Week 13, Syllabus

Mr. Ditzenberger-Economics
Lessons: GDP and Economic Challenges
Time: Week 13, April 14th-18th
Unit: Measuring Economic Performance
Objectives:
1. Students will list the different characteristics and causes of the types of unemployment.
2. Students will define the key terms and concepts related to GDP, the business cycle, and factors of economic growth.
3. Students will simulate a production situation and relate it to standards of living as well as analyze the cost and benefits of increasing capital to improve production and profits.

Monday
1. GDP Lecture.
2. LTE 170-190 Due Friday.

Tuesday
1. GDP Lecture.
2. Homework: work on projects.

Wednesday
1. Review of Chapter 12. 3 Groups of 5 will conduct a 5 minute review of each section of chapter 12. Followed by a quiz. Each person should play a role. 15 minutes to prepare. The presentation should be creative-a game, a skit, a poster, something that will grab the attention of classmates.
2. Homework: work on projects.

Thursday.
1. Simulation on page 328.
2. Homework: work on projects.

Friday.
1. Lecture-Unemployment, Section 1
2. Quiz-LTE 170-190, time permitting.
3. Work on projects.