Daily+Lessons

8/22/12 Seats Name Game Room Rules Books

8/23/12 Ice Breaker Computer Rules Log onto wiki Why I'm taking Economics (Type 1 Writing) - 4 lines explaining why you are taking Economics. About Me Collage

8/24/12 Work on "about me collage" Present collages

8/27/12 Activity Read pages 3-7 and create outline Episode 2 - 4:36 media type="youtube" key="yoVc_S_gd_0" height="345" width="420"

[|Video Episode 3] 4:21 media type="youtube" key="0PgP0dXAGAE" height="345" width="420"

8/28/11 Activity Read pages 8-11 and create outline

8/29/11 Review [|Video Episode 8] 3:39 Activity Worksheet

[|Video Episode 7] 6:12

[|Video Episode 9] 7:39

[|Video Episode 10] 3:05

__Homework__ Reading Guides for Chapter 1

9/30/11 Foundations of Wealth Segments 1 and 2 Time to complete reading and study for Chapter 1 Quiz

9/31/11 15 minute of business news and then 10 minutes to write your review of the week Chapter 1 Review (mini quizzes)

9/4/12 Chapter 1 Quiz Foundations of Wealth Segments 3

9/5/12 Review Chapter 1 Quiz Three economic questions activity

9/6/11 Discuss economic goals - ranking worksheet [|U.S. Economic Goals] Economic system activity - fill in chart Foundations of Wealth Segments 4 read pages 23-27 and take notes

9/7/12 Free market activity Discuss free market [|Adam Smith]

read pages 28-32 and take notes

9/10/12 Explanation of Centrally Planned Economy [|Portions of Moscow on the Hudson] [|North Korea] Anderson Prison Activity read pages 34-38 and take notes

9/11/12 Modern economics activity discuss modern economics read pages 40-44 and take notes Review packet for chapter 2 due

9/12/12 Chapter 2 review

9/13/12 - 9/14/12 Video: China in the Red [|China Today]

Friday Business Review: Choose one of the articles you read this week, and explain how it may have an impact on your life. Give two reasons for your selection.

9/17/12 Chapter 2 quiz [|Russia]

9/18/12 Review Chapter 2 Quiz Lecture/Discussion about chapter 3 section 1 [|Video] [|Website] Class Assignment: Research an interest group and find the following: 1. What their all about 2. Interesting facts 3. In your opinion are they for the good of all society 4. Any policies they are currently opposing or supporting
 * Homework:** Read pages 51-55 and create an outline

9/19/12 Lecture/Discussion- safety nets [|Video]
 * Homework:** Read pages 57 - 60 and create outline

9/20/12 Lecture/Discussion on chapter 3 section 3 Market Failures [|video] Free Rider Problem media type="custom" key="20877042" Externalities [|video] media type="custom" key="20876388" Public good activity
 * Homework**: Read pages 62-66 and create outline

9/21/12 Friday - Newspaper Review - Choose an article you read this week and explain it's impact on our community. Please give 2 examples of it's impact. Present Public Good Activity
 * Homework**: Read pages 67-70 and create outline

9/24/12 Discuss Government's rule in promoting growth and stability Functions of Government Activity

9/25/12 Complete Functions of Government Activity

9/26/12 Review for Chapter 3 quiz

9/27/12 Chapter 3 Quiz

9/28/12 Commanding Heights Video

10/1/12 - 10/5/12 Unit 1 review videos Sample [|video]

Business Article Review - Write a paragraph about one business article you read this week that was most surprising to you. Be sure to give 3 facts about the article and __UNDERLINE__ those three facts in your review. Also, please provide the name of newspaper the article was printed in, date of the paper, and the article title.

10/9/12 Unit 1 Test

10/10/12 Review Unit 1 Test

Demand - Lecture media type="custom" key="21072800" Classwork/Homework:
 * Come up with a product or service for which there is a demand. Establish 5 different price points for this product or service. Interview 15 different people who have a demand (willingness and means to purchase) for this product to see how much or little they would purchase at the different price points. Create a market demand schedule for your product or service. **(Due 10/15/12)**
 * Read Chapter 4 section 1 - complete review guide or create your own outline **(Due 10/11/12)**

10/11/12 Change in Demand Discussion/Activity Fill out demand curve worksheet during presentations media type="custom" key="21072846" Quiz on demand shifters Homework: Read Chapter 4 section 2 complete reading guide or create an outline

10/12/12
 * Business News Articles**: After reading your articles for today, please turn in all of your notes from this week. You should have 6 articles that are labeled with the date, newspaper, name of article, and notes. Notes __**should not**__ be copied directly from the Internet, they must be paraphrased.

