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  1. Chapter 14, Section 2 - See the PPT below for the notes. Students completed the Applying the Principles and turned the packet in during class.
  2. Answers for Final Exam Review (Parts 2 & 3) were posted in the classroom. I will NOT be posting these online so if you were absent, you will need to get the correct answers from someone in class or come in to my classroom at another time.
  3. Work Time
    • Final Project (lottery winnings)
    • 2 extra credit opportunities
    • Review packet for the final exam
      • Check the due dates for the review packets. They are worth 5 points extra credit each on the final exam.
Review Part 4 is due on Wednesday, May 17 for extra credit.
Final project and extra credit are due on Wednesday, May 17
Textbook return on Wednesday, May 17
Final exam on Friday, May 19

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  1. Chapter 14, Section 1 - See the PPT below for the notes. Students also completed the Applying the Principles up to #16.
  2. Answers for Final Exam Review (Part 1) - I will NOT be posting these online so if you were absent, you will need to get the correct answers from someone in class.
  3. Work Time
    • Final Project (lottery winnings)
    • 2 extra credit opportunities
    • Review packets for the final exam
      • Check the due dates for the review packets. They are worth 5 points extra credit each on the final exam.
Review Parts 2 & 3 are due on Monday, May 15 for extra credit
Final project and extra credit are due on Wednesday, May 17
Textbook return on Wednesday, May 17
Final exam on Friday, May 19

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  1. Corporate Social Responsibility (Extra Credit Opportunity) - The handout is posted below. If you are interested in the extra credit, follow the instructions carefully in order to earn the most possible points.
  2. Chapter 13, Sections 2 & 3 - See the PPT below for the notes. Students also completed the Applying the Principles and played the "Chair the Fed" game before turning in their packet.
  3. Work Time
    • Final Project (lottery winnings)
    • 2 extra credit opportunities
    • Review packets for the final exam
      • Check the due dates for the review packets. They are worth 5 points extra credit each on the final exam.
Final project and extra credit are due on Wednesday, May 17
Textbook return on Wednesday, May 17
Final exam on Friday, May 19

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  1. Budget Challenge Extra Credit Opportunity - the handout is posted below and is also available in Google Classroom along with a sample doc that you can modify for your own assignment
  2. Chapter 13 (Fiscal Policy) - See the PowerPoint below for the class notes. We only completed the first section on Monetary Policy. After the notes, students completed the Applying the Principles and practiced monetary policy with "The Fiscal Ship" online game.
  3. Final Project and/or Extra Credit Work Time
Review for the Final Exam will begin next week!
Extra Credit is due on Wednesday May 17
Final Project is due on Wednesday May 17
Textbook Return is Wednesday May 17
Final Exam is Friday May 19 - this test is cumulative over the entire semester!

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Sorry I can't be there today because one of my sons is sick. Listed below are the tasks you need to accomplish during class. I will be posting two extra credit opportunities on Google Classroom in the next day or so. We'll talk more about grades on Friday.
  1. Finish Chapter 11 - If you didn't finish this on Monday, it should be your first priority today; do not take more than 20 minutes to get it done or you won't get to the other work that is due today.
  2. Chapter 12 - This is a very short chapter so there is no reason you can't finish it during class. Use the PPT below for class notes and complete the Applying the Principles on your own. For the graph, make sure you are completing the graphs as well as filling in the blanks. This is due by the end of the period.
  3. Final PFP Project - You now have the instructions for the final personal finance project of the semester. It is due on Wednesday, May 17 either printed or shared by the beginning of  class. Although this is a fun assignment, I also expect high quality work.
Textbook Returns: Wednesday, May 17
Final Exam: Friday May 19

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  1. Video Review with Mr. Clifford:
  2. Measuring Economic Performance (Chapter 11) - see PPT below for the notes on Sections 3 and 4; students also completed the Applying the Principles for these sections
  3. Map Activity - Changing Unemployment
 

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Short class periods today due to the testing schedule. Grades were updated and papers were returned. The end of the progress report period is Friday.
  1. Measuring Economic Performance (Chapter 11) - see PPT below for the notes on Sections 1 and 2; students also completed the Applying the Principles for those sections

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  1. TEST - Budget Challenge and Personal Finances
  2. Credit Scores: Google Classroom assignments - if you did not get done during class, then this is homework; we will not be spending additional time on it.

