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1 Hour+
The Basics of Supply and Demand: A Classroom Cocoa Bean Market
OVERVIEW
This lesson teaches students about supply and demand through a cocoa bean market simulation where they negotiate prices as buyers and sellers over multiple trading rounds. Students learn to identify equilibrium price, explain how market interactions determine prices, and recognize conditions that create shortages and surpluses.
NOTE: Answer key is for middle school lesson plan only.
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MODULES
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Discuss market equilibrium.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
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LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
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Understanding Price Elasticity
Introduce elasticity to your students.
VIDEO Q&A
16-30 MIN
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply: Positive Demand Shock
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LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
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Demonstrate how we calculate the civilian unemployment rate.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
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Learn about gross domestic product (GDP)
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Learn about careers for people with backgrounds studying economics.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
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Compare the price of goods and interpret the effects of inflation on consumers.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
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Discover the benefits of trade.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
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LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
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