It's Your Business Product Suite
Here are the list of ActiveLearningSheet and ActiveLearningLabs we use to teach economics and business.
Snack Stand - Individual
Students will run a virtual Snack Stand for an event in the school. They will make purchase & sales plans with a target profit of $150.00 after the end of the event.
Snack Stand - Paired Learning
Student pairs will run a virtual Snack Stand for an event in the school. Teams will make purchase & sales plans, and the team with maximum profit wins
Snack Stand- Data Models & Economics
Student teams will run a virtual Snack Stand for an event in the school. Teams will make purchase & sales plans, and the team with maximum profit wins
Cookies Inc. - Recipe Ratios
Students will use Grandma's cookie recipe to start a new business. Use the concept of ratios, fractions & percentages to run the business for 3 months
Financing Your Business
Students will explore the concept of financing a business through loans, the benefits of compound growth, and how the initial investment amount and growth rate can affect their profits. By the end of this activity, students will have a better understanding of how to finance a business and the factors to consider when taking out a loan.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Students will work individually o categorize different needs into the appropriate levels of Maslow's Hierarchy. They will understand how different factors, such as money, and time can impact the needs.
Farm to Table
Students will run a farm that produces corn, blueberry, tomato, and eggs. The objective is to find the optimal resource such as fertilizer, chicken feed, water, etc. required, and finally increase the profit of the business.
Needs & Wants
This activity will provide an opportunity for students to practice distinguishing between needs and wants. The activity also is a budgeting activity that teaches the importance of managing their money and time to satisfy their needs and wants.- Business,Economics,CTE,FCS
- 6,7,8,9,10 Auto Scored
Pricing Your Product
This is a great activity for students to learn about the fundamentals of business, particularly the relationship between demand, revenue, and profit. Through this activity, students will learn how to analyze market data to determine the optimal price for a product, which will maximize profit. They will also understand the importance of unit cost in pricing decisions and how it affects the overall profitability of a business.- Business,Economics,CTE,FCS
- 6,7,8,9,10 Auto Scored
Daily Nutrition Needs - Create Meal Plan
This activity aims to teach students about daily nutritional needs in a fun and engaging way. Students will choose their main course, side, and beverage for breakfast, lunch, and dinner while tracking 10 nutrient values to ensure that they stay within the daily limit. By adjusting their portion sizes, students can also customize their nutrient intake. At the end of the activity, students will receive a score based on how many nutrients they managed to stay within the limit.- CTE,FCS,Other
- 5,6,7,8,9,10 Auto Scored
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Students interact with simulated set of needs to find the allocation of time and budget resulting in best outcome.- Numbers & Operations,Biology,Business,Economics,CTE,FCS
- 6,7,8,9,10 Auto Scored
Daily Nutrition Needs - Choose Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Students can choose up to three food items for breakfast, lunch and dinner but need to make sure that they are meeting their daily nutrition needs.- Biology,CTE,FCS
- 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Auto Scored
Recommended Program Flow in Classrooms
To help students develop a strong understanding of economics and business concepts, we recommend the following flow in the classroom:
1. Start with Economic Worksheets:
Begin with fairly simple but powerful economic worksheets that take up to 45 minutes of classroom time. These worksheets are designed to give students a solid foundation in economic principles and practices.
2. Run the Cookie Inc - Recipe Ratios Lab:
This is a paired learning lab in which the classroom will be split into teams of two. On the first day, students will independently work on the lab. On the second day, they will pair up and split the work to try to maximize their teams' profit. This lab provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge of economic concepts in a real-world business scenario.
3. Conduct the Snack Stand Lab:
This is a four-day team-based collaborative lab in which student teams will compete to get maximum profit by running a snack stand for the virtual family field day event in their school. The team with the maximum profit wins. This lab allows students to apply their knowledge of economic concepts in a fun and engaging way, while also developing teamwork and collaboration skills.
By the end of this sequence, students will have gained a solid understanding of different economics and business concepts, and will have developed valuable skills that are essential for success in the business world.