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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Economics
Lesson Topic: Causes of changes in the quantity and quality of factors of production
Learning Objective/s:
  • Explain the main causes of changes in the quantity of each factor of production.
  • Explain the main causes of changes in the quality of each factor of production.
  • Analyse how shifts in quantity or quality affect the production‑possibility frontier.
  • Apply appropriate economic terminology to real‑world examples.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and laptop for slides
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Printed handout summarising the cause tables
  • Worksheet for group analysis
  • Large poster of the quantity‑quality diagram
  • Sticky notes for exit tickets
 Introduction:
Imagine a country that suddenly discovers a new oil field – how might that reshape its economy? Review the four factors of production that you already know and discuss what “quantity” and “quality” mean for each. By the end of the lesson you will be able to identify key drivers of change and explain their impact on the PPF.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5'): Quick quiz on the four factors of production (paper).
  2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Define quantity vs. quality and show the summary tables.
  3. Group activity (15'): Analyse the cause tables, complete the worksheet identifying at least three quantity and three quality drivers for each factor.
  4. Diagram task (10'): In pairs, draw a “Quantity‑Quality” graph for labour and label the shifts caused by education and immigration.
  5. Whole‑class discussion (10'): Link the identified changes to movements of the PPF; use real‑world examples.
  6. Check for understanding (5'): Exit ticket – one example of a recent change in factor quantity or quality and its likely PPF effect.
Conclusion:
We recap how quantity and quality drivers differ yet often interact, and how they move the PPF outward or inward. Students hand in their exit tickets and receive a brief verbal summary. For homework, each pupil finds a current news article that illustrates a change in a factor of production and prepares a short paragraph explaining its likely impact on the economy.