George's Marvellous Business Studies & Economic Resources
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Please check out my quality teaching resources that cover both Business Studies and Economics. I have been a teacher for over 10 years and always aim to produce high quality worksheets, activities and presentations. I have taught both Business Studies and Economics from GCSE to A-Level. Please come back often to see my latest and greatest resources.
Please check out my quality teaching resources that cover both Business Studies and Economics. I have been a teacher for over 10 years and always aim to produce high quality worksheets, activities and presentations. I have taught both Business Studies and Economics from GCSE to A-Level. Please come back often to see my latest and greatest resources.
Students will re-cap and revise all the key theory with this bumper lesson based around specialisation and division of labour. The lesson includes:
A3 double sided revision sheet
Homework / research task
Group work lesson based around making boxes
Main Aim:
Students will re-cap and revise key theory on specialisation and division of labour. The lesson includes a double A3 revision sheet and a homework research task. The lesson also includes resources for a specialisation group work task.
This engaging PPT allows students to re-cap and revise the key theory behind the economic problem. This range of tasks include a detailed A3 revision sheet, a detailed worksheet and homework tasks.
The lesson includes lots of engaging tasks, homework tasks and relevant examples and revision activities.
Main Aim:
Students will re-cap and revise the key concepts of the economic problem. This lesson includes a A3 revision sheet, worksheets and homework tasks.****
This detailed lesson covers the key theory behind the industrial sectors, interdependence and the importance of these sectors. It includes lots of relevant examples, tasks and key theory. The lesson also teaches the main theory behind markets.
The lesson includes many fun and engaging tasks through with lots of questions and assessments to check understanding throughout.
Main Aim:
Students will understand the three main industrial sectors and how they depend on one another. Students will also learn what interdependence is and what is a market with many tasks and examples.
This bumper lesson covers price elasticity of demand in lots of depth and includes many engaging tasks and activities. The lesson covers the key theory behind PED, how elastic and inelastic demand curve are drawn. The lesson also include many tasks linked to calculating a products PED. The lesson concludes with an evaluating of the importance of PED to producers and consumers. The lesson includes lots of worksheets and tasks throughout to keep students engaged.
Main Aim:
Students will understand price elasticity of demand (PED). This bumper lesson covers the key difference between elastic and inelastic demand – including various demand curves and examples. Calculating PED is covered with lots of tasks and worksheets. The lessons concludes with an evaluation of the importance of PED.
This lesson helps students complete many tasks linked to Price. The lesson will help retrieve and re-cap on essential theory and tasks. This is the perfect lesson to cover after Price, Supply and Demand has been covered in class. The lesson also includes a detailed research / independent study task - perfect for homework. A bonus worksheet has also been included.
Main Aim:
Students will re-cap and revise the key theory of price. Students will cover one A3 revision sheet that covers all the key questions linked to price. Students will practice supply and demand curves, equilibrium and allocation of resources. Students can also complete a detailed research task on price. The lesson also includes a bonus worksheet based on supply and demand practice.
This lesson helps students complete many tasks linked to supply and PES. The lesson will help retrieve and re-cap on essential theory and tasks. This is the perfect lesson to cover after Supply has been covered in class. The lesson also include a detailed research / independent study task - perfect for homework.
Main Aim:
Students will re-cap and revise the key theory of supply and price elasticity of supply (PES). Students will cover three A3 revision sheets that covers all the key questions linked to supply. Students will practise supply curves, calculations and analyse the most important factors of supply. Students can also complete a detailed research task on supply.
This bumper lesson covers price elasticity of supply in lots of depth and includes many engaging tasks and activities. The lesson covers the key theory behind PES, how elastic and inelastic supply curve are drawn. The lesson also include many tasks linked to calculating a products PES. The lesson concludes with an evaluating of the importance of PES to producers and consumers. The lesson includes lots of worksheets and tasks throughout to keep students engaged.
