Thursday, January 24, 2019

Jan 28 - Feb 1

Monday:
  1. UE Ch1 Quiz
  2. Discuss UE Ch 1
  3. S&D Determinants Quiz
  4. Market in Wheat Simulation
  5. Equilibrium Price and Equilibrium Quantity (Activity 1-8)
Tuesday:
  1. Review S&D Determinants Quiz
  2. S&D Practice Quiz (Stone 37 & 38)
  3. Going over Quiz (Student Graded)
  4. Shifts in Supply and Demand (Activity 1-9)
Wednesday:
  1. Quiz on D&S
  2. Retake of S&D Determinants Quiz
  3. How Markets Allocate Resources (Activity 2-1)
Thursday:
  1. Notes – Floors & Ceilings
  2. Stossel - Price Gouging
  3. Price Controls Worksheet
  4. Maximum and Minimum Price Controls (Activity 2-7)
Friday:
  1. Summary Due: Section 9: Modules 46-48
  2. Notes on Elasticity Part 1
  3. Elasticity Worksheet
  4. Elasticity an Introduction (Activity 2-3)
  5. Go over S&D Quiz

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Jan 21 - 25

Monday:
MLK Holiday

Tuesday:
  1. Chapter Summary – Section 2: Mod 5&6
  2. Talk about Book – Undercover Economist
  3. Go Over Unit 1 Test
  4. Explain Test Corrections
Wednesday:
  1. Lecture on Demand
  2. Determinants of Demand Work
  3. Demand Worksheet (Activity 1-4)
Thursday:
  1. Notes on Supply
  2. Determinants of Supply
  3. Supply Worksheet (Activity 1-6) 
Friday:
  1. Section 2: Mod 7 & 8 Summary Due
  2. Equilibrium Prices Notes
  3. Stossel in the Classroom Video – “Costs of “Free” Healthcare (2009)
  4. Crash Course Econ: Episode #29 Healthcare
  5. Reasons for Changes to Supply Worksheet
  6. Reasons for Changes to Demand Worksheet
  7. Equilibrium Price Worksheet

Friday, January 11, 2019

Jan 14-18

Monday:
  1. Section 3: Mod 10 Due (Stop when you get to the part about GDP)
  2. PPC Quiz
  3. Econoland Activity
  4. Circular Flow Worksheet
  5. Campus Parking Activity
Tuesday:
  1. Notes on Economic Systems
  2. Stossel Video on “The Role of Freedom in Prosperity
  3. Stossel Video on “Economic Freedom in the US, Hong Kong and India
  4. “Marvel of Cooperation” Article
Wednesday:
  1. Section 1: Mod 4 Due
  2. Notes on Comparative Advantage
  3. Stossel Video “Does Outsourcing Hurt the U.S.” (Stossel Macroeconomics)
  4. Sanchez- Martin/Ukraine-Croatia Worksheet (together in class)
  5. Four More Comp. Adv and Opp. Cost Worksheets for various countries (homework)
Thursday:
  1. Review Second set of Comp Adv. Worksheets
  2. Comparative Advantage Quiz
  3. Go over Comparative Advantage Quiz
  4. Unit Check Sheet
  5. Study Guide
Friday:
  1. Last Minute Review
  2. Test
  3. Classwork Due

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Jan 7 - 11

Monday:
  1. Syllabus/Classroom Expectations/Calendar
  2. Introductions
  3. AP Econ is different PPT/demonstration
  4. Work Smarter Not Harder
  5. Boards and Partners
  6. Area of Shapes Worksheet 
Tuesday:
  1. Chap 1 Summary Due
  2. Notes – Day 1
  3. Stossel Video on “Oil Supplies”
  4. Lemonade Worksheet 
Wednesday:
  1. Go Over Area of Shapes
  2. Scarcity Game
  3. Tennis Ball Moving Demonstration
Thursday:
  1. Section 1: Mod 1& 3 Due
  2. Review Lemonade Worksheet
  3. Law of Increasing Costs Demonstration
  4. Notes on Opportunity Cost and PPC’s
  5. PPC Worksheet
  6. Scarcity Opp. Cost and PPC (Activity 1-2)
Friday:
  1. Review PPC Worksheet
  2. Notes on Economic Questions, Goals and Values
  3. Stossel Video – Is Life Getting Worse?
  4. Smith/Marx Comparison