Yes, you read the title correctly; we have started a unit on Economics! Obviously it won't be too deep or philosophical, but we will be discussing economic terms and doing a little bit of application. Mr. Clover kicked off the unit yesterday by going over a few terms, encouraging the kids to draw small pictures in the margins to help them remember the meanings.
Today, we watched clips of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" which is an excellent tool to demonstrate concepts such as "factors of production", scarcity, supply and demand, and competition in the market place. I have used this movie for the past four years to introduce Economics, and there is a written response as an assignment. There was plenty of time given in class today to complete the written response, but please ask your child if he or she has Social Studies homework tonight. I use the Gene Wilder version; it seems a little friendlier than the Johnny Depp version.
Thursday and Friday will be CDV test make-up days. Several kids have already taken the test again, and everyone has had 90% or better. I asked them what they did differently; most said they studied.
The CDV Project, a PowerPoint presentation, was due Monday, February 24; I am still waiting for several kids to submit that assignment. The entire week last week was dedicated to completing this project, so kids who are not done are going to need to make arrangements to get computer time. This project will go into the "Test/Quiz/Project" column, so it is imperative that your child complete this assignment by Friday, February 28.
Thanks,
Cathy
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