H Economics Assignments
- Instructor
- Danielle Aucoin
- Term
- Spring 2020
- Department
- Social Studies Department
- Description
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Course Overview:
The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of economics, including micro and macro economics, personal finance, as well as fiscal, monetary, and trade policy. Students will deepen their understanding of the economic problems and institutions of the nation and the world in which they live. Students will practice skills such as budgeting, time management, and college & career readiness in order to grasp an understanding of scarcity and opportunity costs using quantitative analysis skills and data including, charts, graphs, and tables to examine the laws of supply and demand.
Areas of Study:
- Microeconomics: Fundamentals of Economics, Economic Systems, Supply & Demand, Market Structures, Business & Labor
- Macroeconomics: Money & Banking, Measuring Economic Performance, Fiscal & Monetary Policy, Trade Policy
- Personal Finance: Fiscal fitness, budgeting, banking, personal wealth, saving and planning, credit and debit, risk management, consumer education, taxes & income
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All Topic 1 materials due today to Schoology
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Personal Finance
Topic 1 Continued
Money Management
Monthly Budget
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Personal Finance Topic 1
Personal Finance Workshop
Topic 1: Paying for College
Federal Loans
I know many of the things in this activity might be upended due to the impact of the Corona Virus, it is still something to think about.
Hope you all are well.
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Covid - Food Security
Complete your project by adding the food security component.
No need to resend or resubmit google link unless your link has changed.
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Ch. 5.6: Labor and Wages
Notes - Slides 67-77
Assessment Questions - using the graphics and slides, respond to the following questions:
1. How might the level of educational attainment impact wages and earnings?
2. In addition to the pay gap, in what other ways are women discriminated against in the workforce?
3. How does race and ethnicity factor into wage discrimination?
4. What occupations reveal the smallest gender wage gap?
Watch: an excerpt from 60 Minutes (13 minutes) on "Food Security" with Chef Jose Andres and add onto your COVID-19 Project. Why is the food supply integral to the nation's economic health? What is Chef Andres plan to restore food security in the midst of the pandemic? Do you think food security should be prioritized as a national security issue? How does the immigration debate play a role in food security concerns?
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Covid19 Project part 4 (slide 66)
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Read Ch. 5.5: The Labor Force
DO: Notes slides 52-65
DO: text questions p. 205 #1-5
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Read Ch. 5.4: Cooperatives and Nonprofits
DO: Notes - Slides 46-51
DO: Text Questions pg. 197 1-5 (submit to Schoology)
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Topical Learning - adding onto your Google Slides
See Slide 45 in the PowerPoint for part 3: the CARES Act
SHARE your google slideshow with me by Thursday, April 2 (it's not done, but I will use Spring Break to start grading parts 1-3).
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PERIOD 1 BLOCK
The Founder film questions DUE (to Schoology)
NOTES: Corporations, Ch. 5.3
Slides 35 - 44
DO: Ch. 5.3 Questions pg. 192 #1-5 (due Wednesday to Schoology)
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District mandated Pupil-Free Day
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See the story of how McDonald's was founded and franchised into one of the largest and most recognizable corporations in the world.
WATCH: The Founder (free on vudu - see link below)
Complete FILM QUESTIONS (due Monday, March 30). Questions posted on Schoology.
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Topical learning: Research project
Adding onto your google slides - See Slide 34 for part 2 of research project
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Review: Small Businesses
NOTES: Slides 25-33
DO: Submit to Schoology
Ch. 5.1 Questions pg. 180 #1, 3, 4
Ch. 5.2 Questions pg. 186 #4-5
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Ch. 5.2: Partnerships and Franchises
NOTES: Franchises, Slides 18 - 24
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Ch. 5.2: Partnerships and Franchises
Read pp. 181-186
WATCH: 5 min. video on partnerships (food trucks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1LqaV1aCFU
NOTES: Slides 10-17 (Partnerships)
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Ch. 5.1: Sole Proprietorships
DO: Start Research project - economic impact of Coronavirus (will be an ongoing google slides project connected to Ch. 5). See slide 9 for Part 1: Impact on small businesses/sole proprietorships
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Ch. 5: Business and Labor
Section 1: Sole Proprietorships
Read pp. 176-180
NOTES: Slides 1-8
DUE: Ch. 4 Questions to Schoology
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Notes: Government Regulations (Slides 19-24)
HW: Finish Book HW and upload to Schoology by Wednesday
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Notes: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly (see Powerpoint in Schoology; Slides 15-18)
HW (due Wednesday 3/18 to Schoology):
Ch. 4.1 Pure Competition pg. 146 Question 1
Ch. 4.2 Monopolies pg. 154 Questions 2, 4, 5
Ch. 4.3 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopolies pg. 161 Questions 1, 4, 5
Ch. 4.4 Government Regulations pg. 167 Questions 3, 5
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Min. Day
Economic impact of Covid 19
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Market Structures: Monopoly
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Ch. 4: Competition and Market Structures
Lesson 1 - Pure Competition
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Ch. 3 Test
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Price Controls - Price Floors
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Market Equilibrium Simulation
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Costs of Production
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PDD
Shifts in Supply
Price Elasticity of Supply
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Fundamentals of Supply
The Law of Supply
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Sub day - Ant Island
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Total Revenue Test
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Elasticity of Demand
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Change in Demand
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Ch. 3: Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
The Law of Demand
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Ant Island Simulation and Questions
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Ch. 2 Test
HW: Start Ch. 3
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Goals of Government in US Free Enterprise
Safety Nets
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PDD
Role of Government in the US Free Enterprise System
Public Goods, Market Failures, Externalities
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Case study: Ant Island
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Role of Government: Public Goods and Externalities
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Economic Growth in US Economy
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Mixed Economies
Goals and benefits of US Free Enterprise system
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Micro - Ch. 2 Free Enterprise and other Economic Systems
Comparing economic systems
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Unit Exam - Foundations and Macro
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Work day - review for unit exam
questions due at the end of the period
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Regulatory Policy
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PDD
Economic Theory
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Iowa caucuses
Trade Policy
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Ch. 10.1 p. 437 #3
Ch. 10.2 p. 446 #3-4
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Social Welfare and Healthcare Policy
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Ch. 8.1 p. 353 #1,2,4
Ch. 8.2 p. 359 #1-5
Ch. 8.3 p. 364 #1-5
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Fed debrief
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Reagan Library simulation
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Field Trip: the Federal Reserve
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Prepping for the Reagan simulation (Wednesday)
Role assignments and role prep
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Government Spending
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Taxes and Tax Policy
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The Fed Handout DUE
The Budget
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PDD
The FED
HW: Video and Handout
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Application of Fundamentals - Macro
Guns or Butter?
Debt and Deficit
Economic Policy Making
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Production Possibilities Curves
Ch. 1 Study Guide
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collect syllabus
Ch. 1: Lesson 2-3 Opportunity Cost
HW: Study Guide
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PDD - collect syllabus
Ch. 1: Lesson 1 Scarcity - Build a Zoo
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Welcome back!
Textbooks
Course objectives and syllabus (for fall semester students only need to complete the top portion of signature page; new students please complete entire signature page)
Intro to Econ
Monkey Marketplace