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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for High School Economics
Economics
Curriculum Documents
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- S1 - 1st 6 Weeks
- S1 - 2nd 6 Weeks
- S1 - 3rd 6 Weeks
- S2 -4th 6 Weeks
- S2 - 5th 6 Weeks
- S2 - 6th 6 Weeks
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CONCEPT: Economic Systems
UNIT TOPIC 1:
Introduction to Economics
ARC 1: What is Economics
- Lesson Portfolio: The South’s Decision to Secede:
A Violation of Self-Interest - Resource Portfolio: Unit 1, Arc 1 Resources - including "Factors of Production"
ARC 2: Comparative Economic Systems
- Lesson Portfolio: Comparative Economic Systems
- Resource Portfolio: Unit 1, Arc 2 Resources
ARC 3: American Free Enterprise System
- Lesson Portfolio:
- Resource Portfolio: Unit 1, Arc 3 Resources
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
- CNN Student News: Financial Glossary
- Econ4U (Teacher web site, Shannon Sims; Travis High School)
Documents
CONCEPT: Markets
UNIT TOPIC 2:
How Markets Work
ARC 1: Demand
- Lesson Portfolio: Introducing Demand
ARC 2: Supply
- Lesson Portfolio: Introducing Supply
ARC 3: Pricing
- Lesson Portfolio: Where Demand Meets Supply
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
- "Cotton Woes: Is the Price of Comfort Rising?"
[Foundation for Teaching Economics, Hot Topic Nov. 2010]- Foundation for Teaching Economics Teacher Resources
- EconEdLink Educator Resources
Documents
CONCEPT: Ethics, Values, and Beliefs
UNIT TOPIC 3:
Celebrate Freedom Week / Constitution Day
ARC 1: Celebrate Freedom Week / Constitution Day
- Lesson Portfolio: Constitution Costs (EconEdLink)
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
Documents
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CONCEPT: Business and Finance
UNIT TOPIC 1: Business Structures and Organizations
ARC 1: Market Structures
- Lesson Portfolio: Minimum Wage
ARC 2: Business Organizations
- Lesson Portfolio: Business Ethics / Mission Statement
- Lesson Portfolio: Entrepreneurial Venture
ARC 3: Labor
- Lesson Portfolio: Labor Timeline
- Lesson Portfolio: "The Job Jungle - A Labor Market Game" (Foundation for Teaching Economics)
- Lesson Portfolio: “Labor Market Issues: Outsourcing - Good or Bad Idea"
(Center for Economics & Personal Finance Education; New Mexico State University)
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
- Types of Business Organizations (BusinessFinance.com)
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Undercounting Unemployment [PBS NewsHour]
Our Hidden Jobless: A lesson plan featuring in-class debate, original research and some surprising conclusions about the unemployment data, built around a video in which Chicago's Ebony Allen tries to get a job.- U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate [EconEdLink]
This lesson, examines the November, 2009 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of the BLS employment and unemployment data. The meaning and importance of the data are discussed. Assessment exercises are included for reinforcing knowledge of the concepts.- Foundation for Teaching Economics Teacher Resources
- Recommended reading, “Outsourcing” (BusinessWeek.com)
Documents
UNIT TOPIC 2: Finance
ARC 1: American Banking System
- Lesson Portfolio: World Currencies Presentation
- Lesson Portfolio: Banking Timeline
ARC 2: Financial Investments
- Lesson Portfolio: The Stock Exchange video and quiz
- Lesson Portfolio: The Stock Market Game
ARC 3: Personal Financial Literacy
- Lesson Portfolio:
- Resource Portfolio: NEFE High School Financial Planning Program
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
- Banking Basics.pdf (Federal Reserve Bank publication)
- NEFE High School Financial Planning Program
- World Currency Gallery
- OANDA Currency Converter
- The Stock Market Game
- CNN Money: Markets report
- EconEdLink Educator Resources
Documents
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CONCEPT: Government and Trade
UNIT TOPIC 1:
Measuring Economic Performance
/ Macroeconomics
ARC 1: Gross Domestic Product and Growth
- Lesson Portfolio:
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth - Lesson Portfolio:
Business Cycle Poster
Additional Resources for this Topic
UNIT TOPIC 2:
Government and the Economy
ARC 1: Economic Challenges
- Lesson Portfolio:
ARC 2: Taxes and Government Spending
- Lesson Portfolio:
ARC 3: Fiscal Policy
- Lesson Portfolio:
ARC 4: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy
- Lesson Portfolio:
Additional Resources for this Topic
UNIT TOPIC 3:
The Global Economy
ARC 1: International Trade
- Lesson Portfolio:
ARC 2: Economic Development and Transition
- Lesson Portfolio:
Additional Resources for this Topic
CONCEPT: Post-Secondary Education Financial Aid
UNIT TOPIC 1:
Post-Secondary Education Financial Aid
ARC 1: Post-Secondary Education Financial Aid Module
Additional Resources
- Web Resources addressing each student expectation in TEKS 21A-F
(TG Financial Literacy Program) - Web Resources addressing this unit’s Essential Questions (TG Financial Literacy Program)
- College: The Next Step – High School Students (TG.org),
http://www.tgslc.org/pdf/College-HS-Student.pdf. - Get Help Paying for College (FAFSA), http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
- Graduation Planning Calculator,
http://www.aie.org/managing-your-money/finance-tools/graduation-planning-calculator.cfm.
