Introduction |
| Anchor Video |
| Concept Map |
| Project Calendar |
| Lesson Plans |
| Letter to Parents |
| Assessments |
| Resources |
| Modifications |
| Grant |
Math: Use math to see economics
By Marcus Blomquist
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Anchor Video Introduction to math Introduce Project (keep notes and ideas in Journal) |
INQUIRY: Learn how to research using the internet; importance of reliable resources |
INQUIRY: State by state economic break down using Census Bureau database Research Economics in each state |
INQUIRY: State by state economic break down using Census Bureau database Research Economics in each state |
INQUIRY: State by state economic break down using Census Bureau database Research Economics in each state Turn in journal. |
| PRESENTATION Each group needs to present the states that they were assigned. Assign each group 1 state to work with. |
INQUIRY Reintroduce the skills to understand the data. (Review day of statistical theorems) Assessment tech. Concept Map |
INQUIRY: Have students research big box store economic statistics. |
PROJECT DAY Have each group focus on a big box store and create economic statistics for it. Create more data for assigned state. |
PRESENTATION Each group needs to present their big box store. Turn in journal. |
| INQUIRY: Create methods to turn graphs, tables, est. of numbers into mundane presentations. Assessment tech. Opinion Poll |
INQUIRY: Continuation of Mondays exercise. By end of the day, each group needs to pick a big box store to focus on. |
PROJECT DAY: Each group needs to translate their data for their state and their store into a format that non professionals can understand. |
INQUIRY Introduce proper methods to display the data. Have the class agree upon certain standards for data presentation. |
INQUIRY: Global affects of big box stores on the worldÕs economy. Turn in journal. |
| INQUIRY: Comparison of the local economy and the global economy. Just because it is good/bad for your community, is it good/bad for the world? |
PROJECT DAY: Each project needs to have the affects of the world economy added into their presentation. |
PROJECT DAY: Students will rap up their presentations and journals to present them next class. |
PRESENTATION DAY- 15- minute presentations |
PRESENTATION DAY- 15- minute presentations. Turn in Journal. |