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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Economics
Lesson Topic: determinants
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe the main demand‑side determinants of labour demand and their impact on employment.
  • Explain supply‑side determinants of labour supply and how demographics influence unemployment.
  • Analyse how institutional and macro‑economic factors can create wage rigidities and affect unemployment levels.
  • Apply the determinant framework to interpret shifts in a labour‑market diagram.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and screen
  • PowerPoint slides summarising each determinant
  • Handout with the summary table of determinants
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Sticky notes for group activity
  • Calculator (optional for unemployment‑rate calculation)
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: “What factors do you think influence how many people have jobs?” Capture responses on the board, linking to prior lessons on supply and demand. Explain that today’s lesson will unpack the specific determinants shaping labour demand and supply, and outline the success criteria: students will be able to identify and explain each determinant and illustrate its effect on the labour‑market diagram.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5’) – Students write down three possible reasons for changes in unemployment rates; share briefly.
  2. Mini‑lecture (15’) – Present demand‑side determinants using slides, emphasising productivity, technology, output price, cost of capital, government policy, and business cycle; include quick concept‑check questions.
  3. Interactive activity (10’) – In pairs, students match supply‑side determinants to real‑world examples on sticky notes and place them on a large labour‑market poster.
  4. Institutional & macro‑economic determinants (10’) – Brief discussion with examples (minimum wage, unions, EPL, fiscal/monetary policy); ask “What shift would each cause?”
  5. Diagram construction (10’) – Students draw a labour‑market diagram showing a shift of demand or supply based on a chosen determinant and annotate the expected change in unemployment.
  6. Formative quiz (5’) – Kahoot/Google Form with 5 multiple‑choice questions to check understanding.
  7. Recap & exit ticket (5’) – Students write one determinant and its impact on unemployment on a slip before leaving.
Conclusion:
Summarise how each group of determinants moves the labour‑demand or supply curve and the resulting unemployment implications. For the exit ticket, pupils note which determinant they found most surprising and why. Assign homework: read the textbook section on structural vs cyclical unemployment and prepare a short paragraph linking it to today’s determinants.