Economics
Economics
Activity Points % of Total
Discuss 105 6%
Exam 60 3%
Final Exam 100 5%
Journal 140 8%
Practice 360 19%
Quiz 540 29%
Test (CST) 350 19%
Test (TST) 200 11%
Total Points for the Course : 1855
Unit 1: The Game of Economics
Lesson 1.1: What Is Economics Anyway?
Activity 1.1.1: Study - What Kind of Game?
(Documents: Study Sheet)
See how economics can be understood as a game with rules that is played by people with different roles. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.1.2: Study - What's It All About?
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn the basic concepts that define economics including goods services markets production distribution allocation and the circular-flow model. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.1.3: Discuss - Playing the Game
(Documents: Discussion)
Discuss examples that show how you are involved in the game of economics. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 15 Points Earned: In Progress
Activity 1.1.4: Study - What's It All For?
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Explore the social goals pursued in an economy such as freedom efficiency equity security and growth. Learn how these goals are not always mutually compatible. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.1.5: Study - The Facts of Life
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Explore the issues of scarcity and production in the economy. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.1.6: Quiz - What Is the Economy Anyway?
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____
Lesson 1.2: Different Ways to Play
Activity 1.2.1: Study - The Free-Market System
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Examine the role of private-property competition and the profit motive in the free-market system. Consider the ways the United States does and does not have a free-market economy. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.2.2: Read - Freedom and the Free Market
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read excerpts from Adam Smith's The Wealth of
Activity Points % of Total
Discuss 105 6%
Exam 60 3%
Final Exam 100 5%
Journal 140 8%
Practice 360 19%
Quiz 540 29%
Test (CST) 350 19%
Test (TST) 200 11%
Total Points for the Course : 1855
Unit 1: The Game of Economics
Lesson 1.1: What Is Economics Anyway?
Activity 1.1.1: Study - What Kind of Game?
(Documents: Study Sheet)
See how economics can be understood as a game with rules that is played by people with different roles. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.1.2: Study - What's It All About?
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Learn the basic concepts that define economics including goods services markets production distribution allocation and the circular-flow model. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.1.3: Discuss - Playing the Game
(Documents: Discussion)
Discuss examples that show how you are involved in the game of economics. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 15 Points Earned: In Progress
Activity 1.1.4: Study - What's It All For?
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Explore the social goals pursued in an economy such as freedom efficiency equity security and growth. Learn how these goals are not always mutually compatible. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.1.5: Study - The Facts of Life
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Explore the issues of scarcity and production in the economy. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.1.6: Quiz - What Is the Economy Anyway?
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____
Lesson 1.2: Different Ways to Play
Activity 1.2.1: Study - The Free-Market System
(Documents: Study Sheet)
Examine the role of private-property competition and the profit motive in the free-market system. Consider the ways the United States does and does not have a free-market economy. Duration: 40 min
Activity 1.2.2: Read - Freedom and the Free Market
(Documents: Reading Guide, Reading Materials)
Read excerpts from Adam Smith's The Wealth of