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Resource 01 · Inflation
Why can inflation fall while prices remain high?
Students calculate the cost of a fixed basket across three years, distinguish the inflation rate from the price level, and explain the result in ordinary language.
- 35 minute lesson
- Grades 9 through 12 and introductory college
- Printable activity and complete answer key
- Reusable activity data
- Creative Commons reuse permission
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Students learn what the model can show and what it cannot establish by itself.