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Short class periods today due to the testing schedule.
  1. Paying Taxes Packet - This was completed and turned in by the end of the class period. It should be pretty self-explanatory. The only thing you need to add is on the back of the first page where there is a chart about deductions. In the white box at the top, write "1"; that will help you answer the rest of the questions. 
  2. Budget Challenge
    • Today is the last day you have class time to work on Budget Challenge. All four quizzes/assessments/surveys need to get taken by Thursday at 6:00 PM. Your Cashflow Spreadsheet is due by the end of the day (you need to submit it in Google Classroom) and must include your most recent paycheck, bank fees, and any pending checks. All of your vendors need to have a balance of $0.00 except your credit card.
The practice test for Friday's Budget Challenge and Personal Finance Test is available to you in Juno. There are 106 questions on the practice test and you can answer them until you get it correct. The actual test on Friday will be 50 questions taken directly from the practice test. There will be no curve since you are getting the questions in advance.

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  1. Finish video: "How Money is Made"
  2. Finish Chapter 10 Notes and Applying the Principles (see PPT below for Sections 4 & 5)
  3. Budget Challenge
    • Today is the last day you had class time to work on Budget Challenge. All four quizzes/assessments/surveys need to get taken by Wednesday. Your Cashflow Spreadsheet is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday (you need to submit it in Google Classroom) and must include your most recent paycheck and bank fees. All of your vendors need to have a balance of $0.00 except your credit card.

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  1. Applying the Principles (Section 2, # 1-4) - Don't make this harder than it is. All you have to do is graph the change (remember increasing is a shift to the right and decreasing is a shift to the left) and then look at how the equilibrium point has changed (did interest rates / price increase or decrease?)
  2. Video Notes: How Money is Made (National Geographic Documentary) - we only watched the first 12 minutes and completed 1-4 of the viewing guide in the back of the Chapter 10 packet.
  3. Class Notes and Applying the Principles - Chapter 10, Section 3 (see PPT below)
  4. Renting an Apartment - students had at least 45 minutes to complete the packet AND the Google Classroom assignment; both were due at the end of the period (the PPT for the packet is posted below.
  5. Budget Challenge
    • Update Cashflow Spreadsheet (this will be due next Wednesday 4/19 for periods 2 & 4 and Thursday 4/20 for period 7)
    • Take the last 4 assessments / surveys
    • Make sure all of your bills have been paid and your vendor balances are $0.00 (except your credit card that can still have a balance)
 

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  1. Senior Contracts - Mrs. Asplund visited the class to share information about graduation activities. The student contract needs to be turned back in to me by next Wednesday 4/19.
  2. Chapter 10, Sections 1 and 2 - See PPT below for the class notes; there was not an Applying the Principles for this part
  3. Budget Challenge Update (we are getting close to the end!!!)
    • Take the Week 9 Quiz
    • Bills that are due...
      • Auto Loan (due 4/5 - it is now late if you haven't paid it)
      • Auto Insurance (due 4/10 - it is now late if you haven't paid it)
      • Rent (due 4/15)
      • Credit Card (due 4/18 - you do not need to pay it in full at the end of the simulation)
      • Student Loan (due 4/18)
      • Utilities (due 4/21)
    • Cashflow Spreadsheets are due next Wednesday 4/19
  4. Renting an Apartment (Personal Finance Project)
    • The PPT you need to complete the last page is posted below.
    • There is also a section of this activity that needs to be completed in Google Classroom.

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Monopoly Day!
  • Students get to apply what they learned about monopolies by actually playing the game of Monopoly and seeing how the game reflects the economic concept.

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Unit 3 Test
 
Budget Challenge Update
  • Week 7 Quiz (Week 8 for period 7)
  • Cable (due on Friday 3/31)
  • Cell Phone (due on Sunday 4/2)
  • Auto Loan (due on Wednesday 4/5)
  • You should have received an email that you have been in a car accident. You will need to keep an eye on your accounts over Spring Break to make sure you pay what needs to be paid. 

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  1. Finish Chapter 8 (see PPT below) - if you have questions about the Applying the Principles, the sub has the answer key or you can come in to see me on Tuesday. This will be collected when you come in to class for the Unit Test.
  2. Chapter 9 (see PPT below) - I am confident that you can complete this chapter on your own since much of it is review of supply and demand or facts about labor unions which you should have learned in your U.S. History classes. The sub has the answer key for the Applying the Principles if you have questions or you can come in to see me on Tuesday. This will be collected when you come in to class for the Unit Test.
  3. Test Review - this is not extra credit and it is not being collected but it will help you to prepare for the test; the answer key will be posted online on Tuesday.
  4. Renting an Apartment - this is our next Personal Finance Project; there are two parts to it but you can get started on the Google Classroom part today; it is due Thursday April 13 for periods 2 & 4 and Friday April 14 for period 7.
Your Unit 3 Test is next class period. The practice questions are available to you in Juno until the morning of the test.

