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Debit Cards and Applying for Credit Lesson

This was a one day lesson for an 1 hour and 15 minute senior economics class. In the lesson, students examined the differences between debit and credit, as well as types of loans and the responsibilities of borrowers

Entrepreneur Project

This was a two day lesson for a senior economics course. Students researched an entrepreneur, such as Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg. Once students were done researching an entrepreneur, they had to write a paper in which they give an imaginary award for "Entrepreneur of the Year." The paper had to detail key information, such as the person's personal background, the business they created, the business's profits, any charities that the entrepreneur donated to, and a rationale as to why the entrepreneur deserve the imaginary award.

Saving Money Lesson

This was a one day lesson for a senior economics class. This day's lesson covered various ways to save money, such as CDs, savings accounts, etc. In addition, students examined the pros and cons of each method of saving money.

Taxes Lesson

This was a day one of a two-day lesson for a senior economics class. The first part of the lesson completed materials on the Federal Reserve. The second part of class was a brainstorming activity to get students thinking about taxes. Students came up with a list of different types of taxes. Students on the second day completed a fill-in-the-blank note sheet on the different types of taxes.

What is Economics? Notes

During the 2012-2013 school year, I began developing class materials so that when I do obtain a teaching position, I already have material to work with. One of the things I created was this fill in the blank note packets for Economics. This example file is the very first note sheet students would get, as it introduces the fundamental basics that establish the framework for the course.

US Historical GDP Graph

This is a graph I created by using multiple existing graphs to show the US GDP from 1790 to 2009, and I used this during my first practium placement in a 7th grade classroom at Norwood-Norfolk. Since the Great Recession had just begun, I wanted to show students that patterns exist in history. For example, an analysis of this graph reveals that the United States from 1790 to 1930 experienced severe economic downturns approximately every 70 years.

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