http://www.centives.net/S/2012/pizza-topping-markup-calculator/
The unit 2 test is scheduled for Friday, March 10.
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Good grades for good health?
http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/01/20/a-smart-incentive-or-obesity-persecution/
From Marginal Revolution:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-17/indonesia-train-surfers/52614180/1
A restaurant that offers a 50% discount on everything on the menu.
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/01/the-placebo-restaurant.html
A study shows that taxing alcohol may have lead to fewer drunk driving fatalities.
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2012/01/pigovian-taxes-save-lives.html
From Freakonomics:
http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/01/13/football-freakonomics-the-frozen-conundrum/
From the Freakonomics blog:
http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/01/12/how-much-do-music-and-movie-piracy-really-hurt-the-u-s-economy/
AP Unit 1 Test has been changed from Friday, January 20 to Tuesday, January 24.
Below is an interesting post on the opportunity cost of being elite at something (in this case, golf).
http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/01/12/10000-hours-later-the-pga-tour/
Each IA is due the day after the unit test. The assignment sheet, rubric, and 2 example are below.
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