Review Law of Demand and Shifts in Demand Pep Rally

10/15/12 Elasticity of Demand [|video] How to Calculate Elasticity Activity 3 Worksheet Elasticity [|Examples]

10/16/12 Review Activity 3 Worksheet from Monday Revenue and Elasticity - Lecture Worksheet on Elasticity
 * Homework:** Read section 3 and complete reading guide or create outline and complete elasticity worksheet

10/17/12 Review elasticity worksheet

Put together a presentation for the class on your chosen product/service. Your presentation must have the following: Market Demand Schedule Demand Graph Elasticity at each price point Graph of 3 different possible demand shifters

Present your results to class

Grading: Market Demand Schedule 5 points Demand Graph 5 Points Elasticity at each price point 5 points Graph of 3 different possible demand shifters 5 points

10/18/12 Review for Chapter 4 Test

10/19/12 JA Titan

10/22/12 Chapter 4 Test

10/23/12 Review Chapter 4 Test Law of Supply Lecture media type="custom" key="21213174" Classwork/Homework: Read and create outline for Section 1

10/24/12 Business Article - Rising Tide Supply Shifters - In pairs students learn and explain a factor that changes supply Review Student's prepare a quiz - Each factor discussed earlier should be represented

Homework: Read and create outline for Section 3

10/25/12 Production Activity Marginal Product Homework: Read and create outline for Section 2

10/26/12 JA Titan Challenge

10/31/12 Read this article - media type="youtube" key="FgttpKZZz7o" height="315" width="420" Production Cost Activity Fixed and Variable Cost Marginal product cost

11/1/12 Review

11/2/12 JA Titan
 * Friday Current Business News Review:** Read and record your two articles for today and turn in your notes from this week. Be sure to have 5 articles with the date of the newspaper, name of the newspaper, name of the article, and your own notes (not copied from the internet).

11/5/12 Subsidies Impact

11/6/12 Business Articles Chapter 5 Test Share Subsidies Answers

11/7/12 Review Chapter 5 Test Stock Market - What do you know?

11/8/12 1. Before You Invest Pre-Test 2. What is a Company? Read article and answer questions 3. What is a Stock? 4. Reading a Stock Quote Table

11/12/12 Finish: What is a stock and reading a stock quote table from Friday What is Diversification? Activity 1 Activity 2

11/13/12 What is Risk? Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 4

11/14/12 Mutual Funds Open-Ended Mutual Fund media type="youtube" key="Dy6SAdpAc8I" height="315" width="560" Closed-End Mutual Fund media type="youtube" key="VpVu25KhozQ" height="315" width="560"

11/15/12 Before You Invest Post-Test Stock Market Game - Students in groups - review rules





11/16/12 JA Titan

11/19/12 Stock Market Quiz

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11/20/12 Chapter 6 Quiz Stock Market Groups - make trades

11/27/12 Market Structure Activity Review video's with notes sheet []

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Market Structure example worksheet Students create PP with examples of market structure

11/28/12 Market Structure Project
 * Assignment: Read Chapter 7 and complete outline**

11/29/12 Market Structure Project

11/30/12 JA Titan

12/3/12 Market Structure Project

12/4/12 Market Structure Project

12/5/12 Market Structure Project Due

12/6/12 Chapter 7 Test (You are allowed one page of notes front and back, but must be handwritten)

12/7/12 Unit 2 Review

12/10/12 Unit 2 Test

12/11/12 Chapter 8 Activity: Each group is to prepare a poster for a specific type of business. Poster must be a visual display with images and captions. Each group is to prepare notes cards to explain the poster in detail to the rest of the class. The poster should explain: The notes should be detailed information about the poster.
 * 1) The type of business organization
 * 2) Different types
 * 3) Advantages
 * 4) Disadvantages

Poster is visual and prepared with neatness: 10 points Notes cards are prepared with detail and explained well: 10 points
 * Each group will be graded on the following:**

12/12/12 Present Business Organizations Business Organizations Project

12/13/12 Review Chapter 8 Homework: Business Letter with accompanying documents and Reading Guide. All due on Monday the 17th.

12/14/12 JA Titan Challenge

12/17/12 Homework Due: Chapter 8 Quiz Review Unit II Test Stock Market Game

12/18/12 - 12/19/12 Chapter 12 Section 1 - GDP Chapter 12 Section 2 - Business/Economic Cycle

Business Cycle Forecasting
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:economicsfall2011/top 10 economic indicators.pdf|Download]]
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 * 1) Students research the top 10 leading economic indicators and create a poster identifying each indicator by name
 * 2) Image to help explain/identify indicator
 * 3) In your own words explain what the indicator is and how the indicator might help economist forecast future economic trends.
 * 4) Who releases? Where and when is this info released?
 * 5) Current Value

Poster Grading: 20 points for completion 20 points for accuracy and understandability 10 points for professionalism/creativity

12/20/12 Half the period to finish Poster from Wednesday Economic Growth Lecture

12/21/12 Chapter 12 Quiz Titan.ja.org Click on JA Titan 3.0 Public Edition Set up account Play Game individually or create a private game and invite others in class.

1/2/12 - 1/3/12 Chapter 13 Assignment

1/4/12 JA Titan Challenge with Mrs. Heltzel

1/7/12 - 1/8/12 Finish Chapter 13 Assignment Finished Early: JA Titan online

1/9/12 - 1/11/12 Present Chapter 13 Assignment note (9th and 10th - 30 minute periods because of Keystones)

1/14/12 Final 2 presentations Time to prepare for final

1/15/12 Chapter 13 group quiz Time to prepare for final

1/17/12 Final - You may bring: two sheets of paper - handwritten notes only