Economics Activity: Where Economics Meet Sports
Objective: To help Grade 12 Economics students understand key concepts like Budget, its objectives, Revenue Receipts, Capital Receipts, Revenue Expenditure, and Capital Expenditure through a fun and engaging sports-based activity.
Activity Structure:
1. Classroom Session:
Students start with reading, discussing, and presenting on Budget, Revenue and Capital Receipts, Revenue and Capital Expenditure.
2.Outdoor Sports-Based Learning:
The activity transitions to the playground, where learning is combined with physical challenges.
Rounds of the Activity:
Round 1: Basketball
Task:
Two students from each team must shoot two balls into the basket.
Next Step:
After scoring, they collect a crossword puzzle related to topic and complete it. Once finished, the team moves to the next round without waiting for others.
Round 2: Hula Hoops
Task:
Two new students from each team perform 10 successful hula hoop rotations.
Next Step:
They then pick five chits and classify them as either Revenue Receipts or Capital Receipts.
Round 3: Football
Task: Two different students must score two goals.
Next Step:
After scoring, they collect a flowchart and fill it out based on concepts learned in class.
Round 4: 50-Meter Run
Task: Two remaining students will run 50 meters.
Next Step: At the finish line, they collect a task sheet that involves identifying Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure.
Round 5: Final Task
Task: The entire team assembles to solve a numerical problem based on the concepts of budget, expenditure, and receipts.
Conclusion: Once all rounds are completed, one team member collects all task sheets.
The team submits their completed work for evaluation.
This hands-on activity combines physical challenges with learning objectives, which improves the students understanding of economics with a more practical and engaging approach.
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