Topics
Day 1 - GDP
Day 2 - Inflation & Quality Resources
        Helpful Inflation Video
Day 3 - Unemployment
Day 4 - Economic Cycles
Day 5 - Personal Finances

Assignments

cw7 - GDP Math
GDP & Unemployment Research

cwA - Economics Math (due 1/27)
Non-Fiction Reading Instructions
Quiz Corrections - restate questions & answers
cwB - Econ Non-Fiction

Activity
Personal Finance Game:

Government Budget Simulation

Economic Systems Bead Game
Resources Game (Economies & Scarcity)

Review
Economics Practice Quiz
Multi-Player Review Games

Economics Links
Mr. D's Economics Website
Mr. Jones' Site (great resources)

Extra Credit
Read Article and Summarize It


wetheeconomy.com
Economics Videos
Big Idea Questions:
  • Why do capitalist societies go through cycles of prosperity and decline?
  • How is economic decline caused and prevented?
  • Why measure an economy?
  • Why do you need to understand Personal Finance?

Small Idea Questions:
  • What are the notable periods of economic prosperity and decline?
  • What is like like during a period of economic decline?
  • How do you calculate and use GDP, inflation,  and the Unemployment Rate?
  • How do personal financial decision affect your life?



8th Grade Economics Standards
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