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Week 4- 1920s Boom... 30s Bust4/26/2020 This weeks plan:
Explore the 1920s & 1930s, & learn about business cycles. Under Economic Resources, I have posted some optional short little informational videos on the 1920s and 1930s. There is also a link to my powerpoint about Black Tuesday and the Great Stock Market Crash. This week we will be reading from the text book (Economics Through Everyday Life) 1) Mandatory: Chapter 7 Booms, Bubbles & Busts 2) Also Recommended: Chapter 8 The Social Security System, Welfare spending, & Healthcare in the United States Please take notes (don't write in the books!) with the essential questions below in mind. Essential Questions: (discussions to begin Wednesday) 1. What causes business cycles? 2. What is the most harmful type of unemployment? 3. Should Governments intervene to prevent busts? 4. How is our current economic crisis similar and different from the Great Depression? This weeks optional tutorials: **Wednesday 1pm: 1920s, Booms & Busts (Rescheduled only for this week! Tuesday is my son's 6th birthday, I'd like to leave the afternoon open for him! ) Thursday 1pm: The Causes of the Great Depression Powerpoint This weeks Assignments 1) Multiparagraph answer (posted in TEAMS) 2) Participate in Online Case Study Discussions 3) Complete previously due work. (Parents will be receiving an email/phone call this week for any outstanding work, or any student at risk of failing.) 4) Check in on HTMW This week in "How the Market works" This week you should: 1) Spend all of your $10,000. 2) Post in the Teams channel what is your most successful stock purchase, and why.
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