Final Project Schedule

No more bell works for the rest of the semester. Students will be expected to come to class and immediately start working on their final project.

Here is the schedule for the remaining two weeks of class:

May 4 - In class working on final project
May 5 - In class working on final project
May 6 - computer lab 254 working on final project
May 7 - computer lab 254 working on final project
May 8 - computer lab 254 working on final project
May 11 - computer lab 254 working on final project
May 12 - Project Due at the end of class
May 13 - Project Grading
May 14 - Project Grading
May 15 - Freakonomics (Mrs. Snyder will be furiously grading as Senior grades are due this day)

May 26 - Graduation Day! @ Pueblo Football Field, 7pm

 

Unit Test

Bellwork: Prepare for the test

Objectives:
take a test on:
Supply and demand
Market structures
GDP
Business Cycle
Inflation
Taxes


Activity: Test

Homework: none

Absent? Come in and take the test as quickly as possible.

Bee Movie Review and Worksheet

Block Day 4/29-30

Bellwork: None. Watching the movie immediately. 

Objectives: review concepts from the semester

Activity: Watch the Bee Movie and fill out the worksheet. Prepare for the exam tomorrow.

Homework: none

Absent? Come in and ask Mrs. Snyder for an alternative assignment.

Taxation Day 3

Bellwork: Should the government provide programs that protect people who face unfavorable economic decisions?

Objectives: understand why we pay taxes.

Activity: Taxes Activity

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

Taxation Day 2

Bellwork: How does the government pay for goods it purchases and services it supplies?

Objectives: understand why we pay taxes.

Activity: Taxes Lecture/Discussion

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

Taxation Day 1

Bellwork: None, substitute

Objectives: students will determine how inflation, unemployment, and gross domestic product statistics are used in policy decisions. 

Activity: Taxation Reading from textbook pg. 430-433. Answer questions 1-5 on pg. 433 AND questions 20-21 on pg 437.

Homework: none

Absent? Come in to complete the book work before school or during a planning period. 

Unemployment and Inflation

Block Day 4/22-23

Bellwork: What are the components of GDP? Hint: C+I+G+(X-M)

Objectives: students will determine how inflation, unemployment, and gross domestic product statistics are used in policy decisions. 

Activity: Business Cycle Activity and Lecture. 

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

Business Cycle Day 2

Bellwork: What are the components of GDP? Hint: C+I+G+(X-M)

Objectives: students will determine how inflation, unemployment, and gross domestic product statistics are used in policy decisions. 

Activity: Business Cycle Activity and Lecture. 

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

Business Cycle Day 1

Bellwork: The economy is strong sometimes and weak other times. Why do you think this is?

Objectives: describe the different phases of the business cycle. 

Activity: Business Cycle Activity

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

GDP Day 4

Bellwork: Why is GDP important?

Objectives: understand various components of gross domestic product (GDP)

Activity: GDP presentations

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

GDP Day 3

Bellwork: What is GDP?

Objectives:  understand various components of gross domestic product (GDP)

Activity: GDP activity

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

GDP Day 2

Bellwork: None, substitute

Objectives:  understand various components of gross domestic product (GDP)

Activity: Book work; read pages 335-340. Create a vocabulary list with at least 8 words listed. You must include the definition and use the word in a sentence. Answer question 3 on page 340. 

Homework: none

Absent? Come in to read the section and create the vocabulary list. 

GDP Day 1

Block Day April 13-14

Bellwork: How do we know if the economy is healthy? 

Objectives:  understand various components of gross domestic product (GDP)

Activity: GDP lecture/activity

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

Market Structures

Bellwork: What do you think a monopoly is? 

Objectives:  analyze the similarities and differences among economic systems

Activity: Market Structures activity

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below.

Supply and Demand Day 2

Bellwork: Study for the circular flow quiz. 

Objectives:  SW participate in an experiment that illustrates the laws of supply and demand. 

Activity: Supply and Demand Activity

Homework: none

Absent? Review the handouts and take notes based on the slideshow below. Come in to take the quiz as soon as possible! 

Supply and Demand Day 1

Bellwork: What do you think a market is? 

Objectives:  

·        Students will be introduced to the idea of market forces.

·        Students will participate in an experiment that illustrates the laws of supply and demand.

