Objective: Students will understand how countries measure economic output, unemployment, and growth.
February 16th
Objective- Students will understand the basic principles of national income accounting, such as GDP.
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Activity 1- notes on GDP and its uses, limits.
Activity 2- use CIA World Factbook to research 5 developed nations and 5 developing nations. What is the GDP of each? What is GDP per capita and how is this used to determine economic conditions within a nation-state? Create a chart for your nations that show similarities and differences. What similarities do you find in the developed nations? In the developing nations? What major differences can you find within the two groups, and between the two groups?
February 17th
Objective- students will understand methods of national income accounting
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Activity 1- notes
February 18th
Objective- Students will understand how credit card debt works.
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Activity 1- worksheet on calculating credit card payments and pay-off.
February 19th
Objective-Students will understand the causes and effects of economic growth, and how government can help or hinder growth.
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Activity- notes worksheet on Economic Growth
February 23rd
Objective-Students will understand the causes and effects of economic growth, and how government can help or hinder growth.
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Activity 1- practice activity on economic growth (graded in class)
Activity 2- vocabulary c. 5
March 2nd
Objective-Students will understand how business cycles work.
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Activity 1- notes on business cycles
Activity 2- vocabulary
February 16th
Objective- Students will understand the basic principles of national income accounting, such as GDP.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- notes on GDP and its uses, limits.
Activity 2- use CIA World Factbook to research 5 developed nations and 5 developing nations. What is the GDP of each? What is GDP per capita and how is this used to determine economic conditions within a nation-state? Create a chart for your nations that show similarities and differences. What similarities do you find in the developed nations? In the developing nations? What major differences can you find within the two groups, and between the two groups?
February 17th
Objective- students will understand methods of national income accounting
Bellringer- blog
Activity 1- notes
February 18th
Objective- Students will understand how credit card debt works.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- worksheet on calculating credit card payments and pay-off.
February 19th
Objective-Students will understand the causes and effects of economic growth, and how government can help or hinder growth.
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Activity- notes worksheet on Economic Growth
February 23rd
Objective-Students will understand the causes and effects of economic growth, and how government can help or hinder growth.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- practice activity on economic growth (graded in class)
Activity 2- vocabulary c. 5
March 2nd
Objective-Students will understand how business cycles work.
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Activity 1- notes on business cycles
Activity 2- vocabulary