Title: GDP: Measurement & Growth (Module)
Course: Alabama Economics Sample Syllabus > Section: Unit 9: Macroeconomic Indicators

Description:

GDP: Measurement and Growth is the second short module in the GDP and Pizza: Economics for Life series.  This series is designed to help students in civics, economics and other social studies classes grasp challenging economic content - and to explain why these topics are important for citizens to understand.

GDP: Measurement and Growth assumes students already understand the basics of GDP as well as GDP per capita and standard of living. It covers:

- real vs. nominal GDP
- levels vs. percentage change
- importance of a growing economy
- trend growth rate

The module includes numerous interactive checks for understanding, video clips explaining concepts and everyday examples that will make sense to students. In addition, students complete a pre- and post-test to assess learning.

Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes