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FRED in the Classroom: Measures of Inflation
Don't just tell class members about how to measure inflation, have them experience it firsthand by asking them to work with real data and construct graphs!
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Economic Health Indicators: GDP and CPI Worksheet
Examine the nation's economic health using this GDP and CPI activity, which features helpful graphic depictions of complex concepts. The first 2 pages include 17 short-answer questions intended to guide reading from a text (not...
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Price Indexes
Review the ways to construct a price index using this resource. First, learners review how to create a price index. Then they look at a sample chart. And, finally, they answer ten questions related to this topic.
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What Did It Cost 100 Years Ago?
Students compare prices of good across the century in order to introduce the topic of inflation. They undertand the concepts of inflation and Consumer Price Index (CPI), use online calculators to figure the approximate cost of goods...
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Consumer Price Index Worksheet
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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Consumer Price Index Worksheet
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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Consumer Price Index
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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Consumer Price Index
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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Consumer Price Index Worksheet
In this economics learning exercise, students respond to 2 problem solving questions regarding production and the consumer price index.
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The CPI and You
Students examine the consumer price index (CPI). For this economics lesson, students explore how the cost of living and inflation indicate the CPI. Students complete activity worksheets in this lesson.
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Numbers That Make News
In this Numbers worksheet, learners read an article about the numbers typically seen in news then answer seven questions based on the reading.
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Measuring Broad Economic Goals
In this Measuring Broad Economic Goals worksheet, students read short explanations then answer questions and solve problems based on what they read.
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Are things Really More Expensive Today?
Students explore the topics of inflation and deflation within the economy. The Consumer Price Index is used to contrast the price of goods today with that of years past.
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Inflation and Money
Students define money in terms of its functions and refer back to discussion of markets and the role of money in reducing transaction costs. They give examples of types of money.