"First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time."
-Douglass Horton
Economics Syllabus
Course Description:
Economics is a one semester class. The class includes an in-depth look at economic ways of thinking while specifically focusing on scarcity, choice, opportunity costs, entrepreneurship, Circular Flow and The National Economy, marginal benefits and costs, supply and demand, price, equilibrium, elasticity, incentives, business structures, market factors, role of government, economic indicators, relationship between expenditures and revenue, federal government and macroeconomic goals, fiscal policy and its consequences, Federal Reserve and monetary policy, international organizations and the world economy, comparing economic systems, impact of transitional economies, absolute and comparative advantage, domestic activity and world trade, exchange rates and world trade, the global economy and the marketplace, and personal finance.
Special projects will include presentations focusing on economic ways of thinking and personal finance.
Class "Challenges" are also available throughout the course which enable students to go beyond the classroom and earn extra-credit.
Classroom activities include: reading, comprehension, and discussion; individual and group content specific activities, various video content to enhance comprehension, discussion boards, document and slide presentation sharing, formal and informal presentations, and specific personal finance course.
Economics is a one semester class. The class includes an in-depth look at economic ways of thinking while specifically focusing on scarcity, choice, opportunity costs, entrepreneurship, Circular Flow and The National Economy, marginal benefits and costs, supply and demand, price, equilibrium, elasticity, incentives, business structures, market factors, role of government, economic indicators, relationship between expenditures and revenue, federal government and macroeconomic goals, fiscal policy and its consequences, Federal Reserve and monetary policy, international organizations and the world economy, comparing economic systems, impact of transitional economies, absolute and comparative advantage, domestic activity and world trade, exchange rates and world trade, the global economy and the marketplace, and personal finance.
Special projects will include presentations focusing on economic ways of thinking and personal finance.
Class "Challenges" are also available throughout the course which enable students to go beyond the classroom and earn extra-credit.
Classroom activities include: reading, comprehension, and discussion; individual and group content specific activities, various video content to enhance comprehension, discussion boards, document and slide presentation sharing, formal and informal presentations, and specific personal finance course.
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In this class, we use the Economics and You iBook, which was created by the Michigan Open Book Project, as a foundational resource. We will also use Foundations in Personal Finance by Dave Ramsey.
Students in Mr. Adams' Econ class use Classroom by Google. Classroom by Google is a Classroom Management System that allows the teacher and students to share classroom resources such as text content, slide shows, video, projects, and test reviews on a digital platform. Also, students have access to this information at any time and virtually everywhere.
Enhanced Learning Through Technology:
Students in Mr. Adams' Economics classroom use iPads on a daily basis for many of our classroom needs. iPads allow our students to learn in a 21st Century environment.
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Students in Mr. Adams' classroom use Apple TV to share information with the entire classroom on a daily basis.
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Students in Mr. Adams' Civics class use Quizlet for all of our vocabulary expectations. Quizlet allows students to create vocabulary content in a note card capacity and test themselves on a digital platform.
Students in Mr. Adams' Economics classroom use Edmodo for their online video / discussion project. Edmodo allows students to view video content and create discussion board in regards to the video. Students and the teacher interact electronically to discuss the content of the video.
Additional Technology Used to Enhance Learning:
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Michigan High School Social Studies Grade Level Content Expectations
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