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Taking Charge: Curriculum Standards

Special Note: An attempt has been made to list the National Content Standards according to the emphasis that each is given in the lesson. This prioritizing has not always been achievable and in some cases the National Content Standards used in the lesson are simply listed in their original order.

  1. Exploring Entrepreneurship
    1. Taking Charge
      14   Entrepreneurs are people who take risks
      1   Productive resources are limited
      2   Effective decisions making requires

    2. The World's First Entrepreneur
      14   Entrepreneurs are people who take risks
      15   Investments in factories
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      3   Different methods can be

    3. Risks and Rewards
      14   Entrepreneurs are
      4   People respond
      13   Income for most people
      2   Effective decision making

    4. Portrait of an Entrepreneur
      14   Entrepreneurs are
      5   Voluntary exchange occurs

    5. Face to Face: A Panel of Entrepreneurs
      14   Entrepreneurs are
      2   Effective decision making requires
      1   Productive resources are limited
      6   When individuals and nations specialize
      9   Competition among sellers
      16   There is an economic role for government
      17   Costs of government policy
      18   A nations overall levels of income

  2. Learning the Skills
    1. Going for the Goal
      1   Productive resources are limited
      2   Effective decision making requires
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange
      6   Specialization
      14   Entrepreneurs are

    2. The Right Choice
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      14   Entrepreneurs are

    3. Disappointing Decisions
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      4   People respond

    4. We're In This Together
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange
      6   Specialization
      7   Markets exist

    5. There's Gotta Be A Better Way
      4   People respond
      9   Competition
      14   Entrepreneurs are people
      15   Investment
      18   A nation's overall

  3. Experiencing Entrepreneurship
    1. Entrepreneurship In Action: The Field Trip
      1   Productive resources
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange
      6   Specialization
      7   Markets
      8   Prices and signals...
      9   Competition
      13   Income
      15   Investment
      16   Economic role of government
      17   Costs of government policy
      18   A nation's overall
      19   Unemployment

    2. Shadowing the Entrepreneur
      14   Entrepreneurs are
      2   Productive resources
      4   People respond

  4. Pizza, Inc. an entrepreneurial simulation in a market economy
    1. Investigating Pizza
      2   Effective decisions
      4   People respond
      6   Specialization
      7   Markets exist
      9   Competition

    2. The Business Concept
      7   Markets exist
      9   Competition
      6   Specialization

    3. Starting A Business
      10   Institutions evolve in market economies
      16   Economic role of government
      12   Interest rates

    4. Making Pizza
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      5   Voluntary exchange

    5. Preparation For The Grand Opening
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange
      7   Markets
      8   Price
      13   Income for most people

    6. Choosing A Wholesaler
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange
      7   Markets
      8   Price

    7. Pricing Pizza
      8   Pricing
      14   Entrepreneurs are
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange
      2   Effective decisions

    8. Hiring Employees
      14   Entrepreneurs are
      15   Investment in factories
      13   Income for most people
      7   Markets exist
      8   Prices
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange

    9. Advertising Pizza
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      14   Entrepreneurs are
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange
      8   Prices
      9   Competition
      15   Investments in factories

    10. Competition and Productivity
      1   Productive resources
      2   Effective decisions
      4   People respond
      6   Specialization
      8   Prices
      7   Markets
      9   Competition

    11. Changing Prices
      8   Prices and supply and demand
      7   Markets
      9   Competition
      4   People respond
      5   Voluntary exchange

    12. Negotiating Salaries
      1   Productive resources
      5   Voluntary exchange
      8   Prices
      13   Income for most people
      15   Investments
      16   Economic role of government
      17   Cost of government policies
      18   A nation's overall
      19   Unemployment

    13. The Government and Pizza
      16   The role of government
      17   Cost of government
      18   A nation's overall level
      19   Unemployment



 
 
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Created: 5 June 1999, Modified:1/2001 and 1/2003