Business and Marketing Education

●​ I can analyze how managers use these functions to help a business succeed. Standard 2: Prosperity & Community Impact ●​ I can explain how business success allows companies to support families and communities. ●​ I can identify examples of businesses giving back through charitable donations or volunteering. ●​ I can discuss ways businesses take care of their employees, such as through benefits and a healthy work environment. ●​ I can recognize how businesses show stewardship by protecting the environment and supporting their local communities. Standard 3: Ethics and Laws in Business ●​ I can explain the difference between ethical and unethical business behavior. ●​ I can identify laws that protect workers and consumers (like those against insider trading, child labor, and employee theft). ●​ I can give examples of ethical dilemmas businesses may face. ●​ I can analyze how whistleblowers can impact business decisions and public trust. ●​ I can evaluate how unethical behavior (like misusing time or resources) can hurt a business. Performance Skill: (Choose one) ●​ Research examples of both ethical and unethical practices in business. ●​ Explore case studies of an ethical dilemma that a business may face.

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

●​ Leadership Style Simulation : In this activity, students will work in groups to complete a fun challenge, like building a paper tower. Each group will follow a different leadership style—one where the leader makes all the decisions (autocratic), one where everyone votes on what to do (democratic), and one where no one gives direction (laissez-faire). After the activity, students will talk about how each style felt and which was most effective. ●​ Management Functions Case Study Challenge : Students will pretend they’re starting a small business, like a school snack cart. Working in teams, they’ll take on the four main parts of managing: planning what to do, organizing who does what, leading the team, and checking to see if things are working (controlling). Each team will present how they used these skills to make their business a success. ●​ Social Good Shark Tank : Students will design their own small business idea, but there’s a twist—they must also come up with a way their business will help the community. It could be donating money, helping the environment, or treating workers well. They’ll pitch their ideas to a panel and try to “sell” how their business makes money and makes a difference. ●​ Business and Community Roleplay : In this roleplay, students will act as business owners, workers, or community members. They’ll be given a real-life business situation, like deciding whether to donate to a local cause or offer better benefits to workers. Together, they’ll talk it