Main Aim:
Students will understand price elasticity of supply (PES). This bumper lesson covers the key difference between elastic and inelastic supply – including various supply curves and examples. Calculating PES is covered with lots of tasks and worksheets. The lessons concludes with an evaluation of the importance of PES.
This detailed and engaging lesson covers the key theory behind supply. This includes the law of supply, contractions and extensions of supply and why the supply curve can shift. There are many examples of why the supply curve can shift. The lesson includes many tasks and activities throughout. There is also a nice bonus supply worksheet included.
Main Aim:
Students will understand the law of supply, how supply can be shown on a demand curve. The lesson covers the main shifts and movements on the supply curve and many tasks and examples.
This lesson helps students complete many tasks linked to Production and Economies of Scale. The lesson will help retrieve and re-cap on essential theory and tasks. This is the perfect lesson to cover after production, productivity and economies of scale. The lesson also includes a detailed research / independent study task - perfect for homework. A bonus worksheet has also been included.
Students will learn the theory behind evaluating economies of scale and the different types of external economies of scale and the various pros and cons. The lesson includes the economies of scale diagram and examples. Lots of examples and tasks throughout. The lesson includes a great A3 Mega Dairy research and group project based on economies of scale. The lesson includes lots of additional worksheets and tasks.
A really detailed and comprehensive revision guide to help students prepare for their GCSE Business Studies exam. This 85 page revision guide includes all theory for the AQA Unit 2 Exam: Growing as a Business. The revision guide also includes many worksheets and exam style questions. The revision guide covers the following chapters / topics:
1. Keywords / Key terms for Unit 2
2. Growing as a Business - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
3. Finance - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
4. Marketing - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
6. Human Resources - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
7. Operations - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
I have also included key tips on answering 9 mark questions and other useful resources. This revision guide is easy to read and makes sure students know the required theory really well.
This revision guide is made for the AQA GCSE Unit 2 exam - but it could easily be adapted for other exam boards such as OCR and EdExcel. The perfect revision resource for GCSE Business Studies students.
A detailed lesson (61 slides) looking at the various costs of a firm. The lessons has clear theory, examples and tasks (many calculation and graph based questions) for the following costs:
Fixed costs
Variable costs
Marginal costs
Average costs
Total costs
Sunk costs
Short-run costs
The lesson is perfect for Microeconomics and A-Level Economics. The lesson also includes a student version of the lesson which is streamlined and works alongside the PPT.
This lesson looks at how the growth of firms impacts economies of scale. The lesson looks at the following topics with key theory and examples:
Economies of Scale
Plant Level Economies of Scale
Firm Level Economies of Scale
Technical Economies of Scale
Multi Plant Economies of Scale
The lesson has numerous tasks throughout and includes both a teacher and student copy of the PPT. I have also included a nice keyword loop game - simply cut up the keywords / definition slips and get students to loop them together to create a full chain (full instructions on worksheet). Perfect lesson for A-Level Economics.
This lesson focuses on the basic key theory of the main market structures (as listed below). The lesson includes theory, examples and tasks throughout.
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
Oligopoly
Duopoly
Monopoly
The lesson then focuses on perfectly competitive markets and its key diagrams. The diagrams covered includes:
Revenue curves in perfect competition
Short-run equilibrium in perfect competition
Profit maximisation in perfectly competitive markets
Long-run equilibrium in perfect competition
There are tasks, examples and clear theory for each diagram. The lesson then looks at monopolies and looks at marginal and average revenue curves in a monopoly. The lesson concludes with an exam style question. I have also included a student copy of the PPT. This 48 page PPT can easily stretch across a number of lessons. I have also included a nice keyword quiz. Perfect for A-Level Economics.
This lesson focuses on the four alternative theories of the firm. The lesson re-caps on the main theory of the firm; profit maximization and then looks at four other potential aims for a firm:
Revenue maximisation
Sales maximisation
Managerial theory
Organisational theory
Each alternative theory of the firm has clear theory, diagrams and examples. I have also included a past exam style question and a mark scheme. I have included a teacher and student copy of the PPT. This lesson is perfect for A-Level Economics.
