Scavenger Hunt

Activity 2
SCAVENGER HUNT

YOU CAN BE A MILLIONAIRE:
Learn Economics!

Scavenger Hunt Questions:

1. What is Economics?
2. Why is it important to study economics?
3. How can the study of economics help people improve their lives?
4. Can anyone earn millions even without holding a degree?
5. List down individuals who became millionaire with the use of their economic expertise.

Search Engine: www.Google.com

Keyword(s) or phrases used to conduct the search:

1. production, distribution & consumption of goods & services
2. business
3. social science
4. wise use of resources
5. economic attitudes
6. economic processes
7. economic problems
8. Schools of thought
9. Modern mainstream economics
10. Alternative approaches
11. Economics and ecology
12. Wealth, welfare & scarcity
13. Value, Supply & demand & Price
14. Scarcity
15. Criticisms of economic theory and practice
16. McCloskey critique
17. Ethics and economics
18. Effect on society

1. Address & brief description of site visited:
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics
Description: This site in an invaluable source of information about Economics as the social science that studies the production, distribution, and ... One of the uses of economics is to understand how economies work and what the ...
Successful? Yes: ___ No: ___

2. Address & brief description of site visited:
URL: http://search.yahoo.com/search? ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/index.htm -
Description: This site provides Data Sources, Finance, Game Theory, Sports Economics, and much ... Books to Study Before Going to Graduate School in Economics ...
Successful? Yes: ___ No: ___

3. Address & brief description of site visited:
URL: http://search.yahoo.com/search? economics.about.com - 34k
Description: This site is an invaluable source about OCW Economics Department numerical course listing. "The MIT Economics Department ... Putting Social Sciences to the Test: Field Experiments in Economics, Spring 2006 ..
Successful? Yes: ___ No: ___

4. Address & brief description of site visited:
URL: http://economics.about.com/
Description: This provides information about Economic efficiency as a concept introduced in most freshman economic courses, but it is not always clear what economists mean by the term.
Successful? Yes: ___ No: ___

5. Address & brief description of site visited:
URL: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/econ/
Description: This site offers information about the importance of economics in the curriculum is one of the features ... it places on understanding economics and the importance of economic concepts
Successful? Yes: ___ No: ___

6. Address & brief description of site visited:
URL: http://economics.about.com/od/monetaryandfiscalpolicy/a/importance.htm
Description: This site provides a closer look at the importance of monetary policy to the United States ... Economy> 7. Monetary & Fiscal Policy> The Growing Importance of Monetary Policy. Economics ...
Successful? Yes: ___ No: ___


What else did you find that you may wish to pursue at another time?____________________________________