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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Markets in Action

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Have your class apply concepts from lectures and use from simple examples to discuss more complex problems that have been reported in the news. This is a lecture driven lesson with a lot of interesting information.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Price Controls

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson uses power point notes and related videos to help students understand ways that the government tries to control prices in an economic system, and what the expected results are.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Price Ceiling

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a thorough description of a price ceiling, along with graphs to explain this concept.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Marketplace: Price Increase or Price Gouging?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about price-gouging. Using a hypothetical post-disaster example, they will learn more about supply and demand, as well as the complexities associated with price increases in a supply-constrained market.
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Activity
Other

South Western Learning: Econ News: The Market System Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
South-Western College Publishing offers an outline written as a study guide for an exam, which gives basic definitions of different aspects of a market economy, graphs and examples, and sample study questions at the bottom.
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Interactive
Council for Economic Education

Econedlink: Demand

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concept of Demand. Demand refers to a relationship between price and the quantity of a good or service that consumers demand. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for related lesson plans.
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Interactive
Council for Economic Education

Econedlink: Markets and Prices

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concept of Markets and Prices. A market refers to a group of buyers and sellers for a given good or service. The price is the amount of money needed to buy a particular good or service. The website contains an...
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Interactive
Council for Economic Education

Econedlink: Supply

For Students 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concept of Supply. Supply refers to a relationship between price and the quantity of a good or service that firms are willing to produce. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for related lesson plans.
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Interactive
Council for Economic Education

Econedlink: Price Ceilings and Floors Video and Quiz

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concept of Price Ceilings and Floors. A price ceiling is a legally established maximum price while a price floor is a legally established minimum price. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Price Ceilings and Price Floors

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain price controls, price ceilings, and price floors; and analyze demand and supply as a social adjustment mechanism.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Price Ceilings and Price Floors

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how quantity demanded react to artificial constraints on price.