1. Learning Target: I can manually construct an economic network
Building an Economy
Learning Target: I can manually construct an economic network

2. Networks (Intro, Construct, Analyze, Quiz)
Week
Title 1
Networks (Intro, Construct, Analyze, Quiz)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Networks
Lesson 2: Analyze a Network
Lesson 3: Construct a Network
Lesson 4: Quiz 2
Human System Projects 3
Ecosystem / Field Work 4
Cryptocurrencies / Modeling
6th period

3. Outline for Today Lab Notebook: Food Web Construct an Economic Network
Group Presentations

4. Food Web Construct a food web using the following biotic factors: Worm
Human
Grass
Chicken
Cow
Corn

5. Food Web Energy! What is moving through the food web?
The direction of the arrow represents the direction energy is flowing. In a food web, energy flows away from the organism being eaten toward the organism doing the eating.
Worm
Human
Grass
Chicken
Cow
Corn

6. Ecology and Economy
Ecosystem, Ecology, Economy, and Economics all share the same prefix: Eco- which means “house” (Greek)
Ecosystem: a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Ecology: the study of relationships between organisms and the environment
Economy: the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services
Economics: the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth

7. Example Economic Network
Employees
Suppliers
Taxes Me
Gas Station
Restaurant
School District
My Family
Grocery Store
Coffee Shop
My Wife
Edges represent money flowing through the network
Nodes represent entities receiving and spending $$$

8. Building an Economy
Working in small groups (3-4 students each), your job is to build a small economy
Draw on your personal experiences or create something entirely new
Your economy must account for the exchange of goods and services between nodes
Is your system fully self-contained?
Do you require raw materials?
The group must create a model of the economic network consisting of clearly labeled nodes and edges in poster form
Each student must contribute at least 5 nodes and 5 edges in the network and be able to share their contributions to the class
Each group will have 3 minutes to present their model to the class