Lesson Plan

• Describe the factors that cause movements along the labour‑demand curve.
• Explain how changes in product demand, technology, input prices, market size, and government policy shift the labour‑demand curve.
• Analyse the impact of a specific government intervention (e.g., minimum wage) on labour demand and employment.
• Apply the concepts to a real‑world occupation by constructing a diagram showing both movement and shift.

• Projector and screen
• Whiteboard and markers
• Printed handout with summary table of determinants
• Worksheet for diagram drawing
• Calculator (optional)
• Sticky notes for group brainstorming

Begin with a quick poll: “What do firms need most to produce goods?” Connect students’ answers to the idea of derived demand for labour. Review the previous lesson on marginal revenue product. State that by the end of class they will be able to identify what moves the labour‑demand curve and why it matters for policy.

1. Do‑now (5'): Students answer three recall questions on derived demand and submit answers on sticky notes.
2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Explain movement along the curve with a wage‑change graph; highlight elasticity formula.
3. Group activity (15'): Using the handout, groups match each determinant to its effect (right/left shift) and justify the reason.
4. Diagram task (10'): Individually sketch a labour‑demand curve showing (a) a wage increase movement and (b) a rightward shift due to higher product demand.
5. Case study discussion (10'): Analyse a minimum‑wage scenario – identify whether it causes a movement or a shift and predict employment outcomes.
6. Check for understanding (5'): Exit ticket – one‑sentence answer to “What factor would shift the labour‑demand curve leftward and why?”

Summarise that wage changes move along the curve while all other determinants shift it. Collect exit tickets to gauge understanding and assign homework: complete a short report on how a recent government policy in your country has affected labour demand in a specific industry.