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Give It Back From a Snack Lesson 2:  Invest With the Best Lesson PlanGive It Back From a Snack Lesson 2:  Invest With the Best Lesson Plan
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Give It Back From a Snack Lesson 2: Invest With the Best

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Students survey schoolmate as to what type of snacks they would prefer to purchase. They graph the results and apply them to planning a classroom snack sale while examining what wants, needs, and consumers are.

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snacking, consumers, needs vs. wants, economic principles

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consumers, needs, snacks, wants, math
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Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Discussion
Year
2006
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