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EconMovies 4: Indiana Jones (Demand, Supply, Equilibrium, Shifts) Instructional VideoEconMovies 4: Indiana Jones (Demand, Supply, Equilibrium, Shifts) Instructional Video
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ACDC Leadership
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11th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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2014
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EconMovies 4: Indiana Jones (Demand, Supply, Equilibrium, Shifts)

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Highlighted with various engaging clips from the film Indiana Jones, here you'll find a video that does a wonderful job explaining the concept of demand and supply. Watch as the presenter delves into the supply and demand curves, using the idea of snakes from the movie in order to convey shifts in the curves and progression toward equilibrium.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

surplus

Additional Tags

surplus, shortage, social studies

Classroom Considerations

  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Detailed explanation of graph combined with enetertaining movie clips

Cons

  • Speaker moves quickly through concepts, so you may wish to frequently pause in order answer questions and clarify misunderstandings

Common Core

RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.7

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