Lesson Plans and Activities
Lesson Plans - Subject: English
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Consumer Decision Making - The Power of Advertising
The Power of Advertising.doc
Size: 71 K
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Raising Consumer Awareness and Skills
Consumer Awareness.doc
Size: 85 K
This lesson plan can be used for students aged 14/15 across a range of subjects. It is designed to make students more aware of their needs and wants as consumers, how to complain effectively and to establish understanding of consumers rights under the Sale of Goods Act, 1979.
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Sustainable Consumption 2. - … It’s all in the presentation…
Sustainable Consumption2.doc
Size: 76 K
These activities use the context of product packaging to explore how we are influenced as consumers by presentation. (See activity The Power of advertising also). It introduces pupils to consumer rights in terms of labelling legislation in place to protect consumers but also to the wider impact of our decision to choose certain products over others. (Key Stage 3)
- © The Consumer Council, 2008
- Privacy
- Disclaimer
- Freedom of Information
These activities invite the pupils to explore advertising, its power and how as consumers we can limit the impact of advertising if we are able to understand its purpose and intent.
(See activities on sustainable consumption – 'tell you what I want' and 'It's all in the presentation') in relation to how advertising influences our purchasing decisions. (Key Stage 3/4)