Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Concluding Unit 2

EQ - How are entrepreneurial decisions made?
  1. Activator - Muddy Point Grab Bag
  2. What we need to know as entrepreneurs
  3. Create a personalized study guide
**Unit Exam next class

Friday, September 28, 2012

Project Based Learning

EQ - How do entrepreneurs make economic decisions?
  1. Homework Review
  2. Activator: Kindle Fire
  3. Emerging Business Issues Event
    1. Introduction
    2. Team Assignments
    3. Directions
    4. Work Time
  4. Regrouping
  5. Unit Exam Prep
**Unit Exam Next Class**

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Price Determination


EQ - How is price determined so an entrepreneur can make a profit?
  1. Activator: What do you know about price?
  2. Introduce Price Equation
  3. Vocabulary
    • Costs
    • Fixed Costs
    • Variable Costs
  4. Introduce Profit Equation
  5. Discussion Questions: 
    • How can we increase our profit?
    • How do you know how much a customer will pay? (*hint* last class)
    • How can we reduce our costs?
  6. TPS - Making the connection and answering the EQ
  7. TOD or homework - After today's lesson, why is the outsourcing of American jobs a viable option for American companies ? (Feel free to discuss this with your family)EQ - How is price determined so an entrepreneur can make a profit?

Monday, September 24, 2012

Supply and Demand

 EQ - How do supply and demand impact pricing strategies for entrepreneurs?
  1. Review TOD
  2. Activator: Supply and Demand Game
  3. Vocabulary Review - Opportunity Cost and Scarcity 
  4. TPS - Focus on Economics (p. 49)
  5. Intro to the S & D curves
    1. Demand 
    2. Supply
    3. Equilibrium
    4. Surplus v. Deficit
  6. Knowledge Check (Question #1 p. 54)

Monday, September 17, 2012

Entrepreneurial View of Economics

UEQ - How do entrepreneurs make economic decisions?

LEQ - How are the factors of production impacted by consumer needs and wants?
  1. Activator: TPS -  Ideas In Action (p. 35)
  2. Vocab Preview *
  3. Table Groups: Focus on Economics (p. 36)
  4. Chalk Talk: Identifying Needs and Wants
  5. The Role of Businesses & Entrepreneurs
  6. Introduction to Factors of Production
  7. Local Business Breakdown
    1. Choose a local business
    2. What need/want does this business fill?
    3. What resources are used to fill this need/want?
    4. Classify these resources by type of factors of production
  8. TOD - Assessment 2.1 (p. 41)