What is the difference between a shortage and a surplus?

A shortage happens when the price is below equilibrium and buyers want more than sellers offer, so prices tend to rise. A surplus happens when the price is above equilibrium and sellers offer more than buyers want, so sellers tend to lower prices.

What makes a price go up or down?

More buyers or less to sell pushes a price up, and fewer buyers or more to sell pushes it down. Supply and Demand Scenarios applies that rule to products such as blueberries, lumber, sunscreen and shirts.

6th Grade Supply and Demand Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Supply and demand describe how much sellers will offer and how much buyers will purchase at each price. These supply and demand worksheets hold 2 6th grade sheets, each with an answer key. Supply and Demand Curves has students plot a table of lemonade prices at a school fair, circle the equilibrium and work out a shortage and a surplus. Supply and Demand Scenarios gives 10 cards, from a frost on Florida's oranges to a record wheat harvest, to sort by whether the price goes up or down and why.

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Supply and Demand Curves

Grade6th Grade

TopicEconomics and Money

Supply and Demand Scenarios

Grade6th Grade

TopicEconomics and Money

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Frequently Asked Questions

The equilibrium is the point where the demand and supply curves cross. At that price, the quantity buyers want equals the quantity sellers offer. On Supply and Demand Curves students find it by plotting lemonade prices and quantities on a grid.

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