Is the Price of Gasoline Really Too High?
This lesson is designed to help students explore the issues associated with gasoline prices. The notion that a price is "too high" implie...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 06/28/2000

Collecting for Fun . . . and Profit?
Art, baseball cards, coins, comic books, dolls, jewelry and stamps are just a few examples of the many things people collect. While some people col...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 12/27/2004

Marketplace: Oil Is a Slippery Business
OPEC is generally seen as the primary institution that controls oil prices. Is that what OPEC really does? Use this lesson to get an overview of th...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 05/22/2002

Marketplace: Iraq's Supply and Demand
In this lesson, students listen to an audio file about how the growing demand for workers in Iraq in May 2004 affected the job market, and how the eff...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 07/30/2008

Marketplace: Price Increase or Price-Gouging?
Students learn about price-gouging. Using a hypothetical post-disaster example, they will learn more about supply and demand, as well as the complexit...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 06/23/2008