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**Big Idea: How needs and wants are acquired in different communities and how communities impact one another in the aquisition of these basic human needs.**

The grade 3 curriculum centers around community comparisons so that is something that was kept in mind when narrowing down the outcomes for goal 4. The first outcome talked about needs and wants in different communities and how they connect to each other through the exchange of goods. The second outcome discussed wealth and how it is acquired and distributed within different communities. Finally outcome three discussed technology and how different communities use it in different ways. It seemed like there was a great focus within all the outcomes on comparing multiple communities so that was key. Wealth and technology could fit under the needs and wants category as technology helps communities acquire needs or wants such as shelter, food, clothing, etc. Wealth is an important determinant of receiving those needs and wants because those who have the wealth can access what they need more easily than those who have average to low incomes. Based on those connections, I found that the big idea from this outcome is how needs and wants are acquired in different communities and how they impact one another.