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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and explain the role government agencies have in helping consumers with market problems. They create a plan for remedying a consumer problem. This is a very rich economics lesson plan for high schoolers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students consider the environmental impact involved in the production and distribution of cotton t-shirts. They create a multimedia document that includes their interpretation of the patterns they have identified, an environmental quality issue and a possible solution to the problem. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students discover that they can call the Washington State Attorney General's office to report deceptive sales practices. They determine what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is and what it does. They examine the Federal "Do Not Call" Registry and sign themselves and their families up. . Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students are introduced to the study of economics, including an introduction to basic business types and systems. They investigate about international, national and California history as they take a historical tour of cooperatives and how they have evolved into the business structures that exist today. Students open a business of their own choosing and experience the business world first-hand as classmates act as consumers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine some myths regarding world hunger, create links between agriculture and consumers, and report on a current global issue involving food and society in this Nutrition, Social Studies, and/or Home Economics lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - Higher Ed
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Students recognize the complexity that arises when attempting to develop workable strategies for managing forest resources. They identify different perspectives associated with current issues in forest management. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students identify safe practices that must be followed to assure the food chain from the farm or ranch to dinner table is providing safe and quality food for the consumer. Students visit websites to examine numbers of food borne illnesses in their area, take a trip to the cafeteria to discuss safe practices and conduct a lab experiment to find bacteria in the classroom. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the inflation rate during November 2006. Using the data, they discuss why the consumer price index did not change and identify the factors that could have caused this. They analyze the issues surrounding the announcements of new data and research historical trends. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students become aware of the environmental, social and economic issues related to the production of blue jeans. They explore the relationship between individual clothing choices as well as global issues. In addition, they summarize the conditions under which textile items are manufactured. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students explore the global implications of consumer decisions when purchasing groceries. They examine labels of food products and discuss the wording on the labels. They calculate food miles of how far each ingredient in foods has traveled. They identify the locations of the ingredients on maps. Full Review »
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