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  1. Chapter 7 Quiz
  2. Chapter 8
    • I went over this chapter with 2nd and 7th periods but 4th period completed it on their own. Students should plan to turn it in on the day of the Unit Test. If you have any questions, ask!

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  1. Class Notes and Applying the Principles (Chapter 7, Sections 2 & 3) - see PPT below for the notes; they were graded and returned during class as there will be a quiz on Chapter 7 next class period
  2. Update Budget Challenge
    • Make sure all bills are paid (renter's insurance is due on 3/26)
    • Week 6 Quiz by 6 PM on Wednesday
    • Update Cashflow Spreadsheet with transactions since they were graded on 3/13
  3. Finished and turned in video notes "Is Walmart Good for America?"
Unit 3 Test is next Wednesday 3/29 for periods 2 & 4 and Thursday 3/30 for period 7

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  1. QUIZ on Wages/Earnings and Savings/Investing; the Savings and Investing packet was turned in at the beginning of the class period.
  2. Budget Challenge update - students were given a few minutes to make sure their bills were paid and ask any questions that may have come up.
  3. Chapter 7, Section 1 (see handout and class PPT below) - students completed the Applying the Principles when we were finished with the notes.
  4. Video: "Is Walmart Good for America?" - we watched the first 20 minutes of this PBS Frontline documentary as part of our study of business firms; we will finish watching it next class period.

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  1. Savings and Investing - Students had the entire class period to work on this Personal Finance Project assignment. Anything they did not finish in class was homework. The packet will be turned in at the beginning of the next class and there will be a quiz on the two personal finance assignments from this week: Wages and Earnings as well as Savings and Investing

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  1. Budget Challenge Update
    • There are a number of students that are losing engagement points because they are not logging in every 5 days or they are paying bills late. Please realize that this does effect your grade and it is important to be actively engaged in the simulation.
    • Cashflow Spreadsheets were turned in
    • Students had a few minutes to review their accounts, pay any bills that are due, and check their credit card activity.
  2. Brief discussion about the results of the unit test
  3. Wages and Earning Personal Finance Assignment
    • If you were absent and need some help, please come in to see me during tutorial or lunch
    • Turned in by the end of the period
  4. W-4 Form
    • Students completed a W-4 form based on their future life plans. This was also turned in by the end of the period
NO HOMEWORK

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Unit 2 Test!!
  • If you are absent, please make arrangements to take your test by the end of next week.
  • Budget Challenge Update
    • Cashflow Spreadsheets are due on Monday - your bank "Account Activity" must match the balance on your spreadsheet
    • Pay rent due on 3/15 - you may need to make a difficult decision whether to pay this bill on time and use your overdraft protection or pay it late and take the late fee
    • Week 5 Quizzes - there are two of them; make sure you take both

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  1. Students turned in the Chapters 5 & 6 review for extra credit as well as their gold graduation forms that are due by Friday.
  2. We went over the structure of the test...
    • Approximately 60-65 multiple choice and 4 free-response questions
      • 10 questions from Unit 1
      • 10 questions from Budget Challenge
      • 40-45 questions from Unit 2
      • The FRQs will all come from Unit 2
    • There are 3 sets of practice questions available to students in Juno to help them prepare. Students are strongly encouraged to use this resource in addition to the review packets they have been given.
    • The answer key for the review packet is posted below.
  3. Students completed and turned in Chapter 6 if it had not been completed last class. These were graded and returned during class. The answer key is posted below so students can check their work.
  4. The rest of the period was dedicated to a group project. If you were absent, please come in to see me to make arrangements for an alternative project.
HOMEWORK: Study for the Unit 2 Test which is next class period.

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  1. Chapter 4 Review turned in for extra credit and the Chapter 5 & 6 Review was passed out - it is due at the beginning of next class for 5 points extra credit on the unit test.
  2. Supply Quiz
  3. Budget Challenge Update
    • Week 4 Quiz
    • Make sure your cell phone and auto loan bills are paid
    • Keep your credit card balance below $500 if possible but realize that your rent will be due before your next paycheck - use your cashflow spreadsheet to plan accordingly.
    • Cashflow spreadsheets will be graded on Monday 3/13
  4. Chapter 6: Price (see PPT below for class notes) - packet was turned in at the end of the period after students completed the Applying the Principles.
HOMEWORK: Chapter 5 & 6 Review for the Unit Test (extra credit)
 
The Unit Test is Thursday 3/9 for periods 2 & 4 and Friday 3/10 for period 7.

