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Economic Growth Multiple-Choice Questions
This is a simple activity comprising of 20 multiple choice questions on the content covered through the topic on economic growth, such as types of GDP, purchasing power parities, index numbers, subjective happiness, limitations of using GDP to measure economic growth.
All answers are included
Quantitative Skills (Economics) Worksheet
This is a simple activity for students to practice some of the quantitative skills and topics covered in A Level Economics, such as elasticity, terms of trade and the multiplier, business objectives.
There are 50 questions with answers included
Human Development Index
A lesson that explains what HDI, how it measured and other measured of development.
Explanations, editable starter activities and videos included
Eduqas Business A Level Model Answers
Please find some examples of model answers from Paper 1 of 2022. I’ve included explanations of exam technique on many of the questions.
Please be aware - ARCADE-J is a mnemonic I use with my students for questions that require evaluation, such as Assess, Recommend, Consider, Advise, Discuss, Evaluate, Justify
Interpreting elasticities worksheet
Attached is a worksheet on PED, XED, YED and PES.
Students need to calculate the values as well as interpret what the values mean, such as whether demand is price elastic or inelastic (PED), or if goods are complements or substitutes (XED), etc.
There are 16 questions in total.
All answers are included, allowing you or the students to review and grade the worksheet.
Market Share Worksheet with Answers
20 multiple-choice questions on market share. The questions focus on calculations, definitions and an interpretation of values.
Students can mark answers themselves.
Save yourself some time!
Economics as a Social Science WORKSHEET
Included in this worksheet:
Activity 1 - Match the key term with the definition based on key terms included in this topic, such as the economic problem, utility and ceteris paribus
Activity 2 - Challenge the economic assumptions (a key skill for an A/A*)
Activity 3 - Select whether the scenario is micro or macro
Activity 4 - Trivia on UK economy in 2024
All answers are included so the activity can be marked by the teacher / peer / self marked
The activity took around 10 minutes for my students to complete
Positive Normative Worksheet and Teams Form Quiz
Save yourself some time with this multiple-choice question activity on positive and normative statements, and the economic problem.
You can either use:
The paper worksheet of 44 questions with answers included. Students can peer mark this to save you time
AND / OR
The same activity but with an additional 5 questions as Teams Quiz you can set for classwork or homework. The activity self marks once students finish the quiz so that you can download the results after to see how they have done. The link for you to duplicate and download this has been included at the end of the worksheet.
This resource has been designed to save you time…
Teaching shouldn’t just be about work - get yourself down to the pub / spend some time with your family / go for a walk!
Please let me know if you have any issues / questions
Consumer and Producer Surplus
Included in this PowerPoint:
Colourful and engaging slides
Guess the question starter activity with answers (questions and answers cna be changed)
Detailed notes
A range of activities throughout with answers
Step by step demonstrations on how to show and calculate both the consumer and producer surplus
This presentation contains 38 slidea and took me an hour to go through with students
Globalisation / Introduction to International Marketing
Using MCDONALD’S TSUKIMI BURGER, Tesco’s failure to succeed in the US, Apple’s failure to succeed in India, and many others, this PowerPoint seeks to explore the reasons why businesses wish to sell in international markets, the challenges and constraints.
Included in this PowerPoint:
A detailed title page, outlining the key skills covered in this topic
A recap on moving averages with answers. This topic is included in some syllabi earlier in the marketing unit but can be deleted if not required
A starter activity introducing the concept of globalisation where students need to match McDonalds products based on the country whey are sold
(demonstrating how products need to be adapted based on the market they are targeting). Answers are provided
An explanation of reasons why businesses choose to sell products in overseas markets
A contextualised example for each reason
Detailed explanations as to each of the reasons why how marketing activities need to change depending on which country goods are being sold
Video 1: Reasons why Tesco failed in US (poor marketing)
Video 2: Reasons why Apple failed in India (poor marketing)
Introduction to some of the factors that make trade between countries easier
This lesson took me an hour and a half to go through.
Porter and Lawler (Expectancy theory)
PowerPoint resource on Porter and Lawler includes:
Colourful and interactive title page with animations and timer
Critical Path Analysis network diagram starter activity (with answers)
Detailed notes on Porter and Lawler
Balance Sheets (Statement of Financial Position)
The topic of balance sheets is one that many students (as well as teachers!) find challenging to grasp… This colourful, informative and engaging lesson has been created with this in mind by breaking down the topic down and guiding students step-by-step, using a range of clear explanations, fun activities and demonstrations. Colour, appealing fonts and images have been used throughout.
Included in this presentation:
A colourful and informative title slide, outlining key concepts, skills and learning objectives.
Three starter activities (for the purpose of differentiation) that reviews what the income statement is, how different values are calculated as well as profitability ratios. Each activity has differing levels of difficulty, so you may do as many or as little as you choose. Detailed answers to each activity are provided.
An embedded link to a Kahoot Quiz I have created is imbedded on one slide, and introduces students to concepts of assets, liabilities and equity. The Kahoot has 10 questions where students have to answer mind-blowing facts about Apple, such as how many patents its owns and the amount of cash they have in the bank. Each question contains an image / gif to engage students.
