DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE

Economics LESSON PLAN

TEACHER

Kimerlee Soo Ting

DATE :

05/10/15

CLASS:

Lower Six

TIME

period(s)

UNIT

Theory of Demand

TOPIC

Conditions of Demand

75

minutes

PRE-KNOWLEDGE
Students should be familiar with:

(1) The definition of demand

(2) The 1st law of demand
(3) The shape of the demand curve
(4) Why consumers demand goods and services

Pupils will:

Classification

OBJECTIVES:
-Be able to identify the main non- price factors which affect demand.

Cognitive

-Appreciate the application of each condition of demand to every day scenarios.

Affective

-Be able to graphically demonstrate an increase and decrease in demand.

Psychomotor

SET INDUCTION Time allotted: 5 mins

Review of previous lesson where demand was introduced.

SECTION 1- Time allotted: 10 mins

Identifying the main factors affecting demand for a product.

METHOD

Teaching Strategy

Student Activity

Group work: Teacher

In their groups students work to come up with

identifies a particular product

the factors they think affect the demand for a

commonly consumed by

particular product.

Resources
Picture Collage

students and students are

required to identify the factors
they think affects the demand
for the product.

SECTIONAL REVIEW and feedback (formative assessment strategies) Time allotted: 5 mins

Questioning of students to ensure all factors are emphasized.

SECTION 2- Time allotted: 20 mins

Content:

Teaching points:

Appreciating how changes in each factor can affect the demand for the product both negatively and
positively.

METHOD
Teaching Strategy
Case studies using real life

Student Activity

Situations to demonstrate a

Oral discussion among students of how they

positive and negative effect of

think each scenario would affect the consumer

each factor on the products

demand.

Resources
Powerpoint giving
each scenario

demand.
SECTIONAL REVIEW and feedback (formative assessment strategies) Time allotted: 10 mins

Work sheet
SECTION 3- Time allotted: 10 mins
Content:

Teaching points:

Show increases and decreases in demand graphically.

METHOD
Teaching Strategy
Teacher demonstrates using a
graphic image and explains
the respective change to the
demand curve.

Student Activity

Resources
Power point images

SECTIONAL REVIEW and feedback (formative assessment strategies) Time allotted: 5 mins

CLOSURE Time allotted: 5 mins

Oral questioning and recap of what was taught.

FINAL EVALUATION
Time allotted-10 mins

Reasonable level of achievement:

Students will be asked to draw the respective diagram for 2 of the 12 scenarios given

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES
Students will complete the remaining 10 diagrams for home work, for next class.

TEACHERS EVALUATION OF THE LESSON

TUTORS COMMENTS

Related Objective

Objective 2&3