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Why Is a Demand Curve Downsloping? The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility

For Students 11th - 12th
Challenge your class with this economy activity. Learners plot information on a demand curve, fill in a table of marginal utility, solve problems, and answer questions.
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Chapter 21: Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Who knows why consumers act the way they do? After viewing this presentation, your class will - and they will also know how to optimize consumer behavior. Prepare your young captains of industry for their place in the world of business...
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The Rising Cost of Health Care: Is there an explanation?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore rising health care costs and the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. They participate in an activity that demonstrates the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. Students read the may 27, 2005 Economic Letter and...
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Carolina K-12

Supply, Demand, and Market Equilibrium

For Teachers 10th Standards
An auction simulation, PowerPoint presentation, and candy M&MsĀ® are the perfect tools to help your learners understand the concept of supply, demand, and diminishing marginal utility. Here you'll find a thorough lesson plan that...
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Spraying Strawberries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the concept of dimishing marginal productivity. They role play the role of a farmer who has to decide how many times to spray his strawberry crop. They complete a chart and discuss the results.
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PPT
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Chapter 3: Individual Markets, Demand & Supply

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Supply and demand, one of the most fundamental topics in economics, is the focus of this presentation. Cascading through detailed graphs and defining the law of demand, as well as the demand and supply schedules, this slideshow is sure...
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Deadly Stingrays!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read a story called Irwin's Death Draws Attention to Stingrays and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. For this stingray lesson plan, student respond to literature by answering questions, recalling details,...
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Spraying Strawberries

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students decide how many times to spray a strawberry crop. They apply marginal analysis and discover the "law of diminishing returns."
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Marketing Occupations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify and explain the variables effecting supply and demand in the marketing industry. Then they define the terms supply and demand and graph supply and demand curves on a standard grid. Students also formulate what happens...
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Worksheet
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Demand and Supply Worksheet

For Students 11th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 28 questions regarding demand and supply.
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The Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use Using specific examples, compare and contrast how President Hoover and President Roosevelt responded to the Great Depression through relief, recovery and reform. They evaluate whether their attempts were successful.
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Created Equal: Inventing the American Republic

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders visit an exhibition at the Huntington Library about equality. They examine primary source documents and answer questions on their field trip.

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