We Miss You Guys!
We are all thinking of you and missing you. We teachers have spent a lot of time this week trying to find the best way to help you through the end of this school year. Look for updates Sunday or Monday. Until then, watch this video. https://www.facebook.com/Stacycoonrumler/videos/10222070797623661/
Otherwise no new work today. Try to get caught up. Answer questions about government spending for tomorrow (https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/NTMzNjMzMDYzMjVa/sa/NzAyNjMwMDg2OTZa/details) and take this government spending quiz due Monday (https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/NTMzNjMzMDYzMjVa/a/NzcwNDk4NDE5ODha/details)
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Government Spending Quiz
Today, you’re taking a brief quiz on government spending. It is based on Chapter 10 from the textbook and is due Monday.
Go to https://quizizz.com/join?gc=709954 to take the quiz.
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Questions about Government Spending
This week we are discussing Government spending and resource allocation. Yesterday you watched a presentation of a PPT that discussed these topics (https://drive.google.com/file/d/13G6wybPvrziDtzzuhOSrAg3paNE1wsPe/view?usp=sharing). Considering the information you learned, please answer the following questions. As always, please write in complete sentences.
- What is the difference between mandatory and discretionary spending? Give one example of a spending item that fits into both categories.
- If you controlled the budget what spending items would you adjust? Would you eliminate anything or add anything? Would you spend less or more on any one category of spending that was discussed in the PPT?
Go to https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/NTMzNjMzMDYzMjVa to post your answers.
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How Does Government Spending Affect the Economy?
Are you missing that feeling you can only feel sitting in Mr. Rauscher’s classroom? Now is your big opportunity to recreate that feeling. Go see Mr. Rauscher’s lecture at https://drive.google.com/file/d/13G6wybPvrziDtzzuhOSrAg3paNE1wsPe/view?usp=sharing
You can review the slideshow he used at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kCXObijYHmI8N7oIIFmaJMacl4GXz6V3szqhoHLDQLg/edit?usp=sharing
The head over to Google Classroom (https://classroom.google.com/u/1/w/NTMzNjMzMDYzMjVa/t/all) and post examples of government spending and how you think they may affect the economy.
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Counties Work
Talking about government spending, it’s worthwhile for you to experience government spending. This is a game that lets you run a small government and make spending decisions.
Go to https://www.icivics.org/games/counties-work
You don´t have to register. Feel free to click ¨No Thanks.¨
Then click ¨new game.¨ Play at normal speed.
Name your county, parish, or borough, then select your character to run the government by browsing faces and outfits. Give yourself a title (I like ¨Grand Poobah¨). Last, select a special department to add to the map. Not every county has the same departments and services, so pick one that works for you!
The main goal of Counties Work is to keep citizens happy by responding to their requests. Residents have many requests for the county and will need your help to carry them out! Once a resident is following you, you must bring the resident to the department on the map that can best fulfill their request. Over time, you’ll want to develop new areas of your community to attract more residents and grow the county’s population. More population means more tax revenue!
Play through the game twice, then answer the questions. It may help to look at the questions ahead of time. The form is at: https://forms.gle/fXaBCJeFHZZQSVP66
- The Market Failures Slideshow was due last week. It is the biggest assignment of the quarantine so far. If you haven’t already, turn it in! (https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/rauscher/2020/03/20/homework-market-failures-slideshow/).
- The Chapter 7 Objectives were due this past Sunday. If you haven’t already, turn them in! (https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/rauscher/2020/03/24/homework-market-failures-learning-objectives/).
- The Chapter 10 Objectives are due on Friday (https://classroom.google.com/u/2/w/NTMzNjMzMDYzMjVa/tc/NTczNDMzMDU0OTZa)
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Welcome to Government Spending!
Now that we’ve learned market failures, it’s time to move into government spending. The government spends money for two reasons: to fix market failures and to achieve economic goals (remember those from Chapter 2?).
As we’ve been doing for the last few chapters, having you read about the concepts before we dive into teaching it helps you to understand what we’re talking about. You can see this assignment on Google Classroom (https://classroom.google.com/u/2/w/NTMzNjMzMDYzMjVa/tc/NTczNDMzMDU0OTZa) or you can just make a copy off Google Docs (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DmLoXmAjxM9xCTjf9973Cc_LARJlqcK1fbGx8VaqqH8/edit?usp=sharing). This is a little shorter than other chapters and will be due Friday, April 3 at 11:59pm. The instructions are below.
Read Chapter 10 of the textbook (pages 260-287 in the paper copy; pages 281- 308 in the digital copy). Use the information to answer the questions in the attached doc.
- The Market Failures Slideshow was due last week. It is the biggest assignment of the quarantine so far. If you haven’t already, turn it in! (https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/rauscher/2020/03/20/homework-market-failures-slideshow/).
- The Monopoly Questions are open for a retake (https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/rauscher/2020/03/25/retake-monopolies-questions/).
- The Chapter 7 Objectives were due last night. If you haven’t already, turn them in! (https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/rauscher/2020/03/24/homework-market-failures-learning-objectives/).
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Economics: Test Chapters 9 and 10
Tomorrow, Friday May 31, we’ll be taking a test on Chapters 9 and 10, Taxe and Government Spending. Use the Economics_ Chapters 9 and 10 Test Review to help prepare. You can access the textbook online here.
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Economics: iCivics People’s Pie
On Friday before break, we completed an activity based on the game “People’s Pie” at iCivics. If you were absent, you do not have to complete this assignment, but doing so will certainly help your grade. Go to https://www.icivics.org/games/peoples-pie and play through successfully at least once. Then complete this sheet of questions: iCivics People’s Pie
I will accept this assignment through Wednesday, January 9th.
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