·        Students will analyze the variables that impact the value of goods and services in a free market.

·        Students will develop their own understandings of how the laws of supply and demand affect the value of a good or service.

·        Students will assess their understanding of the material presented in class by preparing an artistic representation of the information.

Activity: Supply and Dance, Man

Homework: Study for the mini-quiz on circular flow

Absent? Review the video below and take notes

Review Final Project

Bellwork: Do you know what your grade in the class is? How can you improve it? 

Objectives: Discuss the expectations for the final project

Activity: Final Project review

Homework: Study for the mini-quiz on circular flow

Absent? Come in and present your portion of the project to Mrs. Snyder as quickly as possible!!! 

Good Friday

NO SCHOOL: GOOD FRIDAY CELEBRATIONS

See above for a video on the historical meaning behind Good Friday. 

Entrepreneurship Day 5

Block Day April 1/2

Bellwork: What was the most difficult thing about this project? What was the most enjoyable? 

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Entrepreneur Project Presentations. 

Homework: None.

Absent? Come in and present your portion of the project to Mrs. Snyder as quickly as possible. 

Entrepreneurship Day 4

Bellwork: None, in the computer lab

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Work on Entrepreneur Project *Individuals will be given specific tasks. In the computer lab today. 

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the worksheets below and be ready to present your part of the project on Wednesday/Thursday. 

Entrepreneurship Day 3

Bellwork: None, in the computer lab

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Work on Entrepreneur Project *Individuals will be given specific tasks. In the computer lab today. 

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the worksheets below and be ready to help your team on Tuesday. 

Entrepreneurship Day 2

Bellwork: How do you become an entrepreneur? 

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Work on Entrepreneur Project *Individuals will be given specific tasks. If you are not here the group will decide for you!!

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the worksheets below and be ready to help your team on Monday.

Entrepreneurship Day 1

Block Day March 25/26

Bellwork: If you could start your own business what would it be? 

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Watch movie on Wally Amos.

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the video above, and answer the questions below on a piece of paper. 

1.      Why did Wally Amos open a chocolate chip cookie store?

2.       Why did Wally decide to expand his business?

3.      What did they do to make Famous Amos cookies identifiable to customers?

4.      What did they pattern the promotion of the cookie after?

5.      What is “pull-through”?

6.      Why did the company struggle to grow?

7.       Does Famous Amos advertise? Why, Why not?

8.      Why does Wally feel secure in his ability to continue to be successful?

9.      What is the cardinal rule in retail?

10.  Why was the cookie popular overseas?

11.  Why did Wally sell the company?

12.  What risks did Wally take in founding his own company? 

Circular Flow Day 2

Bellwork: Explain how money flowed from businesses to households and back again during the activity yesterday. 

Objective: Analyze the economic relationships between households and businesses in a market economy.

Activity: Circular Flow Review

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the worksheets below and take notes. 

Circular Flow Day 1

Bellwork: What are the four factors of production? 

Objective: Analyze the economic relationships between households and businesses in a market economy.


Activity: Econoland Activity to learn about the Circular Flow of the economy. 

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the video above and take notes. 

Advertising Day 5

Block Day March 11/12

Bellwork: What was one challenge your group faced completing this project? What was one great thing that happened while working in your group?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Advertising Project Presentations AND Test on 4 Factors of Production, PPC, Economic Systems, Three Q's, Consumer sovereignty

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Come in to take the test as soon as possible!

Advertising Day 4

Bellwork: What is consumer sovereignty?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Advertising Project

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below. Take notes on the underlined portion. Be ready to help your group present the project on Wednesday/Thursday.

Advertising Day 3

Bellwork: What is your favorite advertisement? Why?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Consumer Sovereignty PowerPoint and Advertising Activity.

 Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below. Take notes on the underlined portion. Be ready to help your group work on the project on Tuesday.

Advertising Day 2

Bellwork: What is your favorite advertisement? Why?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Advertising Project

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint from Wednesday/Thursday. Take notes on the underlined portion. Be ready to help your group work on the project on Monday.

Advertising Day 1

Block Day Mar 4/5

Bellwork: What makes you want to buy something? Style? Affordability? Usefulness? Popularity?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Consumer Sovereignty PowerPoint and Advertising Activity.

