Economics Principles and Practices, Texas Edition
Social Studies, Glencoe World Geography, Texas Edition Glencoe Online
Social Studies Home Product Info Site Map Search Contact Us

Chapter 4 : Demand
"Finding Company Profiles"

Introduction
Students have learned that several factors influence change in demand. In this lesson, students will analyze statistics regarding how changes in population can influence demand for specific products.

Lesson Description
Students will use information from the U.S. Census Bureau Web site to study current and projected population trends. Students will also forecast how change in population influences the demand for specific products.

Previous Knowledge Expected
Law of Demand: an inverse relationship between quantity demanded and price Change in Demand: a change in the demand schedule

Applied Content Standards (from the National Council on Economic Education)
Standard 8:
Demand for a product changes when there is a change in consumers' incomes or preferences, or in the prices of related goods or services, or in the number of consumers in a market. An increase in the number of consumers in a market increases demand. A decrease in the number of consumers in a market decreases demand.

Instructional Objectives
Students will be able to compare population statistics over time.
Students will analyze how changes in population can influence demand.

Student Activity Answers
1-4: Teacher may prepare an answer sheet from the U.S. Census Bureau graphs.

Student Web Activity

Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Textbook Activities
• Chapter Overview
• Student Web
Activities
• Self-Check Quizzes
• Interactive Tutor
• Texas Economy
Teacher's Corner
Additional Resources
Home
Select a Chapter
Economics Principles and Practices, Texas Edition