Friday, August 23, 2019

August 26 - 30

Monday:
  1. Summary Due: Section 9: Modules 46-48
  2. Finish Notes on Elasticity Part 1
  3. Elasticity Worksheet
  4. Elasticity an Introduction (Activity 2-3)
Tuesday:
 1. Mid Unit Half Test
 2. Starts Notes on Elasticity Part 2

Wednesday:
  1. Go Over Half Unit Test
Thursday:
  1. Finish Notes on Elasticity Part 2
  2. Elasticity Worksheet (same one as yesterday, except now they can do it using Total Revenue Test) (go over in class)
  3. TR, MR, Ed for a Downward Sloping Curve/Example of Finding Equilibrium/Practice Exercises/Is Demand Elastic (Stone 53, 58, 73, 75)
Friday:
  1. Undercover Economist Chap 2 Quiz
  2. Discussion on UE Chap 2
  3. Elasticity Quiz
  4. Review old work, catch up, make up missing

Friday, August 16, 2019

Aug 19-23

Monday:
  1. UE Ch1 Quiz
  2. Discuss UE Ch 1
  3. Section 2: Mod 7 & 8 Summary Due
  4. Equilibrium Prices Notes
  5. Reasons for Changes to Supply Worksheet
  6. Reasons for Changes to Demand Worksheet
  7. Equilibrium Price Worksheet
Tuesday:
  1. S&D Determinants Quiz
  2. Finish Equilibrium Notes
  3. Market in Wheat Simulation
  4. Stossel in the Classroom Video – “Costs of “Free” Healthcare (2009)
  5. Crash Course Econ: Episode #29 Healthcare
  6. Equilibrium Price and Equilibrium Quantity (Activity 1-8)
Wednesday:
  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)
Thursday:
  1. Quiz on D&S
  2. How Markets Allocate Resources (Activity 2-1)
Friday:
  1. Go over S&D Quiz
  2. Notes – Floors & Ceilings
  3. Stossel - Price Gouging
  4. Stossel – Minimum Wage
  5. Price Controls Worksheet
  6. Maximum and Minimum Price Controls (Activity 2-7)

Friday, August 9, 2019

Aug 12 - 16

Monday:
  1. Review Comp Adv. Worksheets
  2. Comparative Advantage Quiz
  3. Go over Comparative Advantage Quiz
  4. Unit Check Sheet
  5. Study Guide
Tuesday:
  1. Last Minute Review
  2. Test
  3. Classwork Due
Wednesday:
  1. Talk about Book – Undercover Economist
  2. Go Over Unit 1 Test
Thursday:
  1. Chapter Summary – Section 2: Mod 5&6
  2. Lecture on Demand
  3. Determinants of Demand Work
  4. Demand Worksheet (Activity 1-4)
Friday:
  1. Notes on Supply
  2. Determinants of Supply
  3. Supply Worksheet (Activity 1-6) 

Friday, August 2, 2019

Aug 5-9

Monday:
  1. Review Lemonade Worksheet
  2. Law of Increasing Costs Demonstration
  3. Notes on Opportunity Cost and PPC’s
  4. PPC Worksheet
  5. Scarcity Opp. Cost and PPC (Activity 1-2)
Tuesday:
  1. Review PPC Worksheet
  2. Notes on Economic Questions, Goals and Values
  3. Stossel Video – Is Life Getting Worse?
  4. Smith/Marx Comparison
Wednesday:
  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
Thursday:
  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
Friday:
  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, August 1, 2019

Aug 1 - 2

Thursday:

  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 

Friday:

  1. Go Over Area of Shapes
  2. Notes – Day 1
  3. Stossel Video on “Oil Supplies”
  4. Lemonade Worksheet