Economics (Notebook) Review: 1-5-2015 thru 1-30-2015

How can you think like an economist?Who are you?

Why are you here really?Where are you going?

How are you going to get there?

Day 1:Table of Contents Page

Pages 1-about 12 of student handouts begunSpecial Vocabulary terms

Utility Scarcity Economics Quid Pro Quo Human Capital Academic Laziness Ceteris Paribus to be continued…

Student Interview (who are you?)Take notes on 5 General Areas

DemographicsLikes and DislikesAcademic SuccessesFuture PlansEconomic Interactions

Notice how these match up to our Essential Questions!

Chapter 1 Notebook Guide Preview Questions: write down responses

please

1 If you were to select between 2 almost identical items…

2 If you were to open a business similar to …

3. If you could change something in your daily …

Cafeteria Scenario: Respond in writing please …You came to school almost late, you had no

breakfast, and bogus teachers wouldn’t let you violate school policy …

The Master Chefs of the TR Cafeteria offered you some delectable choices ….

Meder’s written response using the terms from special Vocabulary section…

Economic Acrostic PoemHuman Capital Example

Write your own using Template

Turn it in

Keep graded paper for future portfolio

What is Economics PPTTake notes writing down anything that you do

not yet know.

Introduction to the 7 Principles of Economic Thinking

Distribute the Matrix (7 X # ) boxes for info

7 Principles of Economic Thinking PPT Posted on Web-Site

Go Over in Class

Complete Matrix (7 X 3)

Tape into notebook

What do Economists do? Chapter 1.4 Worksheet

Go over in class (Tape into Notebook)

Look at Graph and Graphing

Make Bar Graph of Line Graph Data

Tape new graph into Notebooks

How to Survive EconomicsHow to answer

questions

List of 6 Requirements

What is question?Did you answer ?Single or multiple

Q’sQuantifyQualify Does it make sense?

How to Draw Graphs

Neatness counts (ruler)

Title RequiredAxes Labeled and

#’dProportion CountsColor often Helps

What Are Economic Enigmas?Head Scratching Situations that you know already exist.

How can they be explained away?

Use the 7 Principles we have learnedPick at least three that can help you

answerBoil it down to the Best One to explain it

away

Make your own Enigma

Instead of completing the processing portion of your Chapter 1 Notebook Guide:

Make your own Enigma Project

Book Cover (4 -Parts Inside cover has 4 part Principles)

Paper ( Must be typed)

Chapter 1 and Intro to my class test tomorrow

Notebook will be graded

Bring pencil, paper, and notebook

Follow Testing Rules