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  1. Applying the Principles (Chapter 2, Section 2) - we had completed the notes in class last period so we started today with students working through changes in supply and how to graph them.
  2. Personalized Supply - students worked in partners to complete this activity which asked them to apply what they know about supply to a personalized example.
  3. Work time on the Chapter 4 review for the next week's unit test.
  • Unit Test pushed back one day for review and projects; there will be no curve on this test
    • Thursday 3/9 for periods 2 & 4
    • Friday 3/10 for period 7
  • Chapter 4 Review – due next class period for 5 points extra credit on the test

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  1. Turn in Personalized Demand homework assignment.
  2. Demand Quiz
  3. Budget Challenge
    • Update Cashflow Spreadsheet in Google Classroom
    • Cable and cell phone bills are due this week
    • Week 3 quiz needs to be completed by Wednesday at 6 PM
  4. Chapter 5: Supply - see the PPT below for the class notes; we will finish this next class period
Supply QUIZ next class period
Unit 2 TEST - next Tuesday for periods 2/4 and Wednesday for period 7

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  1. Review of Demand (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwLh6ax0zTE
  2. Class Notes: Elasticity of Demand - when we finished the notes as a class, students had about 30 minutes to complete the Applying Principles and turn their packet in.
  3. Budget Challenge
    • Week 3 Quiz
    • Pay Cable bill
    • Cashflow Spreadsheet in Google Classroom
  4. Personalized Demand - this assignment is to be completed at home so that students work individually to show me what they know about demand; it is due at the beginning of the next class period
HOMEWORK: Personalized Demand
* Demand QUIZ next class period

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  1. Demand - Chapter 4, Sections 1 & 2 (see PPT below to get the notes if you were absent); students completed the class notes and the Applying the Principles in class
  2. Budget Challenge Week 2 Quiz (complete this on your own if you were absent - it must be completed by 6:00 PM on Wednesday 2/22)
  3. Period 2 started the Cashflow Spreadsheet in Google Classroom (periods 4 and 7 will get to this next class period)

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Unit 1 Test!

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  1. I handed out the Review for the Unit 1 test which covers chapters 1-3 and 15. It is highly recommended that students complete the review on their own first and then check their answers using the posted key. The short answer questions on the review will likely show up again as the free response questions on the test.
  2. Budget Challenge
    • Finish planning worksheet and calendar
    • Take the 5 surveys and quizzes that need to be completed by Wednesday 2/15. You are encouraged to research questions you do not know the answer to in order to achieve a higher score which will help you in the simulation.
    • Pay your first four bills so they are processed in time.
      • Student Loan (due 2/18)
      • Utilities (due 2/21)
      • Auto Insurance (due 2/20 - you will need to pay this on 2/18 because the 20th is a holiday and banks aren't open)
      • Credit Card (due 2/18)
  3. Chapter 3 - I tried to review a few of the key concepts from Chapter 3. Students are encouraged to use the PPT below and the review packet to review as well. I won't have a lot of questions from this chapter on the test but there will be at least a few.
HOMEWORK: Study for the Unit Test

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  1. Finish Applying the Principles for Chapter 15, Section 1 - we started this activity on comparative advantage last class but today students worked through the last section
  2. Class Notes - Chapter 15, Sections 2-5 (see PPT below) - this packet was turned in when students were done
  3. Budget Challenge - students made sure they had their vendor selections complete and then started working through the planning worksheet and cash flow calendar that are posted below; we will continue working on these next class.
Unit 1 Test next Wednesday (Chapter 1, 2, 3, and 15)

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  1. Chapter 15, Section 1 - Class Notes and Applying the Principles (see PPT below for the class notes; we only did the Applying the Principles up to "Advantage and Specialization" - we will finish the rest next class period)
  2. Budget Challenge Simulation Information Reading Guide - use the Simulation Information Packet below to complete the reading guide
  3. Budget Challenge Vendor Selections and Planning Worksheet
HOMEWORK: Finish Simulation Information Reading Guide if you didn't get it done in class; complete your Personal Statement in Google Classroom if you didn't turn it in on time.
 

