Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Production Possibilities Curve

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Demonstrate the important economic principles of the production possibilities curve, including how to calculate opportunity cost and graph curves by using a table or calculation. Learners use a variety of methods, including videos,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Production Possibilities Curve Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 12 problem solving questions regarding production possibilities and the production possibility curve.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Long-run Aggregate Supply And the Production Possibilities Curve

For Students 9th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer questions after they read a brief description of long-run aggregate supply and the production possibilities curve.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Production Possibilities & Opportunity Cost

For Students 12th
In this economics worksheet, 12th graders respond to 15 multiple choice questions about production possiblities and opportunity costs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Production Possibility Frontier Curves

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this economics concepts worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to respond to 5 short answer questions about production and frontier curves.
AP Test Prep
College Board

2003 AP® Macroeconomics Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Learners consider production possibilities using an authentic test question from College Board. Other questions include practicing supply and demand curves and examining the effects of inflation, employment, and other variables on a...
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Curated OER

Scarcity and Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in a role play as producers of two goods, allowing students to experience scarcity. They make choices about using their scarce resource to produce both or one of two goods. Then they construct...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Economics?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners define economics; Explain the importance and process of making economic choices and decisions; Identify the factors of Production; Determine the goal of entrepreneurship. Students identify and describe the difficulties...
eBook
Rice University

Principles of Macroeconomics for AP® Courses 2e

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
The informational textbook covers topics like supply, demand, price ceilings, and markets for goods and services. Scholars also review vocabulary and test their knowledge of the material with the assessments provided within the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Economics Quiz

For Students 10th - 12th
Let your scholars test their economics skills with this 55-question quiz! They respond to fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions pertaining to the study of microeconomics and macroeconomics. All answers are provided, and the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Economics?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students define economics and explain the importance and process of making economic choices and decisions. Students participate in four lessons revolving around economics and select activities to complete.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Economics Quiz

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
For this economic worksheet, students answer 55 multiple-choice questions. Most of the questions are microeconomic in nature but there are macroeconomics questions as well.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Demand Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
In this economics principles worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions about how supply and demand affect prices.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Market Supply and Demand and Equilibrium Prices

For Students 11th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 27 fill and the blank and multiple choice questions about market supply and demand as well as equilibrium prices.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this economics learning exercise, students respond to 18 short answer and problem solving questions regarding the concept of elasticity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Microeconomics Study Guide, Section II: Elasticities

For Students 11th - 12th
In this economics activity, students define elasticity, calculate ranges of elasticity, and label diagrams pertaining to the concept of elasticity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seeking a Balance in International Trade: Pacific Rim Import-Export Transactions Activity

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explain the concepts of marketing, comparative advantage and the uses of monetary policy to affect markets.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Not Only a Drought

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars explore the events that occurred during the Dust Bowl and differentiate between the good and bad agricultural practices.  In this Dust Bowl lesson students participate in activities that shows them how to be good...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Production Possibilities Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a series of videos and notes, lesson gives students a better understanding of the production possibilities curve and how it applies to economics.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Production Possibilities Curve

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will apply the concepts of scarcity, choice, and opportunity costs using a production possibilities curve. Students will interpret points inside and outside the curve. As an extension, students will see the relationship between...
Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Production Possibilities Curve Model

For Students 9th - 10th
This study resource will help students understand, and create, graphs that are critical skills in macroeconomics. This article reviews the production possibilities curve model. This resource is designed as a review for the AP...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Production Possibilities Frontier and Social Choices

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to interpret production possibilities frontier graphs, contrast a budget constraint and a production possibilities frontier, explain the relationship between a production possibilities...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Calculating Opportunity Costs, Production Possibilities Curve(ppc)

For Students 9th - 10th
In this exercise, practice using data from a production possibilities curve to calculate opportunity costs.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Production Possibilities Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
Production Possibilities Curve (PPC) also called a Production Possibilities Frontier)is a graphical model that represents all of the different combinations of two goods that can be produced; the PPC captures scarcity of resources and...