In this course, we will continually evaluate different economic policies and basic principles of personal finance, such as budgeting, spending, job market, etc.
Economics Current Event Worksheet
Economics Handy Dandy Guide
Important Links for 1st Quarter
1st Quarter Notebook List:
1. Is America the Greatest Country in the World?
2. Scarcity Vocabulary
3. A Mystery of Two Families
4. Freakonomics Movie Worksheet
Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Decision Making:
Currency:
Marketing and Advertising:
Important Links for 2nd Quarter
Budgeting:
Budgeting Project:
Economic Systems:
Important Links for 3rd Quarter
3rd Quarter Notebook List:
1. Comparing Communism and Socialism
2. Comparative Systems
3. Identity Theft Notes
4. Taxes: Key Terms
5. Taxes: Fair or Not?
6. 1040 EZ
7. Picking Stocks with the New York Times
8. Strategies for Stock Selection
9. More Stock Market Key Terms
10. Stock Market - Know Your Terms
Political Corruption
Identity Theft
IDENTITY THEFT STUDY GUIDE
Taxes:
Legality of Taxes:
Globalization
The Stock Market
Important Links for 4th Quarter
4th Quarter Notebook List
1. Your New Mutual Fund Part II
2. Keynes vs. Hayek Notes
3. Final Performance Task Directions
4th Quarter Notebook Sheet
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
Commanding Heights YouTube Version
Keynes vs Hayek: The Rise of the Chicago School of Economics
Making Sense with Paul Solman: Keynes vs. Hayek - Late Economists' Rap Battle
FDR's Example Offers Lessons for Obama
End of Year Final Performance Task Directions Sheet
Resources for Keynes vs. Hayek: Battle of Ideas
Keynes:
Library of Economics - Keynesian Economics
IMF - What is Keynesian Economics?
Hayek:
Library of Economics - Friedrich Hayek
Foundation for Economic Education - F.A. Hayek
Famous Economists Project
Resources for What Would Keynes Do:
What Would Keynes Have Done?
How the Government Dealt with Past Recessions
Times Topics: John Maynard Keynes
Keynesian Beauty Contest
Does a Stimulus Stimulate?
Making Sense with Paul Solman: Do Obama's Reforms Measure Up?
Making Sense with Paul Solman: Reagan Budget Chief Defends Obama Budget Reforms
Minimum Wage:
Pros and Cons of Raising the Minimum Wage
The Housing Crisis:
Global Financial Meltdown Documentary
Inside the Meltdown Documentary
Economics Current Event Worksheet
Economics Handy Dandy Guide
Important Links for 1st Quarter
1st Quarter Notebook List:
1. Is America the Greatest Country in the World?
2. Scarcity Vocabulary
3. A Mystery of Two Families
4. Freakonomics Movie Worksheet
Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Decision Making:
- Scarcity in Our World - watch the short video clip and answer the questions
- The 411 on College Education
Currency:
Marketing and Advertising:
- Mumford and Sons - Hopeless Wanderer
- Chrysler - Halftime in America
- Top 10 Marketing Failures
- Marketing Definitions PPT
- Marketing Definitions and Strategies GOOGLE DOC
- Evolution of Marketing - Important Resources
Important Links for 2nd Quarter
Budgeting:
- Money Management
- Budgeting on Minimum Wage
- Budget Odyssey
- In Debt We Trust
- It Costs What it Costs
- Credit Card Webquest
Budgeting Project:
- Budgeting Project Details
- Careers for Budget Project
- Budget Project PPT
- Budget Project GOOGLE SLIDES version
Economic Systems:
- Incentives - Interactive Tic Tac Toe Review
- Adam Smith Notes
- Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations
- Comparing Socialism and Communism
- Comparative Economic Systems
Important Links for 3rd Quarter
3rd Quarter Notebook List:
1. Comparing Communism and Socialism
2. Comparative Systems
3. Identity Theft Notes
4. Taxes: Key Terms
5. Taxes: Fair or Not?
6. 1040 EZ
7. Picking Stocks with the New York Times
8. Strategies for Stock Selection
9. More Stock Market Key Terms
10. Stock Market - Know Your Terms
Political Corruption
- Bob McDonnell and Wife Indicted
- Obama Picks Top Donor as Ambassador
- Political Corruption Google Slides Project
Identity Theft
IDENTITY THEFT STUDY GUIDE
Taxes:
- Taxes: A fundamental foundation of our nation (DO NOW)
- Taxes: Fair or Not?
- Taxes: Fair or Not? Google Doc
- Marginal Tax Rate 2015
- Taxes Within Your Ideal Economy Google Doc
- America: Freedom to Fascism Documentary
- Preparing a 1040EZ Income Tax Form
- Tic Tac Taxes
- Scroll to the bottom and click on "Tic Tac Taxes Game" to play
Legality of Taxes:
Globalization
- Globalization DBQ Packet
- Sesame Street Workshop
- Walmart Opens Stores in China's Hinterland
- Walmart Talks Up China Commitment
- Globalization Collage
The Stock Market
- Current Event - Hedge Fund Titan's Surefire Bet Turns Into a $4 Billion Loss
- Language of the Stock Market
- The Stock Market and Foreign Policy
- The Stock Market Crash of 1929
- NYSE Made Easy
- Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Webquest
- The Crash of 1929 - YouTube
- Cancel Crash - YouTube
- The Stock Market Crash of 1929 Notes
- Rebuilding Your Mutual Fund
- Stock Market Mini Project
Important Links for 4th Quarter
4th Quarter Notebook List
1. Your New Mutual Fund Part II
2. Keynes vs. Hayek Notes
3. Final Performance Task Directions
4th Quarter Notebook Sheet
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
Commanding Heights YouTube Version
Keynes vs Hayek: The Rise of the Chicago School of Economics
Making Sense with Paul Solman: Keynes vs. Hayek - Late Economists' Rap Battle
FDR's Example Offers Lessons for Obama
End of Year Final Performance Task Directions Sheet
Resources for Keynes vs. Hayek: Battle of Ideas
Keynes:
Library of Economics - Keynesian Economics
IMF - What is Keynesian Economics?
Hayek:
Library of Economics - Friedrich Hayek
Foundation for Economic Education - F.A. Hayek
Famous Economists Project
Resources for What Would Keynes Do:
What Would Keynes Have Done?
How the Government Dealt with Past Recessions
Times Topics: John Maynard Keynes
Keynesian Beauty Contest
Does a Stimulus Stimulate?
Making Sense with Paul Solman: Do Obama's Reforms Measure Up?
Making Sense with Paul Solman: Reagan Budget Chief Defends Obama Budget Reforms
Minimum Wage:
Pros and Cons of Raising the Minimum Wage
The Housing Crisis:
Global Financial Meltdown Documentary
Inside the Meltdown Documentary