Week of 2/3/25 Econ Lesson Plans

Week of: 2/3/25

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Economics

Monday

Standard(s):SSEF5 Describe the roles of government in the United States economy.a. Explain why government provides public goods and services, redistributes income, protects property rights, and resolves market failures.

b. Explain the effects on consumers and producers caused by government regulation and deregulation.

LT: Describe how and why the government uses regulation in a free market economy.

SC: I can explain why the government might intervene in a free market economy.

Lesson/Activity: Government regulation and externalities.

Resources: Pollution Activity

Tuesday

Standard(s)::SSEF5 Describe the roles of government in the United States economy.a. Explain why government provides public goods and services, redistributes income, protects property rights, and resolves market failures.

LT: Describe how the government provides safety nets and redistributes wealth in a free market economy.

SC: I can describe the purpose and the different types of safety net programs.

Lesson/Activity: Safety Nets- Test Review

Resources:

Wednesday

Unit 1 Test

Thursday

Unit 1 Test Corrections and Personal Finance for Teens 

Friday

Standard(s):SSEMI2 Explain how the law of demand, the law of supply, and prices work to determine production and distribution in a market economy.b. Distinguish between supply and quantity supplied, and demand and quantity demanded.

LT:I can explain how the law of demand, the law of supply, and prices work to determine production and distribution in a market economy.

SC:I can define law of demand

I can provide examples of how price drives demand

Lesson/Activity: Intro to Demand