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- 12th
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Students read about some of the government rules that protect our nation's food supply, identify reasons buyers and sellers seek government regulation and information in a market economy, and to use information on food labels to make a consumer choice. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define the economic term opportunity cost. They complete a cost-benefit analysis related to the purchase of goods. They complete a philanthropic project and reflect on its benefit to the community. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students gather information on different brands of athletic shoes to determine which is the best buy. They identify a toy they would like to buy, and gather information from a store, a catalog, and three websites. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine information on how prices influence consumers. They list examples of goods and services and their substitutes. They describe the role of e-commerce in the marketplace today. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the physical properties of paper and plastic grocery bags. The choice of paper or plastic and its cost to the consumer and the environment are explored in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students explain the concept of needs verses wants, influences on consumers, and advertising and relate those to making positive consumer choices. They break into small groups and plan a two-week day camp involving games and physical activity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the factors of production and how they are used to make the products they buy. In groups, they participate in different scenerios in which they discover the amount of power they have to affect change buy purchasing the products they do. They also brainstorm the lifecycle of newsprint and how it affects the environment. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students participate in a pencil choice survey. They record their results on the board after the first survey and then discuss how price, alternative choices, and opportunity cost affect our decisions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are expected to conduct some research using a variety of resources in order to brainstorm about the concept of economic choice. The teacher leads a short discussion about the term "economic choice". They focus upon vocabulary terms and take a quiz afterwards. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the many considerations of making advantageous consumer purchases. They know that making these good choices requires attention to not only the purchase price but the financing, warranties, energy usage and more. Full Review »
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