AP Macro Unit 2: Price indices and inflation

Time: 60 mins,

Presenter: Council for Economic Education

Teacher Version

Objective Standards Summary Description Resources

Objective

Teachers will be able to:

Explain how the CPI is calculated.
Explain differences in various price indices.
Participate in several short activities that help their students prepare for the AP test.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Inflation

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In this webinar, you will explore short activities that help your students prepare for the AP test regarding inflation.

Description

Through a few short activities, you can help your students learn about how inflation is calculated and what they need to know for the AP test regarding inflation. Inflation is a key component of learning other important concepts like real GDP and interest rate changes.