SOW for year 10 economics

1. Scheme of Work
Term: 2-4
Subject: Economics Teacher: Ms Feefe
Year: 10
Week Date Topics Sub topics Resources Learning Objectives
12 27th
-31st
Mar Inflation and deflation
4.8.1 Definition of inflation and deflation
4.8.2 Measurement of inflation and deflation
Page 354 – 359
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to define
inflation and deflation and
how a consumer price index
(CPI) is used to measure and
monitor inflation and
deflation.
13 3rd
– 7th
Apr
(7th
PH – Good
Friday)
4.8.3 Causes of inflation and deflation
4.8.4 Consequences of inflation and deflation
Page 360 – 365
PowerPoint slides
*Students can explain cause
of inflation and deflation and
analyse the consequences of
inflation and deflation for
consumers, worker, savers,
lenders, firms and economy
as a whole.
14 10th
- 14th
Apr 4.8.5 Policies to control inflation and deflation Page 367 - 370
PowerPoint slides
*Discuss the range of policies
available to a government to
control inflation and deflation.
15 17th
- 21st
Apr Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 4.
16 24th
- 28th
Apr
(24-25th
PH –
Hari Raya)
Unit 5:
Economic
development
Differences in economic development
between countries
5.1.1 Differences in economic development between
countries
Page 382 - 387
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to understand
the causes and impacts of
differences in income,
productivity, population
growth, size of primary,
secondary, and tertiary
sectors, saving and
investment, education, and
healthcare.

2. 17 1st
– 5th
May
(1st
& 4th
PH )
Living standards
5.2.1 Indicators of living standards
5.2.2 Comparing living standards and income
distribution
Page 388 - 393
PowerPoint slides
*Students can identify and
explain the components of
real GDP and HDI.
*Students able to analyse the
reasons for differences in
living standards and income
distribution within and
between countries.
18 8th
-12th
May Mid Term Assessment
Year 4-Year 10
19 15th
– 19th
May Poverty
5.3.1 Definition of absolute and relative poverty
5.3.2 The causes of poverty
5.3.3 Policies to alleviate poverty and
redistribute income
Page 394 – 400
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to understand
the difference between two
type of poverty and identify
the causes.
*Students can recognize and
discuss policies including
those promoting economic
growth.
20 22nd
- 26th
May Population
5.4.1 The factors that affects population
5.4.2 Reasons for different rates of population
growth in different countries
5.4.3 The effects of changes in the size and structure
of population on different countries
Page 402 - 410
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to describe the
factors that affect population
growth, discuss the reasons
why and how birth rates,
death rate and net migration
vary between countries.
*Students able to understand
the concept of an optimum
population.
21 2nd Mid-Term Break (27th May to 11th June 2023)

3. 22
23 12th
- 16th
June Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 5.
24 19th
– 23rd
June Unit 6:
International
trade and
specialization
International specialization
6.1.1 Definition of globalization
6.1.2 Specialization at national level
6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of specialization
at national level
Page 431 – 437
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to explain
what is meant by globalization
and its effects.
*Students can explain the
basis for specialization at a
national level and describe
the benefits and
disadvantages of
specialization at national
levels.
25 26th
– 30th
June
(29th
PH – HRH)
Globalization, free trade, and protection
6.2.1 Role of multinational companies (MNCs)
6.2.2 The benefits of free trade
Page 438 – 447
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to understand
the structure and role of
MNCs and discuss the merits of
free goods.
26 3rd
– 7th
July 6.2.3 Methods of protection
6.2.4 Reasons of protection
6.2.5 Consequences of protection
Page 448 - 455
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to describe
different methods of trade
protection, understand the
arguments for trade
protection and analyse the
effectiveness of the
protection.
27 10th
- 14th
July Foreign exchange rate
6.3.1 Definition of foreign exchange rate
6.3.2 Determination of foreign exchange rate in
foreign exchange market
Page 457 – 459
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to describe
what meant by the term
foreign exchange rate.
*Students can the understand
the demand for supply of a
currency in the foreign
exchange market and the

4. determination of the
equilibrium foreign exchange
rate.
28 17th
– 21st
July
(19th
PH Awal)
6.3.3 Causes of foreign exchange rate fluctuations
6.3.4 Consequences of foreign exchange rate
fluctuations
Page 460 – 468
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to analyse
the reasons why exchange
rates fluctuate, discuss
the effects of foreign
exchange rate
fluctuations.
29 24th
-28th
July 6.3.5 Floating and fixed foreign exchange rates Page 469 – 471
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to explain the
difference between and the
advantages and disadvantages
of floating foreign exchange
rate.
30 31st
– 4th
Aug Current account of balance of payments
6.4.1 Structure
6.4.2 Causes of current account deficit and surplus
Page 472 - 474
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to describe the
different components of the
current account of the balance
of payments.
*Students able to analyse the
reasons why deficits and
surpluses occur.
31 7th
- 11th
Aug 6.4.3 Consequences of current account deficit
and surplus
6.4.5 Policies to achieve balance of payments stability
Page 479 - 485
PowerPoint slides
*Students able to discuss the
impact of a deficit or surplus
on an economy and analyse
the range of policies available
to a government.
32 14th
-18th
Aug Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 6.
33 21st
- 25th
Aug Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 6.

5. (23rd
PH - Hol)
34
3rd Mid-Term Break (26th August to 3rd September 2023)
35 4th
- 8th
Sept Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 6.
36 11th
- 15th
Sept Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 6.
37 18th
– 22nd
Sept Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 6.
38 25th
– 29th
Sep
(28th
-PH)
Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 6.
39 2nd
– 6th
Oct Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 6.
40 9th
- 13th
Oct Unit End Test Worksheets *To test the students
understanding in Unit 6.
41 16th
- 20th
Oct REVISION
42 23rd
27th
Oct REVISION
43 30th
– 3rd
Nov YEAR END ASSESSMENT
44 6th
– 10th
Nov YEAR END
CONCERT
PRACTICE
45 13th
– 17th
Nov
(12th
-14th
Deepavali)
YEAR END
CONCERT
46 20th
- 24th
Nov REPORT CARD
DAY
47 Year End Break (25th November 2023 to 7th January 2024)