• BizTown Adventure - CEO

  • CONGRATULATIONS! Your teachers must think you are a born leader because you were just hired as a JA BizTown CEO. Now the hard work of being the boss begins. Actually, we hope it's not hard work. We hope it's fun!

    You need a way to take notes and a calculator. Please find a piece of paper and a pen or pencil now. You can use a handheld calculator or the one on your device. Ready? Go!

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    BizTown Adventures is all about learning how businesses run and how the jobs in a business work together. 

    There are a total of 10 modules that you will work thru.   Each one focused on specific tasks.   Since this is the first, we will spend a little time in preparation for the journey.

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  • As CEO, you are going to be working to build your business. This will include learning about business terms and how a business gets started.


    Even though this is an adventure... it's also like...HOMEWORK!! It's important to answer every question.

  • Vocabulary Words:  Terms that are important to an educational concept.

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  • As CEO, you will make lots of important decisions!


    You will take a personality quiz, select your company, choose the GOODS you will sell and the SERVICES you will provide, hire a team, create a safe work environment, and write a speech.

     

  • Goods:  Things people buy and use.

     

    Services:   Work done for others, such as haircuts or car repairs.

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  • In later JA BizTown Adventures, you will be a CFO, a Marketing Director, a Sales Manager and a CONSUMER.

    When you are finished, you will know all about the CIRCULAR FLOW of money through your community.

     

  • Consumer: A person who buys and uses goods and services.

     

    Circular Flow: A model of the movement of goods, services, resources, and money in an economy.

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  • Quick! Time for a quick vocabulary quiz on what you just read! 

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  • Good guess, but that is not correct.

    Circular flow of money through a community means the exchange of money, goods, and services in an economy.

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  • Great job! That's right! Circular flow of money through a community means the exchange of money, goods, and services in an economy.

    Go ahead. Celebrate. You deserve it!

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  • Okay, we need to get a little information about you so we can share your JA BizTown Adventure experience with your teachers! 

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  • Thanks {firstName},

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  • Now we're going to take a quick quiz. It's okay if you don't know some of these words or answers. This is called a pre-test. Your answers will let us know how much you learn through the JA BizTown Adventures.

    It's not like a regular quiz. I'll have two bonus surprises for you! One in the middle and one at the end!

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  • I promised you a bonus during this quiz. Who doesn't like a video of a dog on a trampoline?

    Click "Next" to move to the next question. (We'll have another bonus cute animal video at the end!)

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  • That's it. The quiz is over! Here's your end of quiz bonus! A baby panda rolling down a hill.  {firstName}, you've got to agree with me. That's just adorable!

    Click on "Next" to start your JA BizTown Adventure!

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  • {firstName}, your teachers at {schoolName} have probably told you that to be successful in your CAREER you really need to "love what you do."

    Career: Work that matches a worker's interest, values, and abilities.



     

     

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  • Select an activity below that match your INTERESTS and SKILLS. It's important to find a career that you like (interests) and are good at doing (skills).

    Interests: Things a person likes to do.

    Skills: Abilities a person has developed and does well.



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  • Congratulations {firstName}, you have many talents! Read the description of a multi-talented person below. Does this sound like you? 

    • You have a wide variety of skills and interests.
    • You are comfortable working with people or numbers.
    • You like creating art and working on a computer.
    • You are well-rounded and eager to work on many types of projects with small or big teams.
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  • Thank you, {firstName}. You chose a career in {belowAre78}.

  • Congratulations {firstName}, you are a PEOPLE person! Read the description below. Does this sound like you? 

    • You love working with other people!  You area a great listener, speaker, and leader.
    • You like to be active and you crave activity in the work place.
    • You are friendly, cheerful, and outgoing.   You understand others well and offer sympathy and empathy.
    • When working with others, you are dependable, helpful, cooperative, and keep things in harmony.
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  • Thank you, {firstName}. You chose a career in {belowAre96}.

  • Congratulations {firstName}, you are a IDEAS person! Read the description below. Does this sound like you? 

    • You love working with other people!  You area a great listener, speaker, and leader.
    • You like to be active and you crave activity in the work place.
    • You are friendly, cheerful, and outgoing.   You understand others well and offer sympathy and empathy.
    • When working with others, you are dependable, helpful, cooperative, and keep things in harmony.
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  • Thank you, {firstName}. You chose a career in {belowAre88}.

  • Congratulations {firstName}, you are a DATA person! Read the description below. Does this sound like you? 

    • You are known for high standards of excellence.
    • You excel in finding the most efficient way to do things, whether that's homework, chores, or designing a computer program.
    • You like working independently and as a detail oriented type, you are a great problem solver.
    • Naturally organized, you enjoy repetition and have excellent memorization skills.
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  • Thank you, {firstName}. You chose a career in {belowAre116}.

  • Congratulations {firstName}, you are a THINGS person! Read the description below. Does this sound like you? 

