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Does Hawaiian Agriculture Feed Hawaii's People?
Learners research background information about Hawaiian agriculture in a variety of resources, then read and collect newspaper ads marketing local produce. They suggest food preparation ideas using local produce.
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Soup is Good Food!
In this PKU worksheet, students read about different kinds of soups and decide whether or not they are good for you. Students complete 5 word problems and fill out a chart.
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The Home Front - "Food Will Win The War"
Students define and identify propaganda. They analyze the multiple sides of an issue (problem resolution skills), then discuss the racial environment of Alabama during World War I. They reate a poster reflecting the concerns of the time...
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The shop is important
Students consider where food comes from and how it gets to them. They identify where shops are found and visit one to investigate how it operates.
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Sustainable Dining
Students identify consumer products and sustainable foods. They calculate the differences in prices and applying those prices to the cost of a meal. They also discuss the costs and benefits of buying sustainable products.
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Cuisine Art
Students explore the history of the foods of different ethnic groups and the significance of these foods in perpetuating culture.
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Jambalaya's Restaurant
Young scholars use a menu and recipes to work on adding, subtracting, and percentages. They are given they weekly circulators, advertisements, or actual products and students practice figuring out sales tax. Young scholars figure slaes...
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Party Time
High schoolers engage in a lesson about finding information from the grocery store to put into data that can be measured. The data is found in advertisements and food labels. They plan the cost of a party when using the unit cost of...
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Ad Creation
How would someone market a new cereal to space aliens? Using the third lesson from a four-part Admongo series on advertising, pupils learn about persuasive techniques companies use to convince consumers to purchase their products. As a...
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Ad Creation
Students create an advertisement. In this writing lesson, students discuss how to create an ad for a product. Students write an ad for a cereal.
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Cereals
Students watch television commercials, then analyze the nutritional value of the cereals. In this health and nutrition lesson, the teacher shows students several cereal commercials, then the students describe the cereals. Students read...
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Real Life Challenge
In this career worksheet, students complete one of the listed projects on the sheet. They create a menu for one day and calculate the total cost for a day's worth of food. Students also design a career brochure to educate others about...
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Ad Targeting and Techniques
Students explore advertising techniques. In this advertising lesson, students discuss what a target audience is. They brainstorm what products might be targeted toward them and other target audiences such as their parents. Students also...
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The True "Cost of Cool!"
Eighth graders study hidden environmental costs in things we buy. In this consumerism lesson students watch a video about consumerism and analyze advertisements in teen magazines.
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Nutrition (Weight Management)
Seventh graders explore nutrition and the effect it has by participating in class discussions. In this diet and exercise lesson, 7th graders analyze print advertisements and discuss how unrealistic their expectations are and how false...
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Recognizing Advertising Techniques
Students explore advertising techniques. In this media awareness lesson, students read articles about foods and their links to childhood obesity. Students also discuss propaganda techniques that advertisers use to sell certain foods.
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What's In the Shopping Bag?
Students explore the techniques used by advertisers to sell toys and snack foods, increase awareness of consumer habits and media influences and differentiate between information and selling.
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Sustainable Dining
Students evaluate the how their product choices impact the environment. They discuss the concept of sustainability in agriculture. Students give reasons for buying sustainable food products. A cost-benefit analysis concerning sustainable...
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A Thanksgiving Language Lesson!
Sixth graders, in groups, create restaurants, menus, and advertisements to attract Thanksgiving Day customers.
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Help Wanted!
In this plant part worksheet, students read the classified advertisements and match each of the plant parts to the job descriptions provided.
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The Home Front - "Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do Or Do Without!"
Students examine documents that explore U.S. government advertisements from the WWII era that encouraged people to grow victory gardens, recycle and conserve resources as part of the war effort. They discuss propaganda and design their...
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Amazing Ads
In this science project activity, students name the product and company associated with each famous ad slogan listed. Then they survey the media to locate examples of each technique described in the boxes. Students also create a new...
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You'd Better Shop Around
High schoolers compare and contrast the prices of various food items at different grocery stores using newspaper advertisements. Students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of shopping around for items that fit within their monthly budget.
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ESOL COnsumer Education
Students discuss the importance of saving money by shopping sales and reading advertisements. They share personal practices with comparison
shopping to save money then complet "Shopping" activity.