NOTE:
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CONCEPT: Economic Systems
UNIT TOPIC 1:
Introduction to Economics
ARC 1: What is Economics
- Lesson Portfolio: The South’s Decision to Secede:
A Violation of Self-Interest - Resource Portfolio: Unit 1, Arc 1 Resources - including "Factors of Production"
ARC 2: Comparative Economic Systems
- Lesson Portfolio: Comparative Economic Systems
- Resource Portfolio: Unit 1, Arc 2 Resources
ARC 3: American Free Enterprise System
- Lesson Portfolio:
- Resource Portfolio: Unit 1, Arc 3 Resources
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
- CNN Student News: Financial Glossary
- Econ4U (Teacher web site, Shannon Sims; Travis High School)
Documents
CONCEPT: Markets
UNIT TOPIC 2:
How Markets Work
ARC 1: Demand
- Lesson Portfolio: Introducing Demand
ARC 2: Supply
- Lesson Portfolio: Introducing Supply
ARC 3: Pricing
- Lesson Portfolio: Where Demand Meets Supply
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
- "Cotton Woes: Is the Price of Comfort Rising?"
[Foundation for Teaching Economics, Hot Topic Nov. 2010]- Foundation for Teaching Economics Teacher Resources
- EconEdLink Educator Resources
Documents
CONCEPT: Post-Secondary Education Financial Aid
UNIT TOPIC 1:
Post-Secondary Education Financial Aid
ARC 1: Post-Secondary Education Financial Aid Module
Additional Resources
- Web Resources addressing each student expectation in TEKS 21A-F
(TG Financial Literacy Program) - Web Resources addressing this unit’s Essential Questions (TG Financial Literacy Program)
- College: The Next Step – High School Students (TG.org),
http://www.tgslc.org/pdf/College-HS-Student.pdf. - Get Help Paying for College (FAFSA), http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
- Graduation Planning Calculator,
http://www.aie.org/managing-your-money/finance-tools/graduation-planning-calculator.cfm.
NOTE:
When opening files found within the Lesson Portfolios,
rather than double-clicking to open files,
right-click and select "Open File in Native Application."
CONCEPT: Business and Finance
UNIT TOPIC 1: Business Structures and Organizations
ARC 1: Market Structures
- Lesson Portfolio: Minimum Wage
ARC 2: Business Organizations
- Lesson Portfolio: Business Ethics / Mission Statement
- Lesson Portfolio: Entrepreneurial Venture
ARC 3: Labor
- Lesson Portfolio: Labor Timeline
- Lesson Portfolio: "The Job Jungle - A Labor Market Game" (Foundation for Teaching Economics)
- Lesson Portfolio: “Labor Market Issues: Outsourcing - Good or Bad Idea" (Center for Economics & Personal Finance Education; New Mexico State University)
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
- Types of Business Organizations (BusinessFinance.com)
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Undercounting Unemployment [PBS NewsHour]
Our Hidden Jobless: A lesson plan featuring in-class debate, original research and some surprising conclusions about the unemployment data, built around a video in which Chicago's Ebony Allen tries to get a job.- U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate [EconEdLink]
This lesson, examines the November, 2009 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of the BLS employment and unemployment data. The meaning and importance of the data are discussed. Assessment exercises are included for reinforcing knowledge of the concepts.- Foundation for Teaching Economics Teacher Resources
- Recommended reading, “Outsourcing” (BusinessWeek.com)
Documents
UNIT TOPIC 2: Finance
ARC 1: American Banking System
- Lesson Portfolio: World Currencies Presentation
- Lesson Portfolio: Banking Timeline
ARC 2: Financial Investments
- Lesson Portfolio: The Stock Exchange video and quiz
- Lesson Portfolio: The Stock Market Game
ARC 3: Personal Financial Literacy
- Lesson Portfolio:
- Resource Portfolio: NEFE High School Financial Planning Program
Additional Resources for this Topic
Web
- Banking Basics.pdf (Federal Reserve Bank publication)
- NEFE High School Financial Planning Program
- World Currency Gallery
- OANDA Currency Converter
- The Stock Market Game
- CNN Money: Markets report
- EconEdLink Educator Resources
Documents
NOTE:
When opening files found within the Lesson Portfolios,
rather than double-clicking to open files,
right-click and select "Open File in Native Application."
CONCEPT: Government and Trade
UNIT TOPIC 1:
Measuring Economic Performance
/ Macroeconomics
ARC 1: Gross Domestic Product and Growth
- Lesson Portfolio:
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth - Lesson Portfolio:
Business Cycle Poster
ARC 2: Economic Challenges
- Lesson Portfolio:
Additional Resources for this Topic
UNIT TOPIC 2:
Government and the Economy
ARC 1: Taxes and Government Spending
- Lesson Portfolio:
ARC 2: Fiscal Policy
- Lesson Portfolio:
ARC 3: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy
- Lesson Portfolio:
Additional Resources for this Topic
UNIT TOPIC 3:
The Global Economy
ARC 1: International Trade
- Lesson Portfolio:
ARC 2: Economic Development and Transition
- Lesson Portfolio:
Additional Resources for this Topic
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