Pd. 6 EPF Unit 1 Calendar Subject to Change Date Topic Today’s Activities Sept. 6 Welcome to EPF! Course overview Sept. 8 Introduction to economics What is economics?​ ​Graffiti activity Crash Course Economics #1 Video: What is Economics? Sept. 12 Economic decision­making Sept. 14 W!SE Pre­Test Introduction to money W!SE Pre­Test Gender Wage discrimination ­ two video clips (EDpuzzle) Class Discussion via Google Classroom Sept. 16 What is money? Ch. 8, pages 141­145 Defining money activity PPT/notesheet 1.4: What is money? History of Money video clips Sept. 20 Modern money Article: Do You Really Have to Go to College? Article: It’s a Tough Job Market http://tinyurl.com/jrjuoyr http://tinyurl.com/jl3xyq5 Class Discussion Discussion: should we get rid of paper bills? ­­​Article​ and​ ​video on dollar coins Reading/questions: History of the U.S. Treasury and its functions (​video link​) Video, part I:​ ​Money Factory (National Geographic) Sept. 22 st
21 : BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Federal Financial Institutions Ch. 8, pages 145­146 Cashless society reading/discussion EconLowdown: The Federal Reserve ­­worksheet/​video alternative Video, part II:​ ​Money Factory (National Geographic) Sept. 26 Income and Financial Institutions Ch. 13 (pages 261­266) Video:​ ​What is inflation? Reading/notesheet: Inflation, deflation, recession and you Inflation lab (Econlowdown module) Video​: Real Income Sept. 28 Income and Wealth Ch. 10 (pages 190­194) QUIZ: Money and institutions Sources of income activity (EconLowdown module, It’s your Paycheck part I) Types of benefits offered by jobs article and worksheet/discussion Sept. 30 Interims Posted Income and Wealth 10 Chairs​ ​activity​ (modified)/introduction to income vs. wealth You, the Worker worksheet/text p. 186­191 Education vs. Unemployment (Econlowdown) Articles: Education and Income articles/questions (group presentations) Oct. 4 Income and Wealth Problems and solutions to economic inequality, part I Video clip:​ ​WIiA Video, part I: Inequality for All (with reflection sheet) Oct. 6 Income and Wealth Problems and solutions to economic inequality, part II Video, part II: Inequality for All (with reflection sheet) Oct. 11 NO SCHOOL 10/10—COLUMBUS DAY PF UNIT 1 TEST TODAY!