Week of 2/17 AP Macro Lesson Plans

Week of: 2/17/25

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AP Macroeconomics

Monday

LT: Calculate Real and Nominal GDP using the GDP deflator.

SC: I can determine how inflation affects nominal gdp and adjust it to real gdp.

Lesson/Activity:Real v Nominal GDP and Business Cycles

Resources: Real v Nominal GDP Practice

Tuesday

LT:Illustrate the rising and falling of our GDP over time using the business cycle.

SC: I can use the business cycle to determine whether we are in an expansion or contractions and can explain what would likely happen to our GDP, Unemployment, and Inflation during this time. 

Lesson/Activity:Business Cycles

Resources: Unit 2 Test Review and Gimkit 

Wednesday

Unit 2 Test

Thursday

LT: Calculate and explain aggregate demand

SC: I can calculate aggregate demand and explain how it affects Macro policies

Lesson/Activity: Intro to Unit 3: Aggregate Demand and Test Corrections

Resources: Zipgrade test corrections 

Friday

LT:Explain how money multiplies throughout our economy

SC: I can explain how peoples Marginal Propensity to Save affects the flow of money throughout the economy. 

Lesson/Activity: Money Multipliers

Resources: Flow of Money Game