Business and Social Studies (WiSo) – Exam Preparation

Business and Social Studies (WiSo) – Exam Preparation is a ready-to-use comparative business & law teaching resource for Grades 9–12 & Adult Ed. It uses the German and European framework as a detailed international case study, ideal for comparative, international-business and global-citizenship courses in Business, Finance & Career Readiness (CTE). This series prepares apprentices at vocational schools and colleges specifically for the WiSo part of the final examination. It bundles the central topics of business and social studies into one clear pathway and links basic economic knowledge with the legal and social questions of working life.

Guiding question: How do I systematically prepare for the WiSo part of the final examination?

What's included

• 5 differentiated worksheets with required and optional tasks
• Full answer keys with expected solutions
• A 7-slide colour presentation
• A detailed, step-by-step lesson plan
• Print & digital — editable and ready to use, no prep required

Learning objectives

• Explain basic economic terms such as needs, goods and the economic principle
• Distinguish the firm and legal forms and assign liability and capital
• Name the basics of labour and collective bargaining law and apply them to cases
• Explain the five pillars of social insurance and the system of social security
• Work through mixed exam-style tasks in a structured way and solve them with reasons

Topics covered (5 worksheets)

• Foundations of Economics: Needs, Goods and the Economic Principle
• The Firm and Legal Forms at a Glance
• Foundations of Labour and Collective Bargaining Law
• Social Insurance and Social Security
• Exam Training: Mixed Tasks in Examination Style

How to use it

Teach the full series in sequence or pull single worksheets as stand-alone lessons. Differentiation is built in through required and optional tasks, so you can meet a range of levels in the same class. The included lesson plan and complete answer keys make the resource ready to teach with no additional preparation.

Frequently asked questions

What grade level is Business and Social Studies (WiSo) for?
It is designed for Grades 9–12 & Adult Ed (Business & Career (CTE)), and the differentiated tasks let you adapt it up or down a level.

What file formats are included?
You receive editable Microsoft Word worksheets and answer keys, an editable PowerPoint presentation, and a Word lesson plan — all print-ready and suitable for digital classrooms.

Is it ready to use without preparation?
Yes. Everything is classroom-ready: print the worksheets or share them digitally, present the slides, and use the answer keys and lesson plan as-is.

Created with support from ChatGPT (OpenAI) and Claude (Anthropic).