Course:
LEARNING-FOCUSED TOOLBOX
Date: May 2, 2008 ET
Heather Huneycutt
Topic: Business and Labor
Subject Area(s):Social Studies
Key Learning:
Days:3
Grade(s):1 0
Goal 8: The learner will analyze features of the economic system of the U.S.
Unit Essential Question:
Objective 8.07: Identify and describe
the roles and functions of various economic
institutions adn business organizations.
Concept:
Concept:
Concept:
Types of Businesses
Labor Unions
Businesses in our Economy
8.07
8.07
8.07
Lesson Essential Questions:
How do sole proprietorships contribute
to the spirit of the United States'
economic system? (A)
Lesson Essential Questions:
What role does organized labor play in
protecting workers and how does it
impact prices and consumers? (A)
Lesson Essential Questions:
What are responsibilities of businesses
to consumers, owners, employees, and
their communities? (A)
How does the government protect
consumers and small businesses and
ensure fair competition?
What are the different types of unions?
How are negogiations between unions
and management conducted?
What are the advantages and
disadvantages of each type of business
organization?
How are different types of businesses
organized?
Vocabulary:
Sole proprietorship Unlimited liability
Limited life Small Business
Administration (SBA), Unlimited liability,
Limited life, Small Business
Administration (SBA), Partnership,
Corporation Financial Capital Articles of
Partnership Charter Board of Directors
Double taxation Cooperative Limited
liability Unlimited life Stock Stock
market Dividend Bond Cooperative
Franchise
Additional Info:
Macro-Concepts:
Systems
Power
Micro-Concepts:
Economic factors
Business model
Organized labor
Political action
Attached Document(s):
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Labor union Craft union Industrial union Social responsibility Transparency
Collective bargaining Mediation
Discrimination
Arbitration Lockout Strike AFL-CIO
Closed shop Modified union shop
Right-to-work laws
Course:
LEARNING-FOCUSED TOOLBOX
Date: May 2, 2008 ET
Heather Huneycutt
Vocabulary for Topic: Business
Subject Area(s):Social Studies
and Labor
Concept: Types of Businesses
Sole proprietorship
Unlimited liability
Limited life
Small Business Administration (SBA) Unlimited liability Limited life Small Business Administration (SBA) Partnership Corporation
Financial Capital
Articles of Partnership
Charter
Board of Directors
Double taxation
Cooperative
Limited liability
Unlimited life
Stock
Stock market
Dividend
Bond
Cooperative
Franchise Concept: Labor Unions
Labor union
Craft union
Industrial union
Collective bargaining
Mediation
Arbitration
Lockout
Strike
AFL-CIO
Closed shop
Modified union shop
Right-to-work laws Concept: Businesses in our Economy
Social responsibility
Transparency
Discrimination -
Days:3
Grade(s):1 0