Economics, January 2009
Monday 5
Welcome to class! -Class Syllabus -Ice-breakers and Intros. HW: -Can this be Economics? (green); -Signed Syllabus (due Friday).
Tuesday 6
Distribute: Text, Workbook, Class Calendar Economic Decision Making (Econ-Action #2) HW: Read Text Ch.1 (omit p. 4 questions)
Wednesday 7
Chapter 1 Lecture: "What is Economics?" Using Economic Reasoning to Solve Mysteries (Econ-Action #3)
Thursday 8
In-Class Work: SG pp. 5-9 HW: Read Text Ch. 2 Business Card Project, due 8/25
Friday 9
Chapter 2 Lecture: "Free Enterprise in the U.S." Activity: Property Rights in a Market Economy (EconAction #4)
12 Collaboration Day
Business Card Presentations
13
Collect Chapter 1&2 TXT Activity: Circular Flows HW: SG pp. 16
14
Video/Discussion: "Greed" HW: SG pp. 10-11. 17-18
15
Review Day for Test HW: Stamp pp. 10-11, 17-18
16
Chapter 1 & 2 Test Collect Chapter 1 & 2 SG/Classwork Due HW: TXT Chapter 3
19
No School – MLK Day
20
Chapter 3 Lecture: Demand
21
Collect Chapter 3 TXT Diminishing Personal Value In-class: SG pp. 22-24
22
Elasticity of Demand In-class: SG p. 25
23
Demand: Price Effect/Demand Shift Scenarios
26 Collaboration Day
Chapter 4 Lecture: Supply HW: TXT Chapter 4
27
Collect Chapter 4 TXT Supply: Price Effect/Supply Shift scenarios
28
Problem Solving Using Supply and Demand Hw: SG pp. 26-27, 32-33
29
Review Day For Test
30
Chapter 3 & 4 Test Chapter 3 & 4 SG/Classwork Due HW: TXT Chapter 5
Economics, February 2009
Monday 2 Collaboration Day
Chapter 5 Lecture: Market-Clearing Price
Tuesday 3
Collect Chapter 5 TXT Simulation: A Classroom Market in Crude Oil HW: SG pp. 36,37,38
Wednesday 4
Review Study Guide Work Price Floors/Ceilings
Thursday 5
Stamp and Review pp. 32-33 Collect Chapter 5 Work Chapter 5 Test
Friday 6 COW in Class
Computer Work: -Set up Wiki Account -Make Google Account -Set up Budget Page HW: TXT Chapter 6
HW: SG pp. 39-40 Budget Project Assigned (due Feb. 20)
9 Collaboration Day
No School – President’s Day
10 COW in Class
Assign Stock Project Set up Stock Page, Assign Teams Rest of Period: continue work on Budget project, preliminary research of stocks
11
Chapter 6 Lecture: Consumers, Savers, and Investors Moneywise Teen: Budgeting HW: SG p. 48
12
Chapter 6 TXT Due Writing Checks and Maintaining a Checkbook HW: Finish Checkbook Register, Reading a Bank Statement Worksheets
13 Progress Report
Reconciling a Checking Account
16 Collaboration Day
No School – President’s Day
17 COW in Class
Finalize Stocks you want to purchase; Learn how to purchase stocks
18
Banking Options / Alternatives
19
Credit & Credit Cards HW: SG pp. 49-50
20
Collect Budget Projects Review for Test Chapter 6 Test
Start Purchasing Stocks Chapter 6 SG/Classwork
23 Chapter 7 Lecture: The Business of Free Enterprise
24 COW in Class Collect Chapter 7 TXT Initial Progress of Stocks; how to interpret data HW: SG p. 55
25
26 Activity: Invention Convention HW: SG pp. 58-59
27 Review for Test Chapter 7 Test Collect Chapter 7 SG/Classwork
Video: Is America Number 1?
