August 1 - 3

This schedule is subject to change, but we will most likely do all of these things, if not necessarily in this order.

Wednesday:

1. Syllabus/Classroom Expectations/Rules
2. Introductions
3. Thinking like an economist (T/F quiz)

Thursday:

1.     Class Meeting Assembly

2.     Pre-Test

3.     Scarcity Game

Friday:

1. Journal – What grade do you hope to get in this class? What are you prepared to do to get that grade?
2. Notes – Scarcity
3. Video Clip on Scarcity
4. Stossel Video on Oil Supplies (2007)
5. Entrepreneurship (Stossel 2012)
6. Scarcity and the Factors of Prod./Vocabulary Puzzle
7. “Did I Get It?” Questions

Welcome! Fall 2018 Semester

Welcome new students to another semester of Honors Econ.

On the right side of this page there are links to all of the study guides and forms and such that go with this class.  You will get a copy of all of these in class, but this is where you can get them if you need another copy.

This is also where weekly posts about what's going on in class will show up and occasionally other random announcements.

Also notice that further down on the right hand side is a place to sign up for getting automatic emails whenever there is a post on this page.

March 26+

On Monday March 26th you Econ money projects are due.

We will be switching to Government on the 27th. 

All future posts will be on the Honors Government part of this website.

Use the link on the left of the screen.

March 19-23

Monday and Tuesday:
Review for EOC

Wednesday and Thursday:
Take EOC

Friday:
1) Unit 5 Test
2) Notebook Due

Checks Power Point

Here is the power point about checks:

Checks Power Point

March 12 - 16

Monday:

1. Journal – Are checks money?  Explain why or why not?
2. DIGI Review
3. Notes on Credit and Interest
4. John Stossel Video on “Debt and Responsibility” (Stossel 2009)
5. Credit and Debit/Credit Card Payments
6. DIGI Questions

Tuesday:

1. Journal – How does a credit card work?
2. Vocab Quiz
3. DIGI Review
4. Notes on Saving, Investing
5. Saving and Investing/Bonds and Other Assets
6. Stock Market/Opinion Polls
7. DIGI Questions

Wednesday:

1.     Journal – Explain the difference between saving and investing.  Give examples of each.

2.     DIGI Review

3.     Notes on Insurance

4.     Vlog Brothers: Grown up conversation about insurance

5.     Chap 10 & 11 Vocab

6.     Buying Insurance/Tortoise Domain

7.     Notebook Check Sheet

8.   DIGI Questions

Thursday:
Unit 5 Station Activity

Friday:
Review for EOC

March 5-9

Monday:

1. Journal - What is the difference between comparative and absolute advantage?
2. DIGI Review
3. Notes on Trade Barriers
4. Win-Win Trading Game
5. Stossel Video on “Boycotts of Sweatshop Products” (Stossel Macroeconomics)
6. Worksheet on Trade Barriers
7. DIGI Questions

Tuesday:

1. Journal – How are trade barriers good? How are they bad?
2. DIGI Review
3. Notes on Exchange Rates
4. Worksheet on Exchange Rates
5. Chap 17 Review Worksheet
6. Notebook Checksheet
7. Study Guide
8. DIGI Questions

Wednesday:

1.     Test on Unit 4

Notebooks Due

Thursday:

1. Journal – Why do you think most of the money in the world looks generally the same?
2. Notes on Money
3. Look at Security Features on Money
4. Death to Pennies (CGP Grey)
5. Hand out Money Project
6. Banking Today/History of American Banking
7. DIGI Questions

Friday:

1. Journal – Will we always use paper money?  Explain why or why not?
2. DIGI Review
3. Notes on Checks
4. Worksheets on Checks
5. DIGI Questions