Real-World Examples
Butter mountains, fancy planes, cheese caves, and bad Soviet cars all came from price controls.

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Price Ceilings 
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Unit Plan Details

• Google Docs-based materials for easy editing and adaptation 

• Google Slides for teaching (with “walkthrough” videos)

• Student worksheets available for each lesson plan

• Answer keys available for every assignment

• Assessment bank featuring both multiple choice and short     answer questions (with answer key)

• Videos available through YouTube


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Price Ceilings 
and Price Floors

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GDP: A Measure 
of Economic Health 

Price ceilings, price floors, and more! 

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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 via Google Docs.  

Real-World Examples

Incorporates real-life examples of economics concepts.  

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GDP: A Measure 
of Economic Health

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Day 1 

Price Ceilings

Video + Comprehension Q's
Explore the unexpected consequences of President Nixon's price freeze.

Interactive Practice
Identify how price ceilings affect the quantity sold, consumer and producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

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Day 2 

Price Floors

Video
Caves filled with cheese, Got Milk ads — there’s no telling where a price floor will take you!

Interactive Practice
Use an interactive supply and demand graph to master the effects of price floors on quantity sold, consumer and producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

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Featuring:

• High School Economics

• AP Microeconomics

• AP Macroeconomics

Day 3 

Price Controls in the Wild 

Classroom Activity
Students compete to guess all the unintended consequences of rent control.

Mystery
How did price controls make flying so luxurious in the 1970s?

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Videos
Journey back to the 1970s when President Nixon's price freeze led to bizarre outcomes, from gas shortages to drowning baby chicks.

Real-World Examples
Butter mountains, fancy planes, cheese caves, and bad Soviet cars all came from price controls.

Unit Plan Details

•Google Docs-based materials for easy     editing and adaptation 

Google Slides for teaching (with    “walkthrough” videos)

Student worksheets available for each    lesson plan

Answer keys available for 
   every assignment

Assessment bank featuring both multiple    choice and short answer questions (with    answer key)

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!

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 –

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 

Price Ceilings

Video + Comprehension Q's 

Interactive Practice

Identify how price ceilings affect the quantity sold, consumer and producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

Explore the unexpected consequences of President Nixon's price freeze.

Featuring:

Day 2 

Price Floors

Video

Caves filled with cheese, Got Milk ads — there’s no telling where a price floor will take you!

Featuring:

Interactive Practice

Use an interactive supply and demand graph to master the effects of price floors on quantity sold, consumer and producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

Day 3

Price Controls in the Wild 

Classroom Activity

Students compete to guess all the unintended consequences of rent control.

Mystery

How did price controls make flying so luxurious in the 1970s? 

Featuring:

Get Unit Plan Now!

Applicable High School Courses:

• High School Economics

• AP Microeconomics

• AP Macroeconomics

See Standards Alignments

Interactives
Students master how price controls affect quantity sold, consumer and producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

Real-World Examples 
Show your students that economics is all around them. 

Price ceilings, 
price floors, and more!

• 100% free 

• 3 lesson plans

• Easy-to-use


Get Unit Plan Now!

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 via Google Docs.  

Click to Preview

Videos 
Journey back to the 1970s when President Nixon's price freeze led to bizarre outcomes, from gas shortages to drowning baby chicks.

Interactives
Students master how price controls affect quantity sold, consumer and producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

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