Wednesday, March 28, 2012

THE STORY OF STUFF.

See p. 15; the Circular Flow of Economic Activity; land + labor + capital = good and services; Copy and revise w/ Story of Stuff Information
ADD:
externalized costs,
Third world country
planned obsolescence,
perceived obsolescence

Draw the textbook model==insert new input from the movie;

HW:
Using the Summary; Do....Review the facts 1-10

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

IT's INVISIBLE!!!

Read Profiles in Economics Explain the ‘Invisible Hand’; laissez-faire;
answer 1,2
Read 19-21 Explain Trade offs, opportunity cost
Complete questions on Figure 1.5 and Economic Choices cartoon on 21

THE INVISIBLE HAND IS FOLLOWING YOU!! Beware!

THE INVISIBLE HAND IS FOLLOWING YOU!! Beware!
HW: Create a ‘pictoword’ for 5 concepts: Scarcity, Value, utility, wealth, Opportunity-cost, escalating expectations, goods, services, entrepreneurship, capital, factors of production, labor.

Read Profiles in Economics... Explain the ‘Invisible Hand’ and laissez-faire;
answer 1,2

Read 19-21 Explain Trade offs, opportunity cost
Complete questions on Figure 1.5 and Economic Choices cartoon on 21

Friday, March 23, 2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Economics: YOu can't Always get What you Want....

HW: Rewrite the Chart on p. 6; redesign
READ p 5-10. Answer 1-7.
HW: Chapter 1 Section 2. p. 12-13
Explain: Goods and services; value; Paradox of value, utility