Life skills // Entrepreneurship
Supply Chains
Where products come from before they reach the customer; raw materials, making, transporting, and selling; the journey of a product from start to finish
Quick check
If you asked the learner how a chocolate bar gets from a cocoa farm to a shop shelf, could they describe the main steps in the journey?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Trace the journey of a familiar product (e.g. chocolate bar) from raw material to shop shelf
- Identify at least three stages in a supply chain
- Explain why a long supply chain can make a product more expensive
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
3 topics- Goods & ServicesRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 5 to 7
Must understand goods and services before tracing supply chains
- Costs & RevenueRequired
Entrepreneurship // Ages 7 to 9
Must understand costs before seeing how supply chain stages add cost
- Global TradeHelpful
Money & Finance // Ages 9 to 11
Cross-domain: global trade (Money & Finance) provides context for supply chains
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Supply Chains
Ages 9 to 11 // Concept
Leads to
1 topic- Ethics in BusinessHelpful
Entrepreneurship // Ages 9 to 11
Supply chain knowledge reveals ethical issues in production and trade
Life skills // Entrepreneurship
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