1. Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP) U.S. Tess Lee and Mark Striplin Winter 2013

2. Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP) Concept Map

3. Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP) What are the basic principals of the U.S. Economy and how do people participate in it? Inflation in the market And Resulting in due to There are NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE Senate Meeting /Experience CURRENT UNIT UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULEUNIT MAP U.S. Economy 1 32 4 5 6 7 8 February 2013 12/30 {retest xx Compare and contrast Cause and effect 1. What is inflation, and what effects does it have on the economy? 2. What types of savings are there? 3.What is stock and how does the stock market work? 4.Why does the U.S. real estate and housing market have large effects on the economy? Explain List Different ways you can use your money in the U.S. to avoid losing money. ( stocks, bonds, CD, investing, savings account ) People investing in the stock market ( high risk/ low risk stocks) Investing in homeownership Economic understanding is essential to a secure personal financial future

4. Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP) Unit questions/relationships 1.What is an economy, and what are its functions? 2.What is inflation, and how does it effect your money? 3. How to manage personal financial resources effectively for financial security? ( budget, savings) 4. How does the stock market work? 5. Why does the U.S. real estate and housing market have large effects on the economy?

5. Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP) Unit Objectives Students will explain what an economy is and it’s functions in the US. Students will explore the effects of inflation on US currency and indentify ways of investing money to deter loss of money. Students will calculate simple interest and compound interest to compare and contrast benefits and disadvantages.

6. Unit Objectives Students will explore the U.S. stock market and will explain the concept of supply and demand, the difference between high and lower risk stock and how investors rate and choose stock. Students will explore U.S. real estate and define mortgages, equity, collateral, while investigating why homeownership is apart of the American dream. Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP)

7. Standards & benchmarks 8.23. Describe how industrialization changes production and how it creates shifts in the market. 8.27. Examine the various characteristics, causes, and effects of an event, issue, or problem 6-8.RH.8Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.