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Unit 6: How we organize ourselves
Unit 6: How we organize ourselves
May 3rd - June 18th
Central Idea: Economic activity relies on systems of production, exchange, and consumption of goods and services.
Central Idea: Economic activity relies on systems of production, exchange, and consumption of goods and services.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Create a business in which they will calculate expenses, profit, balance budgets, create prices, and decide on advertising in order to affect the market.
Students will understand the budget and how to plan expenses based on that budget. They will create the business plan and present their plan to the class.
Student Agency
Student Agency
Choice: Being more organized in the classroom and station rotation.
Voice: Acknowledging the responsibility to stick to their goal.
Ownership: Holding each other accountable reflect on their subject goals and their plans to accomplish them.
Student Action
Student Action
Choose: A business to write a letter inquiring about their success as a business owner to gather information from an expert.
Act: Inquire about entrepreneurship with an expert through a letter.
Reflect: They will reflect on what they shared about their findings with the expert
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Causation: The understanding that things do not just happen, that there are causal relationships at work, and that actions have consequences.
How do we participate in the sharing of goods and services?
What makes a business successful?
Connection: The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.
How are supply and demand related?
How can I make a business sustainable?
Responsibility: The understanding that people make choices based on their understandings, and the actions they take as a result do make a difference.
What is our responsibility as consumers?
How can I create a budget for my business?
What needs to be in my budget?
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Math: Economics, Financial Literacy, Decimals
Science: Interactions, Resources, Technology, Processes
Social Studies: Community, Supply & Demand, Organization, Employment
Reading: Purpose, Message (Advertising), Informational, Text features, Inference, Persuasion
Summative Assessments - Student Work
Summative Assessments - Student Work
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