The+Economic+Way+of+Thinking

== Using Cows to Define Politics 85 Most Disruptive Ideas in Our History Bloomberg About the Economy- Movies
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Students to create a budget- CICMoney =**UNIT 1: Essential Questions:**= [|Economic Literacy Test] 1. What is the subject matter of Economics? 2. Four Fundamental Economic Choices: 3. How are economic choices coordinated? 4. How do economists use theory, graphs, and data in their work? Inequality for All- Video =Resources= Rent or Buy? The Math is Changing NYTimes May 21, 2014 How Much or Little The Middle Class Makes NPR Mar, 2015 @http://www.marketplace.org/sites/default/iframes/income_upshot/index.html Maine by the Numbers- Maine Heritage Policy Center [|INFO-GRAPHS] http://www.go-gulf.com/blog/60-seconds [|Google Retail Strategy] [] [|Maine Gas Prices] [|Hour Exchange- Maine] [|Groupon] [] [|Dominos Pizza Tracker] [|Research In Motion, LTD](Blackberry) [|Sell Big or Die Fast] NYTIMES (Aug 24, 2011) [|Student Financial Crisis] DAILYBEAST (Aug 28, 2011) Lobster Glut in Maine NYTIMES (July 2012)
 * THE ECONOMIC WAY OF THINKING**
 * What will the economy produce?
 * How will goods and services be produced?
 * Who will produce which goods and services?
 * For whom will goods be produced?
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Assignments
Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy As Ivory Fuels Wars & Profit NYTIMES (Sep 3, 2012) [|Should We Legalize The Horn Trade To Save The Animals?] DiscoveryNews (March 2, 2012) [|Portland Paying Premium For Gas] PPH (Aug 20, 2011) Chinese City Moves To Limit New Cars NYTIMES (Sep 4, 2012) Episode 1: Destination Baja Saving the Ocean (26:00)

Opportunity Costs & Comparative Advantage
Opportunity Costs [|Why Nations Trade- National Council of Economic Education]

Comparative Advantage

[|CEO Severance Packages]

Yarmouth, ME 04096 USA
[|Town of Yarmouth] [|Chamber of Commerce] [|School Budget] [|Yarmouth Educational Foundation] [|Towns Refinance Debt and Taxpayers Benefit] Press Herald (Aug 8, 2011)

State Of Maine
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College
Paying For College, Common Vocabulary Press Herald Dec, 2014 College Choices Hit a Financial Reality Check Press Herald Dec, 2014 Cost of higher education draining Mainers Press Herald Oct, 2014 Career Earnings by Degree Hamilton Project “Remaking College” with Rebecca Chopp & Daniel Weiss (51:59) Radio CNN/Money- [|What will College Run You?] [|Tough Times for Graduates] NEWSWEEK (June 6, 2011) Interactive Graph Connecting College Major to Future Jobs [] [|College Board] [|College Prowler] [|Rising Cost of College NYTIMES] (Nov 29, 2011) College Majors That Do Best in Jobs Market NYTIMES (May 19, 2011) The 13 Most Useless Majors The Daily Beast (2012) 20 Best & Worst College Majors TIME (2012)

The "Card Game"
[|The "Card Game"]on FRONTLINE media type="custom" key="10748020" [] Ex-CEO: Big Bank Theory Wrong PPH (July 26, 2012)

Bad Food
Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables. (Op-Ed. NYTIMES. July 23, 2011) [] Food Franchises Focus On Big Owners WSJ [|Federal Officials Reject Ban on Food Stamps for Soda] NYTIMES (Aug 19, 2011) Is America’s Obesity Epidemic For Real? 21:22 2/25/10 Americans keep putting on pounds. So is it time for a cheeseburger tax? Or would a chill pill be the best medicine? In this episode, we explore the underbelly of fat through the eyes of a 280-pound woman, a top White House doctor.... media type="custom" key="10213179"