Laura Ewing President/CEO Texas Council on Economic Education

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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 2010/3 rd 2012 David Ricardo Division 3 rd place national champs Plano HS 2010/4 th 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 2 nd 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 Anglos/German citizens who have come from afar. 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

Where do you live? Why do you live here? Why do you think citizens of the U. S. would move to Texas?

How would you write a sentence using all of the terms below for the early Texas colonists? Wants and needs, limited resources, scarcity, empresario, entrepreneur

1. Read page What is the difference between these three land grants? 3 Why do you think the land grants were set up this way?

Primary Source Documents Read the three primary source documents. In your own words, write a sentence for each explaining the meaning of the statement. Who was the author and where did the author live? Which quote do you like the most? Why?

Student Handout Answer the questions showing all of your math work. Share your answers. What patterns did you see in the answers? Did you see favoritism-if so how and why? What are two things you learned from this activity?

1. In looking at the topographic map of German, what do you see? 2. How do you think people made a living based on the structure? 3. In looking at the topo map of North America, what areas are similar to Germany? Where do you predict people will move?

1. Read your selection from page 33 and/or What are the main points of the reading? 3. Illustrate your key points on the placemat. 4. Share your answers. 5. Using the center section, draw the common answers that the Germans shared.

Ad for Explorer and Exploration Draw an ad to encourage Germans to settle in the U.S.? What conditions would draw them to Texas? What conditions might they dislike when they move here? We will shared the ad with the class. What is the point of the reading?

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