · Semester 2 Week 18: Agriculture, Industrialization, and Trade

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.4.3.LI.1 - Explain the concept of International trade.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define international trade in their own words and distinguish it from domestic trade based on the scope of transactions.
Identify at least five countries that Ghana trades with and state one major product Ghana exports to or imports from each.
Explain at least three reasons why countries, including Ghana, engage in international trade.
Describe the main forms of international trade (export, import, and entrepot trade) with Ghanaian examples.
Discuss the benefits and challenges of international trade to the Ghanaian economy using evidence from the environment.

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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.2 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of International Trade. 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.1 - Explain the concept of International trade.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 18 (Week 38 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. 88

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-Based Learning: Divide students into mixed ability and gender groups and task them to identify the countries that Ghana trade with and discuss how trading is done between Ghana and those identified countries with the support of search engines and the Internet. Allow the students to project their outcome and discuss international trade based on their report.
- Respect for individuals of varying beliefs, religion, backgrounds and cultures
- Knowledge of themselves and others' peculiarities, strength and weaknesses
Assessment (2.4.3.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning. conceptual
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Computers
- Projectors
- Word processing skills
- Nearby market
- Pen
- Exercise book
- Marker
- White board