1. Bell work Economics

2. Bell Work PS 6 9/25/13 • Describe one example of Bias you have experienced in your life or seen on tv • What is a main idea? Why is finding a main idea important?

3. Bell Work PS 7 • What is a main idea? • Why is a main idea important?

4. BW 1: 9/25/13 • Rewrite this statement: “It is going to be 70 degrees on this fall day. ” • Biased toward: It’s going to be COOL on this NICE fall day • Biased against: It’s going to be COLD on this fall day 2. Word association. What do you think of when you hear “economics” • (MAKE A LIST) • Economy, Money, Boring, Politics, GAS prices, Supply and Demand, Crisis, Stock Market, Welfare

5. BW 2: 10/1 (GREEN) • What is a command economy? • Think about the starburst activity from yesterday. Were you someone who had a lot of starbursts or someone who had none? Describe how you felt about your situation. Was it good or bad? Why did my starbursts run out (think about supply and demand)?

6. BW Economics 2 (BLUE) • Thinking about our Starburst Activity from the other day, how would you describe Supply and Demand? • What are the three types of economic systems? (C M M ) Describe one of them.

7. BW Econ 3 (Blue and Green) • What type of economic system does America have? • What is a command economy? • What is a mixed economy?

8. Bell Work Economics 4 (Blue) • Explain how Supply and Demand changed in the Hula Hoop video from yesterday.