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Grade 6-8, 9-12
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Activity

Market Structures Activity

Time: 10 mins,
Updated: July 20 2023,

In this economics drag and drop, students will learn about the different types of market structures.

Instructions

  1. Drag and Drop: You will see four boxes labeled with market structures like “Pure Competition” and “Monopoly.” Below the boxes, there are draggable answer blocks with information about different market structures.
  2. Objective: Your task is to drag each answer block to the correct market structure box based on its characteristics and examples.
  3. Dragging an Answer: Click and hold on an answer block, then move it to the market structure box you think it belongs to.
Market Structures Drag and Drop

Market Structures Drag and Drop Activity

Monopoly

Oligopoly

Pure Competition

Monopolistic Competition

Many firms

A unique (different) product

Cars

Some control over prices

Agriculture

Easy to enter

Identical products

No control over prices

Significant control over prices

Fast food restaurants

Fairly easy to enter

Different products

No non-price competition

One firm

Glass

Many firms

Stocks

Few firms

Difficult to enter

A lot of non-price competition if products are differentiated

Similar or different products

Gas stations

A lot of non-price competition

Companies with patents

Dry cleaners

Difficult to enter

Airlines

Soaps

Copper

Regulated public utilities

Significant control over prices

Non-price competition may exist

Congrats, all of the answers are correct!


Subjects:
Economics