Sugars

May 1st, 2015

Learning Objective: Students will understand the true cost of sugar.

Success Criteria: Students can explain what they have learned about the food industry.
 

Today we will watch a John Oliver segment on sugar in your food.  Your job is to listen & raise your hand if you'd like to discuss or ask a question.  

State Standard Communication C1: Communicating using styles for appropriate purpose.

Food, Inc. Day 2

April 28th, 2015

Warm Up

What are 3 things that you learned, surprised, or shocked you from yesterday?

Today will will be continuing watching Food, Inc. to learn more about the food we eat, and our power as consumers.

ACT Aspire Testing (5th Period Only)

Welcome.

Please take a seat with no one next to you.

Place everything except a pen or pencil under your desk.

DO NOT LOG INTO THE CHROMEBOOKS.

Cellphones must be turned off and remain off for the entire test.













You will by using the Test NAV feature do not switch away from this screen.

When you are finished shut down the chromebooks.  Sadly the ACT Corporation will not allow you to play our review games, listen to music, or play on your phone when you are finished.

You must be quiet for the entire test.

This test will last 60 minutes.

Food, Inc & Consumer Sovereignty

April 27th, 2015

Warm Up

What is consumer sovereignty?

Learning Objective: Students will better understand their role as consumers.

Success Criteria: Students can use economic concepts to explain their impact on the economy.









This week we will be watching Food, Inc. to get a better look at how our food is made and understand how we have control over it.

Please fill out the handout given to you in class as you watch the film and keep them in your group folders throughout the week.  DO NOT TAKE THEM HOME.

If you don't answer the critical thinking questions, the best you can receive is a BASIC on this assignment.


 

Zondle Update

Greetings all,

As we have finished our Intro to Econ Unit the Econ Basics question sets have been "unset" meaning you can't earn Dun-Bucks for them anymore.  

However, you can play a new question set "General Civics Knowledge" to earn Dun-Bucks and check your general knowledge for Civics Facts.

In Solidarity,

Mr. Dunbeck

Test Day

April 24th, 2015

No Warm Up

Test Today

Reminder you can make purchase that benefit the test today.

10% Test boost = 4,500 Dun-Bucks

3 free multiple choice/1 free short answer = 3,000 Dun-Bucks

New pencil = 300 Dun-Bucks

Eraser cap = 100 Dun-Bucks

Review Day

April 22nd, 2015

Warm Up

How can you use consumer sovereignty to change the way companies act?

















Today is a review day, we will be using Zondle to review for our test tomorrow.  We will be using the following sets of questions:


Basic Econ Vocab 1
Basic Econ Vocab 2
Basic Econ Review