Supply and Demand - Everyday Life

Sixth graders gain an understanding culture and how it crosses physical borders. In this modern China lesson plan, 6th graders complete a Venn diagram comparing the everyday life of a boy or girl in China with their own.

Young scholars relive history as they examine primary sources that document everyday life in the California missions. During a class viewing of the included slideshow presentation, children analyze documents, paintings, and drawings in...

Young scholars read a Washington Post article entitled, "Thrill of the Feet." They study the roles of supply and demand, technology and discovery, and advertising on design and consumption.

Young scholars explore bartering. For this bartering lesson, students study everyday life in the Jamestown colony. Young scholars discover how bartering was used as a way to acquire necessary supplies.

Students synthesize the concepts of scarcity, supply, and demand, pertaining to the Civil War time period. In this economics lesson, students gain understanding of economic terms through read-alouds, Venn diagrams, (comparing lifestyles...

Students define choice, cost, supply, demand, and scarcity. They apply the terms in an economic sense to a historical event. Finally, students read an excerpt from the oral history interview with a submarine veteran conducted by the...

Who doesn't love fashion, especially when it can be applied to economics, supply, demand, market trends, and price equilibrium. Curious young consumers examine market scenarios to determine their effect on the demand and price for...

Students explore social studies. In this economics lesson plan, students understand the concept of supply and demand and how it affects consumers in every day life. They work as a class to participate in an auction style game.

Send your enthusiastic entrepreneurs' career sense into motion with a business-minded lesson plan. They review and dissect business plans before applying their findings to their own business venture. Scholars then identify whether or not...

Investigate life along the Old Spanish Trail! They visit websites and identify the history and environment. They create journals, dramatic enactments, and maps to discover the role individuals played in society. They also explore the...