Lessons - 12th Grade Economics

Date
Topic
Lesson
Fri
6/8
No Classes
Mr. Moloney will be attending a tech conference today.
Thur
6/7
No School
No School: Brooklyn/Queens day.
Wed
6/6
Senior Prom
Have fun!
Tue
6/5
Saving Money
Catch up day for all missed work. 2nd period class has an assembly.
Mon
6/4
Saving Money
Blog about good spending habits and saving.



Fri
6/1
Senior Assembly
Senior graduation assembly today.
Thur
5/31
OPEC
Readings, documents and discussion about OPEC. May Checkbooks due today.
Wed
5/30
Careers
Visiting lecture about careers from vocational advisor. Blogs (6) due today at 6 pm.
Tue
5/29
Personal Checkbook
More checks to write. Last checks of month. Check and checkbook due Thursday.



Fri
5/25
Taxes: govt. spending
Day two of Blog about how the US government spends its tax revenue
Thur
5/24
Senior Assembly
No 2nd period class today - senior assembly - make up day for 4th period class.
Wed
5/23
Taxes: govt. spending
New Blog about how the US government spends its tax revenue.
Tue
5/22
Savings

2nd day of savings blog.
Mon 5/21
Savings
2-day Blog about US Savings habits: No one saves money anymore!!



Fri
5/18
Senior Picnic
No 12th grade classes today - senior picnic.
Thur
5/17
Make up day for blogs. Senior assembly - no 2nd period class. Make up day for blogs.
Wed
5/16
GDP Podcasts
Students will choose another GDP podcast for analysis on their blog page.
Tue
5/15
Personal Checkbook
 Payday! More bills to pay.
Mon
5/14
Trade Deficit
Blog about Trade Deficit based on an article in todays New York Times.



Fri
5/11
Taxes
Day three of tax blog. What are the different types of taxes that Americans pay?
Thur
5/10
Taxes
Day two of yesterdays blog. What are the different types of taxes that Americans pay?
Wed
5/9
Taxes
New Blog about taxation. What are the different types of taxes that Americans pay?
Tue
5/8
Student Loans
New Blog! See blog page.
Mon
5/7
Stock Market (revisited)
Students will watch two brainpops about stock market and investing. Then will get class time to work on stock contest.



Fri
5/4
Gross Domestic Product
Last day for GDP podcasts!
Thur
5/3
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts.
Wed
5/2
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts
Tue
5/1
Personal Checkbook
Pay Day!! More bills due.  
Mon
4/30
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts.  You should have your recordings done by today.



Fri
4/27
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts. You should be working on your images by now.
Thur
4/26
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts.  You should have your recordings done by today.
Wed
4/25
Personal Checkbook
More work on personal checkbook. Last checks for the month will be due. Checks and checkbook registers are due on Monday 4/30!!
Tue
4/24
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts.
Mon
4/23
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts.



Fri
4/20
On-line Research

We have a two-day research lesson Thursday and Friday in the Library.
Thur
4/19
On-line Research
We have a two-day research lesson Thursday and Friday in the Library.
Wed
4/18
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts.
Tue
4/17
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts.
Mon
4/16
Personal Checkbook
Payday! More work on personal checkbook. Then work on stock market contest if time permits.



Fri
4/13
Gross Domestic Product
More work on GDP podcasts.
Thur
4/12
Gross Domestic Product
First day of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) podcasts. See wiki page for instructions.
Wed
4/11
Personal checkbook
More work on personal checkbooks. See wiki for details.



Fri
3/30
Personal checkbook
More work on personal checkbook. First checks due. See wiki for details. Blogs (3) and wiki (1) due today!
Thue
3/29
Personal checkbook - Quiz on misc.
Quiz today on-line. More work on personal checkbook, analyzing paychecks and tax deductions.
Wed
3/28
Personal checkbook
Students will begin work on a personal checkbook.
Tue
3/27
Inflation
Last day for inflation wiki.
Mon
3/26
Inflation
Continue building your inflation wiki.



