Eisenhower High School Economics
Archive for January, 2012
Tuesday 1/31/2012
Jan 31st
- Ch. 1 Test Friday
- Write up to 2 questions for extra credit. Submit them on this Google Doc for Ch.1 Student Test Questions by Thursday at 2:15pm.
- Stock Market competition this week, based upon ranking as of market close on Friday. Must have a made a trade in the game to qualify.
- 1st place-5 points
- 2nd place-3 points
- 3rd place-1 point
- Getting to know you
- Go through application/examples of Principles of an Economic Way of Thinking from Section 1.3 assignment. Did not finish…will complete on Thursday.
- Hour 4 completed through Principle #4
- Hours 5 & 6 completed through Principle #2
Monday 1/30/2012
Jan 30th
- Stock Market competition this week
- Extra credit to the top 3 if they have traded a stock.
- 1st place=5 points
- 2nd place=3 points
- 3rd place=1 point
- Get to know 2 more rows of students
- Share economic enigmas
- 2 points extra credit for those who share their presentation with the class
- Dave Ramsey “Fair Tax” video
- This is something to reflect on based upon our notebook question we looked at last week. This also serves as an introduction to Dave Ramsey, who will be helping us with personal finance lessons via DVD.
- Time to read Chapter 1, section 3 (1.3 What Seven Principles Guide an Economic Way of Thinking?)
- Complete Explanation & Terms columns from Section 1.3 homework assignment. We will do Application/Example column together in class Tuesday.
Friday 1/27/2012
Jan 27th
- Get to Know 2 rows of students
- Review Google Presentations assignment given Thursday
- Due Sunday at midnight
- Show how to find and trade a stock on How the Market Works
- Complete & submit the Google Survey
- With any extra time you may trade stocks or begin your Google presentation
- 10 points of homework extra credit if you like my classroom Facebook (Mr. D’Angelo Economics) page or follow my school Twitter (@dangeloecon) account by Tuesday, January 31st.
- If you do not use these social networking sites it is ok…there will be other extra credit opportunities that do not involve these sites.
Thursday 1/26/2012
Jan 26th
- Get to know 2 rows of students
- Watch clip from State of the Union Address
- In your notebook respond to the following: “What is economic fairness”
- used car letter
- As an example of how economics helps you understand the world around you and helps you make better choice
- Lesson 1 economic enigma examples (Only pages 2 & 4 of this pdf) & discussion
- Examples of things we do that don’t really make economic sense
- Economic Enigma Presentation Google assignment
- Due Sunday at midnight
Wednesday 1/25/2012
Jan 25th
- Showed who has registered for our stock game
- You have until tomorrow to get on the list!
- Get to know 2 rows of students
- Pass out Chapter 1 Reading
- Given time to read and highlight 1.1 & 1.2
- Discuss concepts in those sections
- Adam Smith
- Competition
- “Nations prosper when buyers and sellers are free to do business in the marketplace without government interference”-Adam Smith
- More you have, richer you are in economic terms
- Economics is:”stripping a layer or two from the surface of modern life and seeing what is happening underneath”
- Economic enigmas
- limited resources to meet unlimited wants
- Everything is scare because it exists in a finite amount, even if there is a lot of it.
- Even the waelthiest people want more
- Micro v. Macro economics
- Economics is about how we make CHOICES
- Positive economics is how things are-fact: unemployment is 8.6%
- Normative economics is a policy decision: what should be done to decrease unemployment.
Tuesday 1/24/2012
Jan 24th
- You must complete the following tasks today:
- Create a Google account if you do not have one already
- Download Google Chrome because Explorer won’t let you do this.
- Create an account on How the Market Works & join our class game
- Use your Last Name instead of your first name.
- See instructions in the post below.
- Create a Google account video instructions
- Register for our stock market game video instructions
Thursday 1/12/2012
Jan 12th
- Upload videos to teachertube
- Tag MCEE2012
- Tag Dangelo__ (Insert hour in place of underline 1,2,4,5, or 6)
- Turn in Group Log by end of hour
- Due Friday:
- Video uploaded to Teachertube
- Rules sheet signed by a parent
- Video Submission form
- Video Information sheet
- Waiver & Release form for each person appearing in the video (signed by a parent)
Thursday 1/11/2012
Jan 11th
