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A Closer Look at Oil and Energy Consumption
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Students analyze international oil consumption and production data. They make several graphs to organize the data and draw conclusions about the overall use of oil in the world.

Subject:
Applied Science
Economics
Engineering
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Janet Yowell
Jessica Todd
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Melissa Straten
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Combining Read-Alouds With Economics in the Primary Grades
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Students learn that what you read in books can really add up when they analyze literary texts for economic concepts.

Subject:
Business and Communication
Economics
English Language Arts
Finance
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
Provider Set:
ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
07/08/2021
Commodity money vs. Fiat money
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A brief look at how money has evolved over time from being printed on valuable substances (commodity money), to merely representing those valuable substances (commodity-backed money), to not representing anything at all (fiat money). Created by Grant Sanderson.

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Provider Set:
Khan Academy
Author:
Grant Sanderson
Date Added:
07/27/2021
Comparative advantage and absolute advantage
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Trade benefits both agents when each specializes in what they have a comparative advantage in producing and trading with another agent who has a comparative advantage in something else. The gains from trade occur based on comparative advantage, not absolute advantage. Created by Sal Khan.

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Provider Set:
Khan Academy
Author:
Sal Khan
Date Added:
07/27/2021
Comparative advantage, specialization, and gains from trade
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When two agents have differing opportunity costs, there is potential for both of the to benefit if they specialize in what they each have comparative advantage in. This video explores how two parties can get better outcomes by specializing in their comparative advantage and trading. Created by Sal Khan.

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Provider Set:
Khan Academy
Author:
Sal Khan
Date Added:
07/27/2021
Comparative advantage worked example
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In this video we work through an example of a question like you might see on an AP microeconomics or AP Macroeconomics exam determining who has comparative advantage in producing a good using data from a table. Topics include how to calculate opportunity costs and determine who has comparative advantage based on opportunity cost.

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Provider Set:
Khan Academy
Author:
Sal Khan
Date Added:
07/27/2021
Components of GDP
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When using the expenditures approach to calculating GDP the components are consumption, investment, government spending, exports, and imports. In this video, we explore these components in more detail. Created by Sal Khan.

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Provider Set:
Khan Academy
Author:
Sal Khan
Date Added:
07/27/2021
Compound Interest
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This 6 minute video walks students through how to calculate compound interest. It will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 18 (a)

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Khan Academy
Author:
Salman Khan
Date Added:
07/15/2021
Constant unit elasticity
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An interesting case of price elasticity of demand is a demand curve with a constant unit elasticity. Explore what such a demand curve would look like in this video. Created by Sal Khan.

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Provider Set:
Khan Academy
Author:
Sal Khan
Date Added:
07/27/2021