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Demand and Supply—It’s What Economics Is About!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this economics lesson, high schoolers examine the principle of supply and demand related to the oil market as they identify factors that cause curves and shifts and determine equilibrium. Upper graders read an informational article...
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Aggregate Demand and Supply

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze major events in terms of aggregate demand and supply models. The Activity provides students with a range of 'newspaper headline' events. They analyze the event using the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model.
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It's About Supply and Demand

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Watch an Instructional Television (ITV) video and participate in a simulation to explore supply and demand and how those two forces affect price.
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Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Prices in Private Enterprise System

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learning sure is in demand! Pupils explore the economic principle of supply and demand with a series of engaging, hands-on activities. They practice comparison shopping for a bottle of soda, conduct research on ticket scalping, and...
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Council for Economic Education

What Do People Want to Wear?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Who doesn't love fashion, especially when it can be applied to economics, supply, demand, market trends, and price equilibrium. Curious young consumers examine market scenarios to determine their effect on the demand and price for...
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Road To Roota

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Did you know that there are comic books that can help learners discover economic concepts like supply and demand. The format of this lesson is highly engaging and enables them to discover how economics can be an exciting field of study....
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Understanding the Workplace

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Now that your scholars have some career aspirations, it's time to explore the demand for these professionals based on labor projections. They explore the Law of Supply and Demand in a guided discussion, outlined here. There are some...
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Economics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write about a time they have experienced supply and demand affecting price. In this economics instructional activity, the students define basic economic words, then the teacher introduces a real-life example of supply and...
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Council for Economic Education

China - Where Will They Fit in the World Economy?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach scholars why China is so crucial to global economics through an informative resource. Activities include using databases to search for information, watching a video or listening to a podcast, and reading about China's economy as a...
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Life is Starting to Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the tough economic times by discussing supply and demand.  In this economics instructional activity, students read a news article and identify specific examples of the oil crisis that has touched their lives....
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Learning Economics through Comics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students summarize the historical development of money. In this economics lesson, students describe the process of bartering and explain how money facilitates trade and exchange. Students also define and describe inflation and a modern...
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Why Nations Trade

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students discuss international trade. In this trade instructional activity, students read about comparative advantage and the benefits of international trade. Students perform a skills test to determine their individual specialization...
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You Can't Always Get What You Want!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the concepts of supply and demand. They watch a video, research and identify the effect of fads, and complete the worksheet, Fads of the Last 100 Years.
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A LOT OF THIS FOR A LITTLE OF THAT

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the import and export of agricultural products and gain a comprehension of the concept of supply and demand. They discuss exports and imports. Students have small world maps on each desk, they identify the countries...
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Introduction To Markets - Lesson Plan: 1 X 1 Hour Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the concept of a market. They determine the different purposes of buyers and sellers. They look at the utility of an item and how the value for money affects the decision making of consumers.
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Introduction to Fair Trade

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars investigate fair trade practices. In this economics instructional activity, students conduct collaborative research on fair trade practices, the controversies of trade, and the effects of fair trade practices. Young...
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Will You Pick My Cotton?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use this cross-curricular history lesson to work on your students' informational writing skills. After listening to songs and stories related to Sultana, they engage in a several activities to boost their understanding of slavery and...
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A Lesson To Accompany "The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...
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Talking Bulls and Bears

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compare and contrast bull and bear markets. In this stock market instructional activity, students visit the noted Web sites to study supply and demand, the stock exchange, and financial scandals.
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Pumped Up Gas Prices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concepts of differing gas prices and how they are set in different geographical areas. They conduct research about the economic concepts of supply and demand and predict the outcomes upon the prices of gasoline.
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The Labour Market: Influences on the Labour Market

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students investigate key issues surrounding the factors determining pay and conditions. They explore the imperfections in the labour market that lead to gender discrimination.
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Studies And Taxes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use knowledge of supply and demand models and demonstrate how markets can be affected by intervention from governments or other agencies in an attempt to correct a perceived market failure
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In the Chips

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore how markets exist whenever buyers and sellers exchange goods and services and that market prices are determined through the buying and selling decisions made by buyers and sellers. They also study how the market...
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Supermarket Smarts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how a consumer can make informed choices. They visit stores with a prepared shopping list, record the prices on a spreadsheet, create graphs, and create a Powerpoint presentation comparing the total cost of stores and a...

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