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GDP and NIPA Flash Lesson

Students will grasp the purpose, history, and methodology of the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA), compare GDP and GDI, and identify interdisciplinary links through a focused 15-minute session.

Understanding NIPA equips students to see how economic data is constructed, informs policy, and intersects with history, statistics, and mathematics, fostering critical analysis of real-world economic measures.

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Teacher Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up Poll

3 minutes

Step 2

Historical Snapshot

4 minutes

Step 3

Methodology Mini-Analysis

4 minutes

Step 4

Interdisciplinary Synthesis

4 minutes

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Flash Session: GDP & NIPA

1. Warm-Up Poll (3 min)

2. Historical Snapshot (4 min)

3. Methodology Mini-Analysis (4 min)

4. Interdisciplinary Synthesis (4 min)

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Lesson Plan

PIB : calcul, évolution et limites

Comprendre le calcul du PIB par somme des valeurs ajoutées, la croissance économique comme variation du PIB et ses grandes tendances, et repérer les limites méthodologiques, sociales et environnementales de cet indicateur.

Ce plan allie calcul et histoire économique à une réflexion critique : qualité des produits, production domestique, soutenabilité, production publique et inégalités.

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Préparation enseignant

15 minutes

Step 1

I. Calcul du PIB par somme des valeurs ajoutées

20 minutes

Step 2

II. Croissance économique et grandes tendances

20 minutes

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III. Limites globales : indicateur moyen et inégalités

20 minutes

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Accounting 101: GDP & NIPA

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