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A Lesson on the Supply and Demand of Toy Fads Lesson PlanA Lesson on the Supply and Demand of Toy Fads Lesson Plan
Publisher
Council for Economic Education
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
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Duration
1 hr
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Year
2018
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A Lesson on the Supply and Demand of Toy Fads

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This A Lesson on the Supply and Demand of Toy Fads lesson plan also includes:
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  • Silly Bandz: The Latest Fad
  • Silly Bandz Stretch Into a Trend As Copycat Rivals Hop On Board
  • Supply and Demand Part 1
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Let's all Hula Hoop! Scholars research the supply and demand side of toy fads in the United States. They analyze video clips and news articles to complete graphs on how the supply curve slope works in concert with the demand for products being sold. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

supply and demand, hula hooping, the 1950s

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Extend the lesson by looking into current toy fads 
  • Before beginning the lesson, have class members attempt the hula hoop and time how long each student can go

Classroom Considerations

  • Clip requires YouTube to view; be sure all individuals have Internet access if assigning as homework

Pros

  • Links to video clips and materials are well organized for classroom use
  • Answer keys provided in resource for teacher use

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.6.4 SL.7.2 SL.7.4 SL.8.2 SL.8.4 L.6.6 L.7.6 L.8.6 3.MD.B.3 3.MD.B.4 5.G.A.1 5.G.A.2 8.F.B.4 8.F.B.5 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.9 WHST.6-8.2.a MP1 MP4

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