What will I learn?
In Money Talks students will make sense of the market and its role in determining the prices of goods and services. They will understand the influences on consumer demand and the range of production costs shaping producer supply. Students will develop an understanding of how the Government can and does impact prices through indirect taxes, subsidies, tariffs and quotas. Time is taken to develop the Demand and Supply model as an essential tool in economic analysis.

Students will investigate the answers to questions such as:
- Why are concert tickets so expensive?
- How do Consumers tastes and preferences drive the Economy?
- Why should sugary drinks have extra tax?
- What are your rights as a consumer?
- Can you run an economy without money?

Skills:
- Graphing Skills
- Communicating economic ideas and opinions through discussion, written material, visual display
- Making decisions and choices
- Making basic calculations, percentage change
- Talking to people
- Using economic models
- Problem-solving
- Critical Thinking
- Working in groups and as individuals
- Gathering information and drawing conclusions
- Demonstrating self responsibility.

Suit Students who:
- Like making decisions
- Enjoy discussion and debate
- Like a mix of individual and group work
- Like teacher lead learning
- Like to apply their knowledge
- Enjoy a range of learning activities
- See a future in journalism, law, retailing, social work, politics, insurance, banking and business ownership.