Course Syllabus
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Unit 8 - Financial Literacy
Section 1: Saving - What is saving, why should you save, and how should you save? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Section 2: Investing - What are my options for investing my savings, and how do they compare? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Section 3: Sourcing - Where can I find financial information online, and how do I read it? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Section 4: Researching - How can I ensure that I am making a wise investment? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Section 5: Credit - What are the costs, benefits, and dangers of going into debt? [Game Directions]
Section 6: Insurance - How can I protect myself and my family against life's risks?
Section 7: Identity - Why should I be careful with personal information, and how can I protect it?
Section 2: Investing - What are my options for investing my savings, and how do they compare? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Section 3: Sourcing - Where can I find financial information online, and how do I read it? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Section 4: Researching - How can I ensure that I am making a wise investment? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Section 5: Credit - What are the costs, benefits, and dangers of going into debt? [Game Directions]
Section 6: Insurance - How can I protect myself and my family against life's risks?
Section 7: Identity - Why should I be careful with personal information, and how can I protect it?
Unit 7 - Government and the Economy
Introduction - Are you ready for the real world? Click HERE For Instructions and Activity Link!
Taxation - Why do I pay taxes, and what sorts of taxes do I pay? [HANDOUTS]
Government Spending - Where do my tax dollars go, and could they be better spent? [HANDOUTS]
Monetary Policy - What is the Federal Reserve, and how does it help regulate the economy? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Unit 7 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Taxation - Why do I pay taxes, and what sorts of taxes do I pay? [HANDOUTS]
Government Spending - Where do my tax dollars go, and could they be better spent? [HANDOUTS]
Monetary Policy - What is the Federal Reserve, and how does it help regulate the economy? [HANDOUTS] [PowerPoint]
Unit 7 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Unit 6 - Markets, Equilibrium, and Prices
Introduction - How do you know when the price is "right"? [PowerPoint]
Markets, Equilibrium, & Prices - What happens when supply and demand get together? [HANDOUT]
Disequilibrium - What happens when the price is not right? [HANDOUT]
Government Interventions - How/Why do governments sometimes intervene in markets? [HANDOUT]
More Headlines - How would certain news headlines affect markets for certain products? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 6 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Markets, Equilibrium, & Prices - What happens when supply and demand get together? [HANDOUT]
Disequilibrium - What happens when the price is not right? [HANDOUT]
Government Interventions - How/Why do governments sometimes intervene in markets? [HANDOUT]
More Headlines - How would certain news headlines affect markets for certain products? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 6 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Unit 5 - Demand and Supply
Introduction - What are demand and supply? [PowerPoint]
Demand - What is demand, and what factors influence it? [HANDOUT]
Supply - What is supply, and what factors influence it? [HANDOUT]
Elasticity - How and why do demand and supply of certain goods differ? [HANDOUT]
Headlines - How would certain news headlines affect demand and supply? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 5 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Demand - What is demand, and what factors influence it? [HANDOUT]
Supply - What is supply, and what factors influence it? [HANDOUT]
Elasticity - How and why do demand and supply of certain goods differ? [HANDOUT]
Headlines - How would certain news headlines affect demand and supply? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 5 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Unit 4 - Gains From Trade
Introduction - Pineapples and potatoes! Simulating production and exchange.
Specialization and Trade - How does specialization lead to economic interdependence? [PowerPoint] [HANDOUT]
Comparative Advantage - What is comparative advantage, and how is it determined? [HANDOUT]
Gains From Trade - How does trade make us wealthier? [HANDOUT]
Strategic Industries - What are the exceptions to the rule that trade makes us better off? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 4 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Specialization and Trade - How does specialization lead to economic interdependence? [PowerPoint] [HANDOUT]
Comparative Advantage - What is comparative advantage, and how is it determined? [HANDOUT]
Gains From Trade - How does trade make us wealthier? [HANDOUT]
Strategic Industries - What are the exceptions to the rule that trade makes us better off? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 4 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Unit 3 - Economic Systems
Introduction - What is an Economic System, and how do they differ? [HANDOUT]
Types of Economies - How do different economic systems work? [PowerPoint] [East Germany Video] [Wendy's Commercial]
Free Enterprise - How does the American economic system work? [HANDOUT] [Prager University Video]
The Power to Choose - What does it take to go from unfree to free? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 3 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Types of Economies - How do different economic systems work? [PowerPoint] [East Germany Video] [Wendy's Commercial]
Free Enterprise - How does the American economic system work? [HANDOUT] [Prager University Video]
The Power to Choose - What does it take to go from unfree to free? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 3 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Unit 2 - Economic Decision Making
Introduction - Why can't you always get what you want? [HANDOUT]
Factors of Production - What goes into the production of goods and services? [Game Scorecard]
Productivity - How can you measure the opportunity cost of a change in production? [PowerPoint]
The Power to Choose - Are you maximizing the utility of your free time? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 2 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Factors of Production - What goes into the production of goods and services? [Game Scorecard]
Productivity - How can you measure the opportunity cost of a change in production? [PowerPoint]
The Power to Choose - Are you maximizing the utility of your free time? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 2 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Unit 1 - Thinking Like An Economist
Introduction - What is Economics all about? [HANDOUT] [PowerPoint]
Analyzing Enigmas - Why do people make the choices they do? [HANDOUT] [PowerPoint] [Assignment]
An Economist's Tools - What tools do economists use to do their job? [HANDOUT] [Reading]
The Power to Choose - Is college the best choice for you? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 1 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]
Analyzing Enigmas - Why do people make the choices they do? [HANDOUT] [PowerPoint] [Assignment]
An Economist's Tools - What tools do economists use to do their job? [HANDOUT] [Reading]
The Power to Choose - Is college the best choice for you? [ASSIGNMENT]
Unit 1 Study Guide - What do I really need to remember from this unit? [Study Guide]