Detailed, broken down and contextualised explanations of types of assets and liabilities
An activity where students need to identify types of assets (answers provided)
An activity where students need to categories assets, liabilities and equity
Step by step instructions (using engaging colours) to explain how the balance sheet is calculated
An easy to understand explanation as to why the balance sheet has its name, and assets / equity and liabilities are always equal
Explanation of why balance sheets are produced and what many of its uses are
A challenging activity where students need to calculate values in a balance sheet.
I have found this resource great in helping students understand the topic and is a great introduction to future topics, such as liquidity ratios.
This lesson took me 3 x 45 lessons to complete as I used all three starter activities with my students.
File size is just over 400MB
Price Elasticity of Demand WORKSHEET
A detailed and colourful worksheet designed to test a range of skills covered in this topic. The worksheet contains 6 activities, each taking between 5 and 15 minutes to complete. It took most of my students between 45 minutes and an hour to finish this worksheet. The activities are as follows:
Activity 1 - A fill the blanks activity that test students’ knowledge of the vocal and terminology used
Activity 2 - Calculating PED, percentage changes and recognising the different types of PED
Activity 3 - ‘Developing your answers’ - students need to recognise and explain factors that influence PED
Activity 4 - Revenue boxes
Activity 5 - Diagrams
Activity 6 - More complex calculations / application
ALL ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED IN DETAIL and have been written in a way that is broken down for students to easily understand. I ran this activity as a peer marking exercise and collected everyone’s work at the end of the lesson to check if there were any gaps in understand to review the following lesson. This saved a lot of time!
Productivity (Business/Business Studies)
This resource includes:
Colourful and engaging title slide with animations and interactive timer
Guess the question starter activity (with answers)
Explanation of productivity (labour and capital)
2 simple calculation activities
Detailed notes
Past exam question with mark scheme
Payback Period (PBP) Worksheet
A simple worksheet where students need to calculate the payback period of 4 investment options.
Answer key included
Profitability Ratios (Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, Return on Capital Employed)
A colourful and engaging resource designed for introducing profitability ratios (gross profit margin, operating profit margin and return on capital employed).
Included in this presentation:
A colourful title slide detailing the learning (lesson objectives) and equipment required for the lesson
Two detailed and colourful slides explaining what ratios analysis is and why it is conducted.
An introductory recap activity where students are required to calculate missing values for an income statement and balance sheet (answers provided)
Step by step and contextualised examples of how to calculate all three profitability ratios
Activities on all three ratios for students to complete (answers provided)
Explanations, analysis and evaluation of what could cause these ratios to improve and worsen.
This resource contains 29 slides and took me an hour and a half to fully go through.
Production Possibility Frontier
A colourful, informative and engaging PowerPoint lesson on the production possibility frontier / curve (PPF/PPC).
Included in this lesson are:
A colourful and detailed title slide providing detailed learning objectives
A discussion starter activity that introduces the concept of choice
A mix and match activity where students need to identify and explain the difference between economic and free goods
Detailed notes
Consumer goods activity
Step by step break down of what the PPF is, opportunity cost, how it is calculated, marginal analysis, movements, shifts
There is also a free blank template of a PPF on my store that you can print and get students to fill in as it is explained
Marketing Mix RECAP STARTER
A fill the blanks activity on the 4Ps with emphasis on Boston Matrix
Answers are included
This is useful as a starter activity or plenary
Payback Period
Colourful slides, animations, video links, fun activities, as well as questions (with answers provided) are all included in this engaging and informative lesson on calculating the payback period, applicable to all syllabi
Included in the lesson is:
A fun (and very popular with my students!) Catchphrase starter activity where students have to guess the name of a well-known brand or product from a selection of pictures. Answers are provided.
An eye-catching slide used to explain the purpose of the lesson and introduce the terms capital investment appraisal.
An explanation of what it means to invest
Contextualised examples and explanations of what investing is with colourful slides and video links provided (a Bitcoin video is included as well as a link to live house price updates)
A ‘guess the price of the good’ activity that demonstrates reasons why people make investments (to get a return on their investment)
Examples of real business investments (Facebook purchasing WhatsApp, Oculus, extra warehouses for servers)
Explanation and step by step demonstration of how to calculate the payback period
A 10 - 15 minute activity where students need to calculate the payback period. Answers provided.
An explanation as how to evaluate the payback period
It took me a lesson and a half to go through all of the content
Finance Assembly Sixth Form
This PowerPoint contains 40 slides that informs sixth form students about managing their money effectively once they finish school or college regardless of whether they are entering employment, a university course or apprenticeship.
Included are:
Introductory information on number of students who don’t finish courses and apprenticeships and top 5 reasons why (number 2 being poor financial management)
Importance of budgeting
Overdrafts
Interest, EAR rate and APR rate
Credit cards
General advice
It took me 30 minutes to go through the presentation in assembly but can also be used in a lesson