Supply and DemandWhy prices move, explained without a single graph.6th GradeDEMANDHow much people want to buyRises when price fallsRises with fashion or needHigh demand, limited supply →price upLow demand → price down orunsoldSUPPLYHow much producers makeavailableRises when price risesLimited by resources and costHigh supply, low demand → pricedownShortage → price upTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSPrice settles where what people will pay meets what producers willaccept. Change either side and the price moves.Strawberries are cheap in summer because supply is high. In winter it isthe opposite.Supply and Demandlearnposters.com
Supply and Demand — printable social studies wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Supply and Demand poster

DEMAND against SUPPLY, side by side.

Strawberries are cheap in summer because supply is high. In winter it is the opposite.

Questions about the Supply and Demand poster

What’s on the Supply and Demand poster?
DEMAND against SUPPLY, side by side. DEMAND: How much people want to buy; DEMAND: Rises when price falls; DEMAND: Rises with fashion or need; DEMAND: High demand, limited supply → price up; DEMAND: Low demand → price down or unsold; SUPPLY: How much producers make available; SUPPLY: Rises when price rises; SUPPLY: Limited by resources and cost; SUPPLY: High supply, low demand → price down; SUPPLY: Shortage → price up; Price settles where what people will pay meets what producers will accept. Change eit…. Strawberries are cheap in summer because supply is high. In winter it is the opposite.
Who is the Supply and Demand poster for?
Supply and Demand is filed under 6th Grade (ages 11–12), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting social studies, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Supply and Demand poster?
Watch the price of something seasonal over a year. The theory is visible in a supermarket. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Supply and Demand belongs on the wall where that social studies work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Supply and Demand?
Ancient River Civilisations, Absolute Value and Adding Integers sit alongside Supply and Demand in the 6th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Ancient River CivilisationsAbsolute ValueAdding Integers
Is the Supply and Demand poster free to download and print?
Yes. Supply and Demand downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 6th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Supply and Demand poster print at?
Supply and Demand is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Supply and Demand loses nothing.Printing guide

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