What Does Scarce Mean?

Explore the concept of scarcity and how we deal with it in our day-to-day lives with the help of this simple economics worksheet. Designed for second- and third-grade learners, this one-page social studies worksheet invites students to read a brief description of the word scarce and then identify the item that is scarce in the context of three different scenarios. Then, students will read four more scenarios and determine whether or not something is scarce in each one. Finally, learners are asked to think about what choices they could make when something is scarce in three brief and relatable stories.