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Curated OER

Macroeconomic Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of macroeconomic equilibrium and how it changes when either aggregate supply (AS) or aggregate demand (AD) shift. Many supporting graphs are provided to help explain this concept.
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Curated OER

Macroeconomic Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of macroeconomic equilibrium and how it changes when either aggregate supply (AS) or aggregate demand (AD) shift. Many supporting graphs are provided to help explain this concept.
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Social Science Education Consortium

Ssec: Minimum Wage: Does Raising the Rate Help Young Workers? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation will help students examine issues related to the minimum wage, including: What does economic theory suggest will result in minimum-wage earnings and employment if the minimum wage is increased? Does an increase in the...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 5: Measuring the Size of the Economy: Gross Domestic Product

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to identify the components of gross domestic product on the demand side and on the supply side; evaluate how gross domestic product is measured; and contrast and calculate gross domestic...
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Other

Classroom Clues: Children's Literature for Understanding Economics

For Teachers K - 1st
How do you teach obscure economic concepts to younger elementary students? One way is through children's literature. This site has a large variety of children's picture books that teach various economic concepts such as supply and...
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Curated OER

Shifting a Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows both a supply and demand schedule, and constructs a graph using this schedule. It continues on to discuss equilibrium, and then shows a new equilibrium after there has been a change in supply.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Elasticity [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow delves into the concept of elasticity. It discusses why elasticity is important, looks at the different kinds of elasticity, and has many supporting graphs and charts to use as examples.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Labor Economics and Public Policy

For Students 11th - 12th
An introductory course in labor economics from MIT. Emphasizes applied microeconomics and empirical analysis. Includes suggested readings, assignments, and exams.
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Other

Curriki: "Beautiful Art" Cultural Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is designed to give students a conceptual understanding of cultural diffusion and the notion that ideas change people and people change ideas. It involves a teacher demonstration, student role-play, and an activity that...
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Curated OER

A Shortage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides easy to understand examples of shortages and surpluses, and what each looks like on a supply and demand graph.
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Curated OER

A Surplus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides easy to understand examples of shortages and surpluses, and what each looks like on a supply and demand graph.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: National Grid Fully Charged

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Grid is a high-voltage electric power transmission network, connecting power stations and 340+ substations ensuring supply and demand is in the balance. Nigel Williams speaks to Robert Llewellyn about how the National Grid...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Powering the Future

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity tests problem-solving skills while introducing a card exercise which allows students to solve real problems and make decisions about how best to provide electrical power to their country. Students must make choices between...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Exchange Rates and Exchange: How Money Affects Trade

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn how currency values are set by supply and demand, and how changes in the value of currency affect international trade. Students then find the value of the Brazilian Real in 2000 and 2002, determine whether the currency has...
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Investopedia

Investopedia: 4 Factors That Shape Market Trends

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the four factors that shape market trends: government, international transactions, speculation and expectation and supply and demand.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Changes in Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice more challenging questions about changes in market equilibrium that happen when supply or demand (or both!) change in this exercise. This resource is designed as a review for the AP Macroeconomics Test or a college-level...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Capitalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives an overview of the hallmarks of capitalism. Includes a description along with history, characteristics, criticisms, and more.
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Econoclass

Econoclass: The Law of Unintended Consequences

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this series of short "headlines", each has a direct goal, but each also has an unintended externality or spillover.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Producer and Consumer Surplus

For Students 9th - 10th
By using notes and supporting videos, tutorial helps students to acquire an understanding of producer and consumer surplus and to be able to calculate it.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Price Controls

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson uses power point notes and related videos to help students understand ways that the government tries to control prices in an economic system, and what the expected results are.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Preface

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a preface to the TEA AP Macroeconomics Textbook online, an OpenStax resource. It provides an overview of the text, instructional materials available, the coverage and scope of the text, and the organization of the text.
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Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Economics of Pro Team Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
Great interactive baseball game that combines your knowledge of economics and pro sports trivia. After completing the nine innings, you should have a better understanding of how economics is used in everyday life.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Where Is Earth's Water Located?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out how much of the water on Earth is actually usable by humans, and where the rest of it is located. Learn where our water comes from and why it never runs out. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Other

Pure Capitalism and the Market System: The Market and the 5 Es

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the characteristics of a Market Economy, the state the four fundamental questions faced by any economic system. From an online textbook by Mark Healy of Harper College.

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