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Supply and Demand Instructional VideoSupply and Demand Instructional Video
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Crash Course
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Supply and Demand

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What do strawberries, gasoline, and human kidneys have in common? Explore the concept of supply and demand, and the varying degrees of demand for particular items in the free market, with an informative video from Crash Course economics.

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Concepts

supply and demand, economics, market economies, the free market, competition, equilibrium prices

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Pair with a lesson on global economies and the free market
  • Have learners watch the video on their own the night before your lesson, and encourage them to come up with five questions for clarification

Classroom Considerations

  • Narrators speak quickly
  • Part of a longer series on economics
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Applies real-world examples to complex economic concepts

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4

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