This unit will engage students in a philanthropic activity while examining the economic standards of Individual and Household Chores, Business Choices, Economic Systems, and Trade. The students will determine if there is a need for quilts in the global community and compare three volunteer opportunities using a decision making model. They will decide if they possess the time, talent, and treasure to help fill this need by volunteering for the chosen project and determine what their opportunity costs will be. Students will distinguish between the natural resources, human capital, and capital equipment needed in the production of a quilt. Students will determine what specialized skills are needed to complete a quilt made from donated student clothing. After researching where the items of clothing were made and how they got to the United States, the class will divide the labor by areas of specialization and produce the quilt assembly line style. In conclusion the students will reflect on their experience and write, illustrate, and publish individual books describing the volunteer opportunity while sharing their knowledge of philanthropic and economic concepts.

The learner will:

• decide if there is a need for quilts in the greater community.
• evaluate if they have the time, talent, and treasure to help fill this need and assess what their opportunity costs will be.
• define and identify needed natural resources, human capital, and capital equipment. · trace the origin and the possible trade flows of clothing.
• estimate needed skills and areas of specialization.
• model an assembly line production.
• prepare individual books summarizing student learning.

The teacher should observe active participation by all students throughout the unit. Students will write, illustrate and publish individual books describing the volunteer opportunity and sharing their knowledge of philanthropic and economic concepts.