What do tulips, real estate, and stock in a pet store have in common? Find out what happens when products or services sell for much more than they are worth.

Concepts

the stock market, prices, free trade, supply and demand

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• As an extension assignment, have class members research the dot-com bubble (or mania) mentioned in this video and explain what it entailed

Classroom Considerations

• It would be beneficial for learners to have some foundational economics knowledge and an understanding of how we come to determine something's value before beginning the video

Pros

• Drawings are animated and engaging
• Provides some background economics history, beginning with Dutch trade in the seventeenth century

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.9-10.3 RI.9-10.4 RI.9-10.7 RI.11-12.3 RI.11-12.4 RI.11-12.7 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.7