DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Subject: CONSUMER ECONOMICS _____ Semester

Grade: _____ Year

	TOPIC	ESSENTIAL QUESTION
AUGUST	FCCLA Consumerism	What is family and consumer sciences? Why is FCCLA an essential part of the FACS curriculum?
SEPTEMBER	Consumerism	What is the relationship between economic systems, consumers, and producers? What is the relationship between the U.S. economic system and consumers?
OCTOBER	Management	What knowledge, skills, and practices are required for management of resources in a technologically expanding global economy?
NOVEMBER	Advertising	What skills are necessary for informed purchasing, solving consumer problems, and understanding ethical consumer issues?
DECEMBER	Banking	What are ways an individual can assess financial institutions? What skills are needed to demonstrate appropriate financial management strategies?
JANUARY	Savings and Investing	What are practices that foster financial security for individuals and families across the life span?
FEBRUARY	Credit	What is the role of credit in personal and family financial management?
MARCH	Decision Making	What are ways to apply management principles to personal and family decisions?
APRIL	Insurance	What types of insurance is needed to contain and manage loss?
MAY	Occupations and careers	What knowledge, skills, and practices are required for careers in consumer economics?
JUNE	Final Exam