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.