This lesson focuses on the growth of firms and looks at the many different ways a firm can grow. The lesson looks at the pros and cons of the different ways to grow and includes many tasks throughout the lesson.
This lesson covers the following topics in a lot of detail, with relevant theory, examples, videos and diagrams:
Internal growth
External growth
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
Lateral growth
Mergers
Takeovers
I have included both a student and teacher copy of the lesson resources. I have also included a nice worksheet on the lesson that has numerous questions on the topic. This lesson is perfect for A-Level Economics and can also be used for Business Studies.
This lesson on inflation helps students fully understand what inflation is and how it can effect the economy. I have included enough theory that this attached lesson could easily stretch across 2-3 lessons. The lesson looks at what inflation is, how it is measured, a brief history of UK inflation, the problems of inflation and the causes of inflation. The lesson sets out to answer the following learning objectives:
All Students will know how inflation levels are measured
Most Students will know the different problems caused by inflation
Some Students will know the difference between cost push and demand pull inflation
The lesson helps students fully understand the key concepts of inflation and covers the following topics in good detail:
Inflation
Retail Price Index (RPI)
Cost push inflation
Demand pull inflation
Price stability
The 2nd lesson then goes on to link key theory to the housing market (a typical exam topic) and how inflation can impact that industry. The lesson looks to cover the following learning objectives:
All Students will know what deflation is
Most Students will know the different ways of solving inflation
Some Students will know how inflation can effect the UK housing market
The lesson concludes with various questions based on the theory covered. This lesson is perfect for GCSE Economics and could be sued for A-Level Economics.
A nice lesson that covers the economic problem. The lesson looks at scarcity and choice and how resources are allocated. The lesson looks at opportunity cost and includes a nice task on this topic. I have also included a Mars Bar utility task which will keep students engaged. I have also included a keyword scramble and a nice factors of production gap fill task. I have also included a nice worksheet based on topics around the economic problem - this worksheet includes matching tasks, gap fills and questions. I have also included a student version of the lesson. This lesson can be used for either GCSE or A-Level Economics.
Lesson aim: Students will fully understand the economic problem and how resources are allocated.
This lesson at the difference between income and wealth and how this has a major impact on the distribution of income in the UK. The lesson aims to help students cover the following objectives:
* Students will fully understand the difference between income and wealth and how it can impact inequality in the UK.
* All Students will understand the difference between income and wealth
* Most Students will understand and be able to analyse the different factors that cause an unequal distribution of income and wealth in an economy
* Some students will be able to answer a past exam question.
The lesson includes lots of detailed theory, diagrams, examples and tasks. The tasks include a nice whiteboard starter activity and a brief re-cap on elastic and inelastic supply of labour tick sheet. I have also included a nice worksheet that gets students to fully look at the clear difference between income and wealth. Students also look at the main causes of inequality in the distribution of income & wealth in the UK. The lesson concludes with a past exam style question - with a useful template to help answer the question properly. I have included a nice worksheet that follows the PPT very carefully. I have also included a student version of the PPT. This lesson is perfect for looking at poverty and how their is clear inequality in the UK and the World. This lesson is perfect for A-Level Economics and could also be useful for Geography and Business Studies. This is lesson 1 of 4 covering poverty and the inequality of the distribution of income.
An extension of aggregate supply theory and a detailed look at LRAS, the banking system and the labour market.
Main aim: Students will expand their theory of AS and look at how focus on detailed reason how LRAS can be impacted in an economy. Students also assess both the Classical and Keynesian view.
This lesson covers the following areas:
Re-cap on aggregate supply
Keynesian vs Classical
Aggregate Supply & the Institutional Structure of the Economy
The Labour Market & LRAS
Keynesian Economists & Wage ‘Stickiness’
The lesson includes numerous written tasks with two essay-based exam questions at the end. This lesson could easily last 2+ hours.