That student holds on to the yarn and rolls the ball of yarn to another student in the circle and the process continues until a web is made which demonstrates how Jack's was dependent upon or needed all the resources for his pancakes. Before they begin to make their web, discuss with students that in order to have flour we go to the grocery store and buy it. In order to do that, we need farmers to grow the wheat, trucks and drivers to take the wheat from the farm to a factory where workers turn it into flour. Flour needs to be placed into packages, and drivers take the packages of flour to warehouses in trucks. Workers load trucks to take the flour from the warehouses to the stores where clerks place the flour on shelves in stores.
People go to the store and buy the flour.
Have students share their webs. Buy whipping cream at the store and pour it into a clear pint size jar with a tight fitting lid. Have students take turns shaking it until it turns into butter. Serve on crackers or make pancakes and serve it on them. Return to the Economics and Geography Lessons introduction page .