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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Price Indices and Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in measuring inflation. Topics include the consumer price index (CPI), calculating the rate of inflation, the distinction between inflation,...
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Costs of Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in describing the costs of inflation. This resource is designed as a review for the AP Macroeconomics Test or a college-level macroeconomics course.
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Money Growth and Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations related to money growth and inflation. Topics include the quantity theory of money, the velocity of money, and how increases in the money supply may lead...
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Phillips Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to the Phillips curve. Topics include the the short-run Phillips curve (SRPC), the long-run Phillips curve, and the relationship between the Phillips'...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Adjusting Nominal Values to Real Values

For Students 9th - 10th
When you examine economic statistics, it's crucial to distinguish between nominal and real measurements so you know whether or not inflation has distorted a given statistic. Learn how to adjust GDP numbers for inflation in this article....
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Can Deflation Be Prevented?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an opinion essay by a faculty member from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) of an article from The Economist. This is a good site for the serious student.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: The Age of Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a short article on inflation, but has a few prices of everyday goods from 1967 that might help in understanding inflation and how much prices have increased.
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Article
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: The Affluent Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto is a well-organized site that chronicles U.S. history. Good discussion of the effect of government spending on the economy during the Kennedy administration.
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Handout
Information Technology Associates

Abc Country Book: Suriname Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview from the ABC Country Book of the economy of Suriname. Includes statistics on all economic indicators, including GNP, employment, imports, and exports.
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Activity
Curated OER

Biz/ed: Inflation and Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the theory that inflation is related to excessive monetary growth, and the origins of this theory. Links to the Quantity Theory of Money.
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Activity
Curated OER

Biz/ed: Cost Push Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a definition of cost-push inflation as well as a graph that shows what happens to price when aggregate supply decreases.
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Activity
Curated OER

Biz/ed: Demand Pull Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes demand-pull inflation, one of the main causes of inflation, and provides a graph that shows what occurs when aggregate demand rises.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Economy?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Overview of economics with an emphasis on basic economic terms and concepts.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spending and Output Strings

For Students 9th - 10th
In this classroom activity, "output" cards and "spending" cards are placed on a string. As each increase or decrease, the economy faces more unemployment or inflation. A good visual device to study the relationships among output,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spending and Output Strings

For Students 9th - 10th
In this classroom activity, "output" cards and "spending" cards are placed on a string. As each increase or decrease, the economy faces more unemployment or inflation. A good visual device to study the relationships among output,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spending and Output Strings

For Students 9th - 10th
In this classroom activity, "output" cards and "spending" cards are placed on a string. As each increase or decrease, the economy faces more unemployment or inflation. A good visual device to study the relationships among output,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spending and Output Strings

For Students 9th - 10th
In this classroom activity, "output" cards and "spending" cards are placed on a string. As each increase or decrease, the economy faces more unemployment or inflation. A good visual device to study the relationships among output,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spending and Output Strings

For Students 9th - 10th
In this classroom activity, "output" cards and "spending" cards are placed on a string. As each increase or decrease, the economy faces more unemployment or inflation. A good visual device to study the relationships among output,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spending and Output Strings

For Students 9th - 10th
In this classroom activity, "output" cards and "spending" cards are placed on a string. As each increase or decrease, the economy faces more unemployment or inflation. A good visual device to study the relationships among output,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spending and Output Strings

For Students 9th - 10th
In this classroom activity, "output" cards and "spending" cards are placed on a string. As each increase or decrease, the economy faces more unemployment or inflation. A good visual device to study the relationships among output,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Demand Pull Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition, examples, and causes for demand pull-inflation.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Demand Pull Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition, examples, and causes for demand pull-inflation.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Demand Pull Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition, examples, and causes for demand pull-inflation.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Cost Push Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
A description, examples, and reasons for cost-push inflation. Graphs are also provided to help explain this concept.