Lesson Plans and Activities
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Lesson Plans - Subject: Business Studies
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Business Behaviour
Business Behaviour (2) V2.doc
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Consumer Decision Making - The Power of Advertising
The Power of Advertising.doc
Size: 71 K
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)
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Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection1.doc
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A Year 11 GCSE Business Studies Lesson Plan - To introduce and develop a knowledge and understanding of the concept of consumer protection in relation to the product element of the marketing mix and the organisations involved in supporting and enforcing consumer protection legislation.
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Consumer Rights - Internet Activity
Consumer Rights - Internet Activity.doc
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This set of activities requires Internet access. As well as developing skills in using the Internet the lesson aims to encourage pupils to identify the key facts from a website. The lesson is used as a revision exercise or as a summary of previous work on a range of consumer issues. (Year 11)
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Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
Sales of Goods Act.doc
Size: 122 K
A lesson plan for GCSE Home Economics and Business Studies students. Using a range of resources this lesson helps pupils develop an understanding of the Sales Of Goods Act. The activities allow pupils to put into practice their knowledge of this law by identifying ways in which the Act can be broken and then carrying out customer and supplier role-plays. Using further resources the lesson also allows students to practice drafting a complaints letter. (Year 11)
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Consumer Rights and Responsibilities - The impact on consumer and business Parts 1&2
GCCNI - post pri 3 Consumer behaviour final.doc
Size: 110 K
By exploring this relationship students will re-visit and evaluate a range of issues; their rights as a consumer as well as their responsibility to make informed choices; their ability to seek redress/satisfaction; an understanding of the needs of producers and sellers; how advertising and information are used; how the way we shop has brought about changes in the way we are protected as consumers and how exercising our consumer influence can in turn impact on the quality of goods and services on offer. This is a research project with the guidance below providing a simple framework for pupils to use to research different elements of the consumer and producer relationship. (Key Stage 4/ A Level)
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Consumer Rights and Responsibilities – The relationship between producer and consumer in a changing market place
Consumer Rights and Responsibilities.doc
Size: 85 K
A Key Stage 4 lesson Plan. By exploring this relationship students will re-visit and evaluate a range of issues; their rights as a consumer as well as their responsibility to make informed choices; their ability to seek redress/satisfaction; an understanding of the needs of producers and sellers; how advertising and information are used; how the way we shop has brought about changes in the way we are protected as consumers and how exercising our consumer influence can in turn impact on the quality of goods and services on offer.
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Customer Care and Satisfaction
Lesson Plan 1 -Customer care and satisfaction.doc
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These activities draw on the students own consumer experiences to explore how good customer service impacts on both the consumer and retailer. This lesson plan is one of six, which link to the Consumer Council’s ‘Buy Rights – Have Your Say’ DVD and support materials. This lesson could also be used in relation to work experience activities and part-time jobs.
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Financial matters
Financial Matters.doc
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These activities are linked by a central theme of making the best use of our money. Each section can be used as a stand-alone lesson or used together as part of a module on preparation for adult life.
The activities look at:
Saving for the future
Looking after your money
Buying household services
These activities would offer further extension activities to existing lesson plans 'My financial future – what do I want to do and what do I need to do it?' and 'Managing my money – what's out there to help me?'
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Government Intervention in the Market for Oil
Government intervention in the market for oil 2.doc
Size: 144 K
This lesson plan illustrates the importance of oil to the world economy. It also outlines the reasons for government intervention in the oil market. The lesson was designed for AVCE Business students but it could easily be used with GCSE or AS Economics students.
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How do businesses behave?
GCCNI - post pri 1 Bus and Ethics final.doc
Size: 87 K
This activity provides and introduction for students to understand the complexity involved in the decisions businesses need to make. These issues often arise when business needs to balance the needs of various groups such as their employees, consumers and often the demands of government in areas such as the environment. This series of activities could not cover all syllabus content but is intended to provide a starting point for this topic area.
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Know your consumer rights
Lesson Plan 3- Know your consumer rights.doc
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These activities build on the ‘Reasons to complain’ lesson plan. Students explore basic consumer rights and responsibilities, look at what the law states and what this means in terms of our individual consumer entitlement. This lesson plan is one of six, which link to the Consumer Council’s ‘Buy Rights – Have Your Say’ DVD and support materials.
Aims:
- To increase students awareness of their consumer rights
- To examine specific consumer rights in relation to the purchase of goods and services
- To appreciate that consumers have rights as well as responsibilities
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Making a complaint
Lesson Plan 2 -Making a complaint (1,2,3).doc
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These three linked lesson plans consist of a series of activities, which build on the ‘Reasons to complain’ and ‘Know your consumer rights’ lesson plans in this section. They are based around a central activity of making a complaint.
The activities look at:
1. How to complain effectively
2. Complaining about goods
3. Complaining about services
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Oligopolies and Interdependence
Oligopolies and Interdependence.doc
Size: 91 K
The study of how oligopolistic firms operate is an important element in both A level Economics (Unit 4: Production and Competition) and AVCE Business Studies (Unit 2: The Competitive Business Environment).
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Reasons to complain
Lesson Plan 4- Reasons to complain.doc
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These activities use the student’s own experiences of purchasing goods and services to explore how things might go wrong for consumers. This lesson plan is one of six, which link to the Consumer Council’s ‘Buy Rights – Have Your Say’ DVD and support materials.
Aims:
- To examine a range consumer experiences
- To increase students awareness of their consumer responsibilities
- To appreciate that consumers have rights as well as responsibilities
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Safe Internet Shopping
GCCNI - post pri 2 Internet shopping final.doc
Size: 111 K
These activities will help to contextualise learning around the use of the Internet. Allowing teachers and students to explore consumer issues around the whole area of purchasing on the Internet and the impact on consumers. The activities link well with GCCNI's recent Buying Online report. (See resource section) (Key Stage 4)
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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)
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Taxation and Government Spending
taxation.doc
Size: 122 K
This is a Year 13 lesson plan on taxation and government spending. It was designed for AVCE Business students studying Unit 2 - The Competitive Business Environment, but could be used just as easily with GCSE or AS Economics students.
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The Economics of Obesity
economics of obesity.doc
Size: 137 K
This lesson plan introduces the concept of obesity and illustrates the external costs of obesity and potential government policies. It was designed for AVCE Business students studying unit 2 The Competitive Business Environment, and AS economics students studying Market Failure and Government Response.
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The Market for Oil
The market for oi1 2.doc
Size: 186 K
This lesson illustrates the factors which influence the demand and supply of oil. The lesson was designed for AVCE Business students but it could easily be used with GCSE or AS Economics students.
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This activity extends the initial lesson 'How do businesses behave', providing students with the opportunity to explore environmental issues based around sustainable development. These days' consumers and governments are demanding that businesses operate in a more responsible and environmentally friendly way.
Disposing of waste responsibly, energy/resource conservation; using recycled materials in the manufacturing of products and anti pollution measures are all important issues for businesses, given the current trends in corporate responsibility and environmental awareness.