Economics, March 2009
Monday 2 Collaboration Day
Chapter 8 Lecture: Financing a Business
Tuesday 3
Collect Chapter 8 TXT
Wednesday 4
HW: SG pp. 67-68
Thursday 5
-Review for Test -Chapter 8 Test -Collect Chapter 8 SG/Classwork
Friday 6 PACK DAY
“Trade Creates Wealth” Simulation HW: Read Chapter 15
9 Collaboration Day
Chapter 15 – International Trade
10
Chapter 15 TXT Due Exchange Rates Activity/Discussion
11
Outsourcing / International Trade Pacts
12 Reviewing Last Week’s Work HW: SG p. 127-128 19
HW: SG pp. 75-76
HW: SG p. 123-124 18
Productivity Simulation HW: SG pp. 73-74
13 Chapter 15 Test Chapter 15 Classwork Due
16 Collaboration Day
Chapter 9 Lecture: Production and Productivity
HW: SG p. 122 17
Collect Chapter 9 TXT Assign Current Events Project HW: SG p. 72
20
Review for Test Chapter 9 Test Collect Chapter 9 SG/Classwork
23
Chapter 10 Lecture: The US Labor Force
24
Collect Chapter 10 TXT Assign Career Project HW: SG pp. 80-81
25
Workforce Simulation HW: SG pp. 82
26
Personal Finance Day: Education Plans; Education and Income HW: SG pp. 83-84
27 Progress Report
Review for Test Chapter 10 Test
Economics, April 2009
Monday 30 Collaboration Day Chapter 12 Lecture: Government and the US Economy Tuesday 31
Chapter 12 TXT Due
Wednesday 1 (No Period 5)
In Class: SG pp. 96-99 Video/Discuss: Federal Reserve: Open for Business after 9/11 Assign Tax Project HW: SG p. 100-101
Thursday 2 Chapter 12 Test Chapter 12 Classwork Due After Test: Process of Completing Tax Returns
Friday 3 (No Period 5)
6
SPRING BREAK
7 14 21
Collect Chapter 11 TXT Final Drafts of Resumes, Applications, References Due Cartel Simulation Preparation for Interviews; HW: SG pp. 90-91 28 Interviews, Group 1 Chapter 13 TXT Due Federal Reserve Video and discussion In Class SG pp. 104-105
8 15 22 (No Period 5)
9 16 23
-Review for Test -Chapter 11 Test -Collect Chapter 11 SG/Classwork Lab Work: Stock Projects
10 17
END SPRING BREAK
13 20
Chapter 11 Lecture: Competition Among Businesses HW: SG p. 88,89
24 End Stock Market Game (No Period 5)
27
Chapter 13 Lecture: Money and Financial Institutions
29 (No Period 5)
30
Stock Projects Due
1 (No Period 5)
HW: SG p. 106-107
Chapter 13 Test Chapter 13 Classwork Due
HW: SG p. 106-107
Economics, May/June 2009
Monday 4 Collaboration Day Chapter 14 Lecture: Economic Stability Tuesday 5 Interviews, Group 2
Chapter 14 TXT Due Meet in B7 – Fed Chairman Lesson, Game Economic Stability and the News
Wednesday 6 (No Period 5)
Thursday 7
TBD
Friday 8
Chapter 14 Test Chapter 14 Classwork Due
HW: SG p. 117-118
HW: SG p. 110-113 11 Collaboration Day Chapter 16 Lecture: Our Globalized World HW: SG p. 132-133 Chapter 16 TXT Due HW: SG p. 134-135 19 TBD 12 Poverty and Economic Development; Microfinance 13 Economic Solutions to Environmental Problems HW: SG p. 136-137 14 Economic Solutions to Environmental Problems 15
Current Events Project Due Chapter 16 Test Chapter 16 Classwork Due
18 Bringing It All Home, and Getting Ready for Life Week 25
No School – Memorial Day
20 TBD
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TBD
22
TBD
26
Food Court
27
Food Court
28
Food Court
29
Food Court
1
Food Court Presentations Stock Projects Due
2
Final Exams: Periods 1 (7), 4
3
Final Exams: Periods 2, 5
4
Final Exams: Periods 3, 6
5
Commencement