Students review concepts related to market structures and competition. Using supply and demand, they identify what factors cause them to shift and analyze business downward facing demand curves. They compare and contrast the abilities of...

In this economics worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer based on the four types of market structure. Students consider 6 characteristics of perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly as they...

Pupils examine the need for market research. In this tourism lesson, students use new vocabulary and research more about a tourism organization. They develop market research action to an organization.

Scholars use four different children's books by Dr. Seuss to analyze microeconomic concepts. Group presentations and research help them better understand simple economic concepts through simple stories.

How did Tanzania transition from a socialist to a market economic system? This challenging group research project has scholars examining the change through these structural adjustment policies: trade liberalization, privatization, cost...

Young scholars play a game to evaluate the power of competition in the four types of market structures. They describe characteristics and give examples of pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly.

Learners examine careers in marketing and prepare "personal portfolios" containing their research. Using the Eureka program, they complete assignment sheets and select careers to research. Students include in their portfolios information...

Monopoly is more than a game in this presentation, which explores the characteristics of four different market models. Representing the concept of a monopolistic economy in both charts and graphs, the information in these slides can be...

Here's a new twist in the egg drop competition. Using only six inches of tape, four straws, and 2 pieces of newspaper, teams build a structure that keeps an egg from breaking when dropped. What's different about this project is that the...

Students read The Train Ride Home by Robin Solomon. In this literature response lesson, students will inspect the writing of Solomon to determine how she established a certain tone through her word choice and...

Students discover the life of Benjamin Franklin by studying his inventions.  In this biography lesson plan, students identify the inventions of Benjamin Franklin and their impact on society today.  Students create a commercial...

Students explore simple and compound machines. In groups of four students, they design a compound machine using K'NEX that has a stated purpose and consists of at least two simple machines.

Students explore the changing consumer habits of Americans of various socioeconomic classes. They examine the exact costs of products, services and interest rates mentioned in the article and reflect on their own spending habits and...

Learners examine the economic roller coaster involved in the production of a Broadway musical. They read online articles to investigate similarities and differences between nonprofit theater production and Broadway, or commercial,...

Eighth graders explore U.S. Imperialism. They explain why stronger countries take control of weaker countries. Students research Imperialism in other parts of the world. In groups, 8th graders create a PowerPoint presentation discussing...

Middle schoolers identify the functions of packaging food and how the designs work.  In this food packaging lesson students identify the changes that occur in different types of materials. 

Young scholars summarize the historical development of money. In this economics lesson, students describe the process of bartering and explain how money facilitates trade and exchange. Young scholars also define and describe inflation...

Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative instructional activity, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets....

Students investigate the integrity and strength of different types of food wraps. They test the wraps and create a graphic organizer for the data. Once it is organized then a lab report can be written. The lesson contains background...

In this literacy worksheet, students will read a 2 page fictional story about purchasing bad real estate. Then students will complete several activities such as: highlighting words with prefixes, finding antonyms, highlighting...

Seventh graders examine Chaucer's work about the medieval times. In groups, 7th graders imagine what modern activities could replace some tasks used in medieval times.

This site provides a good description of the four types of market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly, along with the major characteristics of each.