Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Saving/Investing Notes Cornell: Saving and Investing Notes

Socratic Seminar tomorrow.

Socratic Reading

Why is it important for young people to invest?  How do stocks affect the economy.

If you miss the Socratic Seminar you need to write a one page response.  1/2 page answering the first question and a 1/2 page answering the second question.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Friday- Finish the Chapter 11 Tour

Monday-  Chapter 11 Section 1 Notes

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Investing discussion questions

Chapter 11 Tour: Within chapter 11 read the following and write down what you think you know about it just by reading the heading.  (Do not read the chapter, only the headings)
Chapter Title
Subtitles (Anything in Red)
Photographs or Illustrations
Charts or Graphs
Vocabulary Words
Timelines.

Skim through the chapter and find all of the above mentioned if they are there.  Write out what you know (or think you know) about the topic.  Don't be afraid to be wrong, do your best.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Unit 1 Exam and notebook check today!

Tuesday, February 17, 2015


Unit 1 Review
P. 20-21 #1-16
P. 46-47 #1-6, 9-1, 13-14

Exam tomorrow

Notebook Check Tomorrow
1. Concept Map
2. Visual Vocab
3. Economies Questions
4. Unit 1 Review

Friday, February 13, 2015

Last day to work on research paper.  Paper due Today!

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Where to build a factory research paper Due Friday!!!

Factory Research Paper

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Today we conducted at Tableau.

We also worked on a worksheet below

 Economic Systems Scenarios

Monday, February 9, 2015

Economies Notes

#1:Economies Questions


#2 List each of the 4 types of economies
for each type do the following:
1. list characteristics that it possesses
2. Give some reasons why this type of economy works
3. How could you benefit from this type of economy?

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Continued Invention Activity

Monday, February 2, 2015

INVENTION ACTIVITY 
    Invent something that you think could make money.
    Invent a completely new product/service Or Improve a current product/service.
    YOUR PRODUCT MUST BE REALISTIC (not technology that does not yet exist)
1.    Explain your invention and how it works.
2.    Provide a poster (8 ½ X 11) that shows your product/service.
3.    Who is the product intended for? Why?
(Males? Age group?, Middle class?)
4.    Identify what is needed to make the product
-Land: materials in the product
-Labor: types of jobs employees will do
-Capital: tools/machines that are needed

DUE THURSDAY!!!!