Economics | Economics SHS 1 SEM 1 WEEK 1 (WASSCE & NaCCA Aligned)

Master the crucial historical inquiry skills by differentiating between primary and secondary sources, essential for accurate historical reconstruction in Ghana. This authoritative NaCCA-aligned lesson explores source authenticity, context, and the methods historians use to verify evidence.

This foundational lesson establishes scarcity as the inescapable constraint driving all human economic behavior, necessitating the critical choices that define the discipline.
It structurally distinguishes between the focused market analysis of microeconomics and the aggregate national perspective of macroeconomics, equipping students with the core analytical tools required for the subject.

This lesson introduces the critical conceptual and mathematical tools—from graphs and charts to statistical measures of central tendency—that allow economists to analyze complex societal challenges. By grounding our understanding in the fundamental relationship between unlimited wants and limited resources, we establish the inescapable economic principle of Scarcity, leading directly to the necessity of Choice and Opportunity Cost.

This lesson establishes the scientific hierarchy of five core concepts—Food, Nutrients, Nutrition, Digestion, and Metabolism—by differentiating the physical input (food) from the cellular utilization (metabolism).
It provides a deep theoretical framework necessary for understanding how dietary choices translate into physiological outcomes, utilizing familiar Ghanaian meals to ground complex processes.