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below. Take notes on the underlined portion. Be ready to help your group work on the project on Friday.

Property Rights

Bellwork: Should the oceans be divided up between countries? Or stay as common areas, where no one has control? Why?

Objective: evaluate the implications of property rights.

Activity: Property Rights PowerPoint and activity.

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the powerpoint below, take notes on the underline portions.

Is America Number One?

Bellwork: In your opinion, should the government regulate businesses? Why?

Objective: analyze the theory that America has the best economic structure in the world.

Activity: "Is America Number One?" video and worksheet

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Watch the video above and answer the questions in the worksheet below. Turn in the completed worksheet as soon as possible.
 

Economic Systems Day 6

Block Day Jan 24/25

Bellwork: What did you learn from your scouting trip to a different island? How could you use those ideas on your island?

Objective: understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services.

Activity: Economic Systems presentation

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? To make up the in-class project, please print off the worksheet below and answer all of the questions as if you were stranded on a deserted island with 10 other people. See the worksheet on "Economic Systems Day 4"

Economic Systems Day 5

Bellwork: What problem did your group pick on Friday? What is the best way to solve the problem?

Objective: understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services.

Activity: Economic Systems activity

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? To make up the in-class project, please print off the worksheet below and answer all of the questions as if you were stranded on a deserted island with 10 other people. Worksheet from "Economic Systems Day 4"

Economic Systems Day 4

Bellwork: What type of economy do you think you have created on your island? Explain your answer.

Objective: understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services.

Activity: Economic Systems activity

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? To make up the in-class project, please print off the worksheet below and answer all of the questions as if you were stranded on a deserted island with 10 other people.

Economic Systems Day 3

Block Day February 18/19

Bellwork: Which economy did you prefer during the activity on Monday, why?

Objective: understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services.

Activity: Economic Systems activity and worksheet

 

Homework: Answer the two questions on the back of the worksheet page (minimum total 50 words).

• How are people's lives touched or affected by their economic system?
• Which system(s) provide(s) a better opportunity or a higher standard of living and why?

 

Absent? Fill in the worksheet below using the information we learned from Monday and Tuesday.

Economic Systems Day 2

Bellwork: None

Objective: understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services.

 Activity: Reading: pg. 32-40 in the blue economics book "economic: today and tomorrow". Create a vocabulary list on a piece of paper with word and definition (minimum 5 words). Answer questions 1-3 on page 40. Due at the end of the class period.

 

Homework: none.

 

Absent? Come in before school, during 1st or 6th, or after school to complete the assignment.

Economic Systems Day 1

Bellwork: How does our society decide what to produce?

Objective: understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services.

 Activity: Economic Systems activity and PowerPoint

 

Homework: none.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below and take notes. 

Test: Four Factors of Production andProduction Possibilities Curve

Bellwork: Prepare for the exam, turn in bellwork for the week.

Objective: students will identify and explain the four factors of production: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. students will analyze production possibilities curves to describe opportunity costs and trade-offs.

 

Activity: test

 

Homework: none

 

Absent? Come in as soon as possible to take the test.

Production Possibilities Curve Day 3

Block Day Feb 11/12

Bellwork: Name two things you can make (or produce), on your own.

Objective: analyze production possibilities curves to describe opportunity costs and trade-offs.

 

Activity: Production Possibilities Activity

 

Homework: none.

 

Absent? Complete the worksheet on your own and turn in the work as soon as possible.
 

Production Possibilities Curve Day 2

Bellwork: in the activity yesterday, what two things were we producing? Draw the PPC for the activity.

Objective: analyze production possibilities curve to describe opportunity costs and trade-offs.

 

Activity: Production Possibilities PowerPoint

 

Homework: none

 

Absent? Take notes on the PowerPoint below.
 

Production Possibilities Curve Day 1

Bellwork: What was scarce in the movie "Cast Away"?

Objective: analyze production possibilities curves to describe opportunity costs and trade-offs.

 

Activity: Production Possibilities Curve PowerPoint and Activity 

 

Homework: none.

 

Absent? Take notes on the PowerPoint below.

 

Four Factors of Production Day 3

Bellwork: Give an example of how Chuck is an entrepreneur in the movie, "Cast Away"

Objective: students will identify and explain the four factors of production: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.

