Transcript Play - Texas Council on Economic Education

Laura Ewing
President/CEO
Texas Council on Economic Education
www.economicstexas.org
www.smartertexas.org
[email protected]
713-655-1650
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Texas economics books
• Teaches teachers who teach students who are the
future of Texas
• Provides interesting hands-on lessons that develop
critical thinking skills for students in Economics,
Social Studies, Math, and Career/Technical
Education classes.
This workshop and the accompanying materials are made
available to teachers through the generous support
of State Farm and the Council for Economic Education.
Economics Challenge
 Fall and Spring Online Testing
In Micro, Macro and
International Economics
 Adam Smith Division
2nd place national champs
Bellaire HS 2010/3rd 2012
 David Ricardo Division 3rd
place national champs Plano
HS 2010/4th place 2012
 State competition all online
this year
Personal Financial
Literacy Challenge
 Middle and High School
 Fall and spring online
challenges will
determine state finalist
candidates
 “State Play-Offs” in
Austin with cash awards
for two top teams
 HS national finals at Fed
in St. Louis
 Bellaire HS Houston 2nd
in nation 2012
Teams of 2 to 5 students
Grades 4 to 12
Cost: $10 a team
10 week Student Session
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You are early Texas citizens who have come from across the sea. You
wander from place to place finding the most suitable way to make a
living possible.
Think: Look at the map and decide where you would travel. Why?
Where would you settle and why?
Pair: Share answers in groups of 2 or 3
Share: Share three answers with the class.
•1.
how Texans make a living
•2. where people settle
• What products do you like to use?
• Where do these products come from? How do they
get to you?
• How do you acquire these products?
Matagorda Bay
 Look at the map. Where is Matagorda Bay?
 Why is this an important topic of discussion?
How would you write a sentence using all of the
terms below for the early Native Americans?
Economics
Goods
Services
Bartering
• 1. You will be given a section to read.
• 2. As you read, think of these questions:
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A. What economic patterns did various tribal groups
have in early Texas?
• B. What factors led some tribal groups to move around
Texas?
• C. How extensive was trading among early Texas tribal
groups?
Read your selection from page 15 and 19.
2. Answer the questions on the previous slide by
drawing the answers in one square of the paper.
3. Discuss your answers.
4. Three people share their answers.
5. Using the center section, draw the common
answers that the Indians shared.
1.
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How do the economic patterns of the Indians
differ from yours? Food, shelter, distribution,
transportation, etc.
1.
How are they the same?
Many French came to Texas in the 1500 and
1600’s.
2. How would you use these terms in two
sentences to describe the Europeans moving to
Texas?
3. Scarcity, expeditions, resources, convert,
conquistador, pelts, strait, interview.
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Read your selection from page 15 and 19.
2. Answer the questions on the previous slide by
drawing the answers in one square of the
paper.
3. Discuss your answers.
4. Three people share their answers.
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