Basics of Economics
8/28: First Day Back
1. Intros 2. Syllabus/Course Overview 8/29: Intro to Economics Essential Question: What is economics? How can the economic way of thinking help you in the real world? 1. Journal: How would you spend a million dollars? 2. Economics PowerPoint 8/30: Opportunity Cost 1. Journal: Make a list of all the choices you made today 2. Opportunity Cost PowerPoint 3. Homework (worksheet located in Room 201) due Tuesday 9/2: Opportunity Cost 1. Journal: Find a way to distribute the limited resource of a candy bar for the class to share. 2. Economic Problems class activity 9/3: Current Event 1. Register for newsela 2. Read assigned article: Lebron James 3. Take quiz 9/4: Stock Market 1. Journal 2. Notes 3. See me for homework assignment 9/5: Stock Market 1. Review 2. Join stock market game 3. Instructions 4. Work time 9/8: Demand 1. Check stocks 2. Demand notes 9/9: Demand 1. Review 2. Demand homework (see me for copy) 9/10: Newsela 1. Newsela article and quiz 9/11: Supply 1. Supply notes 9/12: Supply & Demand 1. Supply and Demand notes 2. Homework (see me for copy) 9/15: Supply and Demand 1. Review 9/16: Supply & Demand 1. Gas prices 2. Homework (see me) 9/17: Newsela 1. Disney article 9/18: Externalities 1. Last slide on Supply and Demand notes listed above. 2. Maquilapolis video 3. Viewing guide (due Monday) 9/19: Externalities 1. Finish movie 2. Discussion 9/22: Review 1. Opportunity Cost 9/23: Review 1. Supply & Demand 9/24: Make a Difference 1. Bank your future 9/25: Field Trip 9/26: Test 9/3: Opportunity Cost 1. Journal: What is the opportunity cost of staying out late with friends to party? 2. Homework due 3. Alaskan oil drilling activity 9/4: Investing in the Stock Market 1. Journal: What are the externalities of drilling for oil in Alaska? Opportunity cost? 2. Stock Market PowerPoint 9/5: Stock Market Simulation 1. Rubric for Stock Market game 2. Stock market link below |
9/6: Demand
1. Journal: Imagine that you own a store and you want to make as much money as you possibly can and as fast as you can. At your store you sell shoes, how much should you charge for the average pair of shoes? Remember that you want to make money as fast as you can.
2. Demand PowerPoint
3. Homework assignment Part I (graph)
4. Homework assignment Part II (worksheet)
9/9: Demand
1. Homework review
2. Boycotting and its effects on demand reading activity
9/10: Supply
1. Review
2. Supply PowerPoint
3. Homework assignment Part I (graph)
4. Homework assignment Part II (worksheet)
9/11: Supply & Demand
1. Review
2. Supply and Demand PowerPoint
3. Homework: pick up in 201
9/12: Stock Market Game
1. Stock work time
9/13: Stock Market
1. Pursuit of Happyness
9/16: Stock Market
1. Pursuit of Happyness
9/17: Stock Market
1. Finish Pursuit of Happyness
2. Review
9/18: Sub
9/19: Intro to Economics
1. Review for tests
9/20: Intro to Economics
1. Test
1. Journal: Imagine that you own a store and you want to make as much money as you possibly can and as fast as you can. At your store you sell shoes, how much should you charge for the average pair of shoes? Remember that you want to make money as fast as you can.
2. Demand PowerPoint
3. Homework assignment Part I (graph)
4. Homework assignment Part II (worksheet)
9/9: Demand
1. Homework review
2. Boycotting and its effects on demand reading activity
9/10: Supply
1. Review
2. Supply PowerPoint
3. Homework assignment Part I (graph)
4. Homework assignment Part II (worksheet)
9/11: Supply & Demand
1. Review
2. Supply and Demand PowerPoint
3. Homework: pick up in 201
9/12: Stock Market Game
1. Stock work time
9/13: Stock Market
1. Pursuit of Happyness
9/16: Stock Market
1. Pursuit of Happyness
9/17: Stock Market
1. Finish Pursuit of Happyness
2. Review
9/18: Sub
9/19: Intro to Economics
1. Review for tests
9/20: Intro to Economics
1. Test