    • You are a natural problem solver who is great at fixing things and finding out how things work.
    • You envision your results immediately when given a new project.
    • You are a risk taker who would rather lead than follow.
    • You love to set goals and you have no problem crushing them because you are resourceful and motivated by challenges.
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  • Thank you, {firstName}. You chose a career in {belowAre124}.

  • That's okay, {firstName}! That's the great part about choosing a career. It's up to you!

  • {firstName}, do you know what the term STEM means? See the definition below.

    STEM: an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math.


    If you have these interests and skills, you would probably be interested in engineering, computer technologies, health science, or finance type jobs. 

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  • {firstName}, your teachers at {schoolName} were right, you are going to be a great CEO! Let's put those skills to work and pick your BUSINESS.

    Business: A company that sells goods or services.

     

    Before choosing a business, do some research to make sure the company is a good fit! Click HERE to read about each business and then select the business you want to work for below.

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  • Part of your job as CEO is to ensure a safe work environment for your employees at {selectYour}.

    Safe Work Environment: a working environment where employees are able to work safely, without risk to their physical and psychological health and welfare.


    In the next few minutes, you will choose an air conditioner for the office, review and approve a price quote from your custodian, and decide if you need a snow removal service. Click the button below to continue.

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  • You know you will have to replace your business' air conditioner soon. Watch the commercials on the next two pages and decide which air conditioner is right for {selectYour}.


    Akai Air Conditioner commercial is below.

     

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  • Click below to watch the second commercial.

    Mitsubishi Air Conditioner commercial is below.

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  • Which air conditioner do you want to buy for {selectYour}?

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  • Great air conditioner choice, {firstName}! Now you'll be cool.


    You have $600 left in your monthly operational budget.

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  • Great air conditioner choice, {firstName}! Now you'll be cool.


    You have $680 left in your monthly operational budget.

     

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  • Your have received two invoices from your custodial service this month. One of them is wrong.

    Select the correct invoice. (Hint: check the math.)

     

       

     

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  • That is correct! The correct price was $432.


    You now have $168 left in your operations budget for this month.

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  • Oh, so close! The correct price was actually $432.


    You now have $168 left in your operations budget for this month.

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  • Your have received two invoices from your custodial service this month. One of them is wrong.

    Select the correct invoice. (Hint: check the math.)

     

       

     

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  • That is correct! The correct price was $432.


    You now have $248 left in your operations budget for this month.

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  • Oh, so close! The correct price was actually $432.


    You now have $248 left in your operations budget for this month.

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  • {firstName}, you've done a great job making decisions for {selectYour}, but your budget for operational expenses is starting to get low for this month.

    Operational Expense: expenses that a business can expect to pay on a regular basis.

    Look at the weather map below and click on the appropriate answer.

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  • Brrr. It looks cold where you live. The cost for the rest of the month to pay the company that plows the snow from your parking lot is $250. You don't quite have enough in this month's budget to afford that cost.

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  • Not exactly.   The temperature in Pennsylvania is 28 degrees near Pittsburgh and 32 degrees near Philadelphia.

    So we are below 32 degrees.

  • That's pretty cold! The cost for the rest of the month to pay the company that plows the snow from your parking lot is $250. You don't quite have enough in this month's budget to afford that cost.

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  • Good call, {firstName}! It did snow again and you were prepared. You will have to adjust next month's operational budget, but it was the right decision!

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  • Uh oh, {firstName}. A snowstorm did hit. You did save money, but since you canceled the snow removal service for the month, you had to shovel the sidewalk!

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  • One last vocabulary quiz before the end of your JA BizTown CEO Adventure!

     

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  • {firstName}, you are super smart!


    A salary is the money an employee earns for his or her work.

     

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  • That was a tough one,{firstName}.


    Actually, salary is the money an employee earns for his or her work.

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  • As CEO of {selectYour}, part of your job is to create relationships with other businesses while also balancing what your company needs vs. what your company wants.

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  • Thank you for carefully reviewing your potential business expenses for this month. You decided not to spend money on {thisMonth}.

  • Thank you for carefully reviewing your potential business expenses for this month. You decided not to spend money on {thisMonth}.

     

  • Thank you for carefully reviewing your potential business expenses for this month. You decided not to spend money on {thisMonth}.

     

  • Thank you for carefully reviewing your potential business expenses for this month. You decided not to spend money on {thisMonth}.

     

  • Congratulations!   

    You have completed the first assignment as CEO of {selectYour}.   But before we finish we have to complete one more wrap up quiz. 

    So click "Next" for a one page quiz on vocabulary that we covered.   And the good news is...it's True or False.

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  • Time for a True False Quiz to wrap up this activity.  Click on this Link and complete the quiz.   Save the form to your device and then forward to your teacher.

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  • Great Job {firstName},   you completed Section I of BizTown Adventures.   You did notice the "s" on adventure right?   More to follow.   CEO Part 2.

     

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