 

Activity: Cast Away video and worksheet

 

Homework: none

 

Absent? Watch the movie: Cast Away and answer the questions on page two of the worksheet below.

 

The Four Factors of Production Day 2

Block Day Feb 4/5

Bellwork: If you were stranded on a deserted island how would you try to  be rescued? (No, your phone does not work)

Objective: students will identify and explain the four factors of production: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.

 

Activity: Cast Away video and worksheet

 

Homework: get your Grade sheet signed by a parent, due Friday (Monday for Second period).

 

Absent? Watch the movie: Cast Away and answer the questions on page two of the worksheet below.

 

The Four Factors of Production

Bellwork: How does a nation decide what and how much to produce?

Objective: students will identify and explain the four factors of production: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.

 

Activity: Four Factors Powerpoint and Activity

 

Homework: Complete the first page of the handout titled "Cast Away Movie Guide" (see worksheets below) by doing research on Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, and answering the questions.

 

Absent? Take notes using the powerpoint below.
 

Personal Finance Exam

Students will complete an exam, using their folders as a guide, on personal finance.

Homework: none.

 

Absent? Come in to take the test as soon as possible!

Presentations

Students will present their folders to the class and turn them in.

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Turn in your folder as soon as possible! Make sure your absence is excused so that you can still receive full credit.

Credit Scores/Wordle/Check Writing

Block Day Jan 28/29

Bellwork: What is the most important thing you have learned from this project?

 

Objective: students will...

• understand the importance of credit history and credit scores.
• understand how to write a check and balance a check book
• create a personal finance wordle

Activity: UA presentation on Credit History, Wordle Activity, Check writing activity

 

Homework: Finish all worksheets, readings, and logs in your personal finance folder.

 

Absent? Complete the "Personal Finance Wordle" worksheet on page 18 and "Checking Account" worksheet on page 19-20 in the personal finance folder. Write a 100 word essay on credit history and credit scores. Detail why they are important and how they are used.

Catch Up Day

Bellwork: None

 

Objective: students will...

• create a budget based on the information they find
• compare a high-deductible versus a low-deductible automobile insurance policy using probability of minor or major accidents.
• explain how education, career choices, and family obligations affect future income.

Activity: complete any worksheets that you are behind on.

 

Homework: finish the readings and answer the questions.

 

Absent? Finish all the worksheets!

Budgeting Day 2

Bellwork: What is a budget?

Objective: students will...

• create a budget based on the information they find
• compare a high-deductible versus a low-deductible automobile insurance policy using probability of minor or major accidents.
• explain how education, career choices, and family obligations affect future income.

Activity: Complete the "automobile worksheet", "Family worksheet", "House/mortgage worksheet", and "budget worksheet".

**In the computer lab today**

 

Homework: complete the "Budgeting" log assignment tonight. Continue to do the readings and answer the questions.

 

Absent? Complete the "automobile worksheet", "Family worksheet", "House/mortgage worksheet", and "budget worksheet" on your own using the PowerPoint slides below.

Budgeting

Bellwork: What is a budget?

 

Objective: students will...

• create a budget based on the information they find
• compare a high-deductible versus a low-deductible automobile insurance policy using probability of minor or major accidents.
• explain how education, career choices, and family obligations affect future income.

Activity: Complete the "automobile worksheet", "Family worksheet", "House/mortgage worksheet", and "budget worksheet".

**In the computer lab today**

 

Homework: complete the "Budgeting" log assignment tonight. Continue to do the readings and answer the questions.

 

Absent? Complete the "automobile worksheet", "Family worksheet", "House/mortgage worksheet", and "budget worksheet" on your own using the PowerPoint slides below.

  

Which College?

Block Day Jan 21/22

Bellwork: Where do you want to go to college? Why?

Objective: students will...

• compare colleges and define what they have to offer
• evaluate which college is best for their situation
• summarize which college is best for them and why

Activity: complete the "College" worksheet in their personal finance folders.
**In the computer lab today**
BEST WEBSITE TO IN THE INFORMATION:
bigfuture.collegeboard.org

Homework: complete the "College Education" log assignment tonight. Continue to do the readings.

Absent? Complete the "College" worksheet on your own using the PowerPoint slides below.