Communities often experience a tug-of-war between a desire for open space and a need for development. How can governmental policy affect each side of the issue? Scholars consider the question, along with queries on pricing and competition using College Board materials. 

Concepts

microeconomics, supply and demand, supply curves, government spending, test preparation, profit, prices, price elasticity

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use all or part of the resource to review for the AP® exam
• Create similar prompts to reinforce classroom instruction

Classroom Considerations

• Resource includes the free-response questions from the 2006 AP® exam in microeconomics

Pros

• Resource allows for authentic practice for a high-stakes test
• Real-world scenarios make the questions more interesting for students
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.10