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  1. Chapter 2, Section 2 - Class Notes and Applying the Principles (see PPT below for the class notes)
  2. Finish Globalization Webquest (page 3)
  3. Budget Challenge Simulation Information Reading Guide - use the Simulation Information Packet below to complete the reading guide
HOMEWORK: Personal Statement (in Google Classroom)
  • Due on Tuesday 2/7 for periods 2 & 4
  • Due on Wednesday 2/8 for period 7

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  1. QUIZ - Economics Systems
  2. Globalization Webquest - use the links below to work your way through the webquest. Please have it completed to the end of page 2 before next class.
  3.  Globalization Class notes (see PPT below)
  4. Personal Finance Project Introduction and Assignment #1
    • Assignment #1 is due on Tuesday 2/7 for periods 2 & 4
    • Assignment #1 is due on Wednesday 2/8 for period 7

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  1.  Economics Systems - After a brief introduction, students used their textbooks to complete the notes for Chapter 2, Section 1 which asked them to look at the differences between free enterprise and socialism as well as the visions behind those systems: Adam Smith and Karl Marx (see PPT below)
  2. Index of Economic Freedom - Students used the Chromebooks to research the different rankings of countries on the Index as a method of comparison along the spectrum from free to repressed. The chart you need to complete is on page 4 of your packet. Simply Google "Index of Economic Freedom 2016".
  3. Globalization Webquest - use the links below to work your way through the webquest. We will continue working on this next class period.
 

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Today we worked on completing the Chapter 1 packet. All class notes are posted below if you missed anything or were absent. We alternated between class notes and work time on the Applying the Principles. It was turned in at the end of the period. Below are two short videos we watched related to scarcity and the production possibilities frontier...
There was also a short quiz at the end of the period. If you were absent, please make sure you come in during tutorial or brunch to make it up.

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  1. Finishing up Economic Happiness - Students should finish their packet on the United States and then go to Google Classroom to access the final writing prompt.
    • Class code (2nd Period): djboq0 (that is a zero at the end)
    • Class code (4th Period): xivy1z
    • There is an assignment waiting for you there. It is an individual writing prompt that asks you to bring what you have learned about Economic Happiness to a conclusion. It is due before you come to class on Thursday.
  2. Principles of Economics (# 6-10) - There is a PowerPoint posted below that you should use to complete this 2nd part of the Ten Principles of Economics. Just like you did with #1-5, try to write the explanations in your own words with your own examples.
  3. Chapter 1 - we will work on this as a class; the PPT is posted below if you miss the notes; below are the video clips we watched related to opportunity cost...

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Due to the Every 15 Minutes assembly this morning, 2nd period did not meet at all. During 4th period, students had the opportunity to finish the Economic Happiness data from Denmark (if they didn't turn it in the 1st time) or the United States (which we worked on last class period). They could also catch up on coverage of the inauguration.
 
We will get back to our Economic Happiness project and Chapter 1 next week.

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  1. Principles of Economics - students used the PPT posted below to complete the first 5 of the 10 Principles of Economics in their Chapter 1 packet
  2. Economics Happiness Inquiry (The United States) - using the same source from the study on Denmark as well as two new ones, students analyzed where the United States ranked in Happiness; use the link here for the first chart and then the PDFs posted below for the Economic Freedom of the World Report and the Happy Planet Index

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  1. Finish Build a Zoo Project (periods 2 and 4 only; 7th period finished last class period)
  2. Economic Happiness Inquiry (Part 1)
    • Students listed their thoughts on the top 5 happiest countries in the world and then we compared them to the list from the World Happiness Report
    • We watched a short video highlighting why Denmark is #1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzzNkCgrr3w)
    • Students used the document posted below to complete a chart that focused on why Denmark has such a high economic happiness ranking. 
    • After they finished the first part, we moved on to look at the country of Bhutan where the king has placed a focus Gross National Happiness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAtMqwh21Eo). Students completed a Venn Diagram comparing them and then made a prediction of how the United States will compare - we will get to that next class period.
HOMEWORK: Finish the chart if you didn't get it done during class.

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  1.  Review of Kidney Dialysis activity - students tallied the results of this activity and we had a brief discussion about trade-offs and why groups chose the people they chose to get the life-saving help they needed
  2. Build a Zoo - continuing on the theme of trade-offs, students were tasked with designing a zoo based on some geographic and space constraints; each group needed to make decisions about what to include in their zoo given their limitations; groups did not quite finish during 2nd and 4th period so they will have a little more time Friday (7th period was complete by the end)
HW: Return the Course Outline parent signature

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Welcome to Economics!
 
For this first day of class we alternated between "Getting to Know You" activities, the course outline, and introductory economics activities. Posted below is the PowerPoint (PPT) that I went through in class as well as any handouts that were used during class.
 
If you were absent, please complete the "Economics Student Profile". The link to this can be found if you scroll down this page a little further (https://goo.gl/forms/qc6giTfa5K7trpjh1). If you have any questions, please contact me as soon as possible so you are on track when you begin class. Don't worry too much about missing these Day 1 Activities.