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The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It? In this lesson, students investigate the variables that contribute to the cost of gasoline. They learn that while OPEC nations do influence the price... Grade: 6-8    Published: 07/21/2006

Fill 'er up, Please Americans drive more than 2.6 trillion miles per year, that's 14,000 round trips to the sun! And for the most part, these vehicles are all running ... Grade: 6-8    Published: 04/23/2003

Lemon Squeeze - The Lemonade Stand Everyone has at one time or another opened a lemonade or Kool-Aid Stand. What a great place to begin an economics lesson. Students can taste test t... Grade: 3-5 6-8    Published: 08/26/2002

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

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Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life - 6-8 Grade: 6-8   Published: 2002 2 of the 12 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Lesson 10 - Where Does the Price of Pizza Come From? Part 1 This lesson challenges students to identify the source of market prices. The students will complete a series of activities that represent supply and demand. In Activity 10.1, the students are asked to... Lesson 11 - Where Does the Price of Pizza Come From? Part 2 In this lesson students continue to examine where prices come from (see Lesson 10), applying the concepts of supply, demand, and equilibrium. Students will examine changes within a market for pizza ut...

Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life - 9-12 Grade: 9-12   Published: 2001 2 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Lesson 4: Understanding the Mathematics of Changes in Supply and Demand This lesson asks students to look at the factors that cause a change in supply and/or a change in demand. Many factors influence the amount of a product that people are willing and able to purchase at... Lesson 5: The Gains From Trade This lesson is an application of the supply and demand tools developed in lessons 1-4. In the earlier lessons, models of supply and demand were introduced to show students how (equilibrium) prices are...

The Wide World of Trade Grade: 6-8   Published: 2003 1 of the 11 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Lesson 11: Why Are There Foreign Currency Markets? After listing some of their own buying and selling activities, students recognize that most people and families are both buyers and sellers who make exchanges in different kinds of markets. The relat...

Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics Grade: 9-12   Published: 2003 1 of the 14 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Lesson 7 - A Market in Wheat Students participate as buyers or sellers in a simulation that shows how a competitive market works. They determine individual profits or losses from market transactions. They use data from the simula...

Financial Fitness for Life: Shaping Up Your Financial Future - Grades 6-8 - Teacher Guide Grade: 6-8   Published: 2001 1 of the 17 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Theme 2: Lesson 3 - Career Choice Making In this lesson, the students learn that career choices are easier to make if they understand the job market, recognize their own aptitudes, and realize the relationship between marketable skills and w...