Real-World Trends
Students learn about how variations in labor policies impact country-level unemployment rates, and how the birth-control pill affects women’s labor force participation.
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• Google Docs-based materials for easy editing and adaptation
• Google Slides for teaching
• Student worksheets available for each lesson plan
• Answer keys available for every assignment
• Videos available through YouTube
GDP: A Measure
of Economic Health
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Engaging Activities
Students play engaging interactives with real-time feedback.
Teacher Friendly
Easy-to-understand lesson plans, Google Slides for teaching, activities for students, and answer keys provided.
Real-World Examples
Incorporates real-life examples of economics concepts.
GDP: A Measure
of Economic Health
Applicable High School Courses:
3-Day Unit Plan Overview
Day 1
Calculating Labor Force Participation and Unemployment Rates
Video + Comprehension Q's
Is everyone without a job unemployed? Find out how economists calculate labor force participation and unemployment rates.
Interactive Practice
Students sort characters into the correct labor force participation bucket.
Featuring:
Day 2
What Causes Unemployment?
Video + Comprehension Q's
Find out why frictional unemployment is an expected part of a dynamic economy.
Interactive Practice
Students sort individuals into frictional, cyclical, and frictional unemployment.
Featuring:
Day 3
Labor Force Trends
Video + Comprehension Q's
Explore Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin’s work on women’s increased labor force participation and its inflection point.
Interactive Practice
Students guess what has happened to women’s labor force participation since 1950.
Featuring:
• High School Economics
• AP Microeconomics
Videos
High-quality videos introduce the labor force participation rate, the unemployment rate, structural, frictional, and cyclical unemployment, as well as long-run trends in unemployment and labor force participation.
Real-World Trends
Students learn about how variations in labor policies impact country-level unemployment rates, and how the birth-control pill affects women’s labor force participation.
Unit Plan Details
•Google Docs-based materials for easy editing and adaptation
•Google Slides for teaching
•Student worksheets available for each lesson plan
•Answer keys available for
every assignment
•Videos available through YouTube
Getting Started
1) Fill out this form to request curriculum
and answer keys.
2) MRU will verify that you’re a teacher.
3) MRU will send you an email with a link to lesson plans, assignments, and answer keys.
4) If you have any questions, email us!
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Outstanding videos and practice questions - nothing like it anywhere.
This is reshaping how I teach and what
I teach - I have shared it with my colleagues. Thank you for your forward-thinking approach to teaching.
– Dave S., Canada
I've found this new format (connecting video-homework-multiple choice, etc. in
a "pill" format) absolutely terrific!
– Mario S., Spain
My students loved the globalization lessons. They were really engaged and particularly liked the videos.
– Kathleen B., USA
I love it! It looks like so much fun to teach. I can't wait.
– Joe P., USA
Globalization is a huge curriculum need. This fills the void.
– Michelle C., USA
I really enjoyed the curriculum as it made globalization real for the students.
– Michael S., USA
I will 100% be replacing my current unit on globalization with this!
– Kyle D., USA
– Testimonials –
Unit Plan Overview
Day 1
Calculating Labor Force Participation and Unemployment Rates
Video + Comprehension Q's
Interactive Practice
Students sort characters into the correct labor force participation bucket.
Is everyone without a job unemployed? Find out how economists calculate labor force participation and unemployment rates.
Featuring:
Day 2
What Causes Unemployment?
Video + Comprehension Q's
Interactive Practice
Students sort individuals into frictional, cyclical, and frictional unemployment.
Find out why frictional unemployment is an expected part of a dynamic economy.
Featuring:
Days 3
Labor Force Trends
Video + Comprehension Q's
Interactive Practice
Students guess what has happened to women’s labor force
participation since 1950.
Explore Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin’s work on women’s increased labor force participation and its inflection point.
Featuring:
Applicable High School Courses:
• High School Economics
• AP Macroeconomics
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Interactive Practice
Students practice identifying who is in the labor force, and sort unemployed workers by structural, frictional, and cyclical unemployment.
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Real-World Examples
Show your students that economics is all around them.
• 100% free
• 3 lesson plans
• Easy-to-use
Interactive Practice
Students play engaging interactives with real-time feedback.
Real-World Examples
Incorporates real-life examples of economics concepts.
Teacher Friendly
Easy-to-understand lesson plans, Google Slides for teaching, activities for students, and answer keys provided.
Videos
High-quality videos introduce the labor force participation rate, the unemployment rate, structural, frictional, and cyclical unemployment, as well as long-run trends in unemployment and labor force participation.
◀
Interactive Practice
Students practice identifying who is in the labor force, and sort unemployed workers by structural, frictional, and cyclical unemployment.
HIGH SCHOOL UNIT PLAN
Labor Force and Unemployment
Labor Force and Unemployment
Labor Force and
Unemployment
Labor Force and
Unemployment
Labor Force and
Unemployment
Labor Force and
Unemployment