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Unemployment rateStudents will examine how the unemployment rate, and labor force participation rate are calculated and determined. Students will participate in an unemployment card game, modeling unemployment rate statistics. Students will also compare the local, state, and national unemployment rates, and answer response questions based off of the results.
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Gender Wage GapIn this inquiry students will examine and interpret the gender wage gap, and develop solutions. Formative tasks include students listing challenges of of calculating the wage gap, writing a paragraph on how the gender wage gap has been narrowed down, but is still present, and creating a graphic organizer comparing the wage gap at local, state, and national levels. The summative assignment for this inquiry has students argue what can be done to solve the gender wage gap.
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InflationStudents will examine why inflation is happening, when it happens typically, and how it affects consumers. Students will analyze a graph depicting the consumer price index changes year by year, and answer questions to interpret the graph in their own words. Formative activities include partner discussions, response questions, and an optional going further activity.
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Wealth InequalityIn this inquiry, students must address the compelling question, "Can we afford the super-rich?" Students will investigate economic trends of the past, and the consequences of a rising economic inequality. Formative tasks include argumentative and evidence based writing and discussion tasks. The summative task asks students to argue if the U.S. can afford the super-rich, by using evidence and claims from the sources provided in the inquiry.
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