Fri
3/23
Inflation
Continue building your inflation wiki.
Thur
3/22
Inflation
Continue building your inflation wiki.
Wed
3/21
Inflation
More wikis. This time students will set up their own wiki page and link it to my wiki page. Click here to set up wiki. Use your first name and first initial of last name, i.e: JoeB. Link your new wiki to my wiki page: password for my wiki = "iths"
Tue
3/20
Inflation lesson that did not work.
First day of wiki's!!! - Group wiki lesson was a bust. Attempted group wikis but wikis only allow one editor at a time. Back to the drawing board.
Mon
3/19
Blog Page and Stock Market Contest.
This is a "catch up day" - where students can get up to speed on their blog pages and stock market picks.



Fri
3/16
Peer review of Fed podcasts.
Students will choose and critique one student Federal Reserve Podcast.
Thur
3/15
Compound Interest and the "Rule of 72"
Brief lecture (oh no!) and handouts about Compound Interest and the "Rule of 72". Followed by student blog entry about the above mentioned topic.
Wed
3/14
The Federal Reserve Banking System.
Last Day for Podcasts!!!!
In groups of 2 - Students will create a podcast (audio-slideshow) about the Federal Reserve Banking System.

Tue
3/13
The Federal Reserve Banking System.
In groups of 2 - Students will create a podcast (audio-slideshow) about the Federal Reserve Banking System.
Mon
3/12
The Federal Reserve Banking System.
In groups of 2 - Students will create a podcast (audio-slideshow) about the Federal Reserve Banking System. Fed Lesson.   Links for Fed info.



Fri
3/9
The Federal Reserve Banking System. In groups of 2 - Students will create a podcast (audio-slideshow) about the Federal Reserve Banking System.
Thur
3/8
The Federal Reserve Banking System. In groups of 2 - Students will create a podcast (audio-slideshow) about the Federal Reserve Banking System.
Wed
3/7
The Federal Reserve Banking System. In groups of 2 - Students will create a podcast (audio-slideshow) about the Federal Reserve Banking System.
Tue
3/6
The Federal Reserve Banking System. In groups of 2 - Students will create a podcast (audio-slideshow) about the Federal Reserve Banking System.
Mon
3/5
The Federal Reserve Banking System.
In groups of 2 - Students will create a podcast (audio-slideshow) about the Federal Reserve Banking System.  Fed Lesson.     Links for Fed info.



Fri
3/2
Insider Trading
Big insider trading scheme on Wall Street. What happened? Do the blog.
First four blogs will be graded beginning today at 6 pm.
Thur
3/1
Mr. Moloney Absent
Mr. Moloney at a technology conference today.
Wed
2/28
Quiz: Stock Market
Quiz: Stock Market.  New blog about decline of Dow.
Blogs (4 of them) will be graded starting on Friday 3/2 after school.

Tue
2/27
Opportunity Costs
Students will do a blog about opportunity costs.
Mon
2/26
Supply and Demand
Students will graph various supply and demand scenarios.



Fri
2/16
Economic Systems
Students will research and write about the world various economic systems.
Thur
2/15
Stock Market Game
Students will register for and enter the class stock market game.
Wed
2/14
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Mr. Moloney Absent Today.
Tue
2/13
Stock Market Game Students will complete two days of research into their stock selections for the upcoming stock market game.
Mon
2/12
Stock Market Game
Students will begin two days of research into their stock selections for the upcoming stock market game.



Fri
2/9
Into to Stock Market
Students will review their stock market research and receive instruction about the upcoming stock market game. 
Thur
2/8
Into to Stock Market
Students will finish stock market research project and begin their own research on what stocks to buy in their stock market game.
Wed
2/7
Into to Stock Market
Students will continue to use http://docs.google.com/ to do research in small groups and answer stock market questions generated on Monday.
Tue
2/6
Into to Stock Market
Students will use http://docs.google.com/ to do research in small groups and answer stock market questions generated on Monday.
Mon
2/5
Into to Stock Market
Students will figure out what they know and what they don't know about the stock market by using http://docs.google.com/ If you would like to view this document send me an email (mmoloneyiths@yahoo.com) and I will invite you to view.



Fri
2/2
Set up Student Blog Pages
Students will set up their own economics blog pages.  Then e-mail your blog address to Mr. Moloney when you are done (mmoloneyiths@yahoo.com).
Thur
2/1
Introduction to Class
Students will recieve seat assignments, preview Mr. Moloney's Website which will illustrate Grading, Curriculum, expectations, etc.