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3. Student Learning Map
- Topic:07 Economic Challenges
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- Days:3
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Key Learning:
Unemployment, Inflation and Poverty bring major economic challenges to the United States economy.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Concept: Unemployment Students will understand the impact that the unemployment rate has on the U.S. economy and identify the four major types of unemployment.
Concept: Inflation Students will identify and explain the causes of inflation and be able to evaluate how inflation affects the U.S. economy.
Concept: Poverty Students will be able to indentify and explain how economists determine the number of poor people living in the United States and how poverty levels impact the U.S. economy.
Lesson Essential Question(s):How does the unemployment rate impact the U.S. economy?
What are the four major types of unemployment?
(A)Lesson Essential Question(s):What do economists look at when evaluating price changes over time?
What causes inflation?
How does inflation affect the U.S. economy?
(A)Lesson Essential Question(s):How do economists determine the number of poor people in the United States?
How does poverty level impact the U.S. economy?
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Acquisition Lesson:
1. How does the unemployment rate impact the U.S. economy?What are the four major types of unemployment?2. What do economists look at when evaluating price changes over time?What causes inflation?How does inflation affect the U.S. economy?3. How do economists determine the number of poor people in the United States?How does poverty level impact the U.S. economy?