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Unit  
1: An Introduction to Economics
Title  
Current Event (1 day)
Objective  
Students will understand how to use Internat search engines correctly.
Resources  

The Internet

-Worksheet: Using Google Wisely

-Link to Google Guide

 

Activity  
Students will search topics on the Internet using their current skills and then newly learned techniques for narrowing down information. The goal is to have students find relevant information and sift through the irrelevant information.
Evaluation  
Students will be able to conduct better searches on the Internet. They will be asked to define search parameters that exclude certain information or find specific types of information.
TEKS  

 

Ongoing CE Unit: 6C, 14C, 21A, 21C, 21D, 22C, 22E

Also refer to Texas HB 492 from 2005

 

Bloom's  
Taxonomy  
Creating -- can the student create new product or point of view?
ex: assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write
>>>>Evaluating -- can the student justify a stand or decision?
ex: appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, evaluate
Analyzing -- can the student distinguish between the different parts?
ex: appraise, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test
Applying -- can the student use the information in a new way?
ex: choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write
Understanding -- can the student explain ideas or concepts?
ex:classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, translate, paraphrase
Remembering -- can the student recall or remember the information?
ex: define, duplicate, list, memorize, recall, repeat, reproduce state