"Money makes the world go round!"
GRADE: 9-12
LOCATION: ROOM:
SCHEDULE: Periods:
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The state of New Jersey has mandated that all high school students have at least one semester of economics. The purpose of this class is to help students develop what some people call “economic literacy” – the ability to understand economic concepts. Students in this course will learn to identify, analyze, and evaluate the causes and consequences of individual economic decisions and public policy, including issues raised by the constraints imposed by scarcity, how economies and markets work, and the benefits and costs of economic interaction and interdependence. Students will analyze, reason and problem solve, and be able to make decisions specific to various roles, including that of consumer, producer, saver, investor, and responsible citizen. Class activities will include projects, simulations, group work, and small group discussion concerning the way economies work.
COURSE REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Prentice Hall’s Economics 2010
COURSE OUTLINE:
Unit 1: Economics 101: Introduction to Economics
Unit 2: Driving Production: How Markets Work
Unit 3: Minding Our Business: Business and Labor
Unit 4: Mind On Our Money: Money, Banking & Finance
Unit 5: Economic Challenges: Measuring Economic Performance
Unit 6: Taxation with Representation: Government & the Economy
Unit 7: The Classroom Economy: Personal Finance Handbook
LOCATION: ROOM:
SCHEDULE: Periods:
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The state of New Jersey has mandated that all high school students have at least one semester of economics. The purpose of this class is to help students develop what some people call “economic literacy” – the ability to understand economic concepts. Students in this course will learn to identify, analyze, and evaluate the causes and consequences of individual economic decisions and public policy, including issues raised by the constraints imposed by scarcity, how economies and markets work, and the benefits and costs of economic interaction and interdependence. Students will analyze, reason and problem solve, and be able to make decisions specific to various roles, including that of consumer, producer, saver, investor, and responsible citizen. Class activities will include projects, simulations, group work, and small group discussion concerning the way economies work.
COURSE REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Prentice Hall’s Economics 2010
COURSE OUTLINE:
Unit 1: Economics 101: Introduction to Economics
Unit 2: Driving Production: How Markets Work
Unit 3: Minding Our Business: Business and Labor
Unit 4: Mind On Our Money: Money, Banking & Finance
Unit 5: Economic Challenges: Measuring Economic Performance
Unit 6: Taxation with Representation: Government & the Economy
Unit 7: The Classroom Economy: Personal Finance Handbook