Designed to assist secondary teachers of general business courses, this guide suggests student objectives, content, and activities as a point of departure for teaching general business particularly, as it relates to economic awareness. Eleven instructional units are included: Business All Around Us; Finding Information; Career Exploration; Money;…

Secondary level students learn about product safety in this consumer education learning activity package, which is one of a series. While the majority of products are safe, there remains a small percentage of consumer goods which reach the market place containing a real or potential hazard to the consumer's safety. This module is designed to make…

This publication suggests classroom activities and resources on inflation for use in secondary and adult/community education. Objectives are to enable students to: identify and analyze varying points of view and policy proposals on inflation; apply the decision-making process to various alternatives regarding inflation; and achieve a broader…

This teacher-oriented learning module for secondary level consumer education teachers, the first in a series of three, was developed to provide information on life insurance and ideas for conveying this content to students. The module begins with a definition and general goals of consumer economics, an overview, a pre-test, a performance objective…

Five topic areas in consumer education are provided in this manual developed for use by financial counselors in conducting ten one-hour educational sessions for adult groups. The session titles are the following: (1) The Internal Money World--The Individual, The Family, and Money; (2) Effective Money Management; (3) Effective Credit Management;…

The activities contained in the guide are designed to supplement the distributive education curriculum with information that will prepare the student to become a more informed, skillful employee and help the marketing career oriented student better visualize his customer's buying problems. Four overall objectives are stated. The guide is organized…

The guide offers suggested curriculum materials in consumer education for secondary schools or as background information for teaching adults. It focuses on an understanding of decision making, the economic system, and management. The units of instruction are based on 13 concepts: (1) the process of decision making in relation to consumer behavior;…

Developed for home economics teachers in Louisiana, the curriculum guide presents materials for developing a program in consumer education for grades 8-12. Material is arranged under three levels: (1) Beginning Level, with units covering grades 8 and 9; (2) Intermediate Level, with units covering grades 10 and 11; (3) Advanced Level, with units…

One in a series of consumer education materials for 4-H Club members and secondary students, this document focuses on shopping and purchasing. The series is based on the philosophy that teens need the training and guidance to develop the skills needed to become competent consumers. The shopping project is designed to acquaint students with some of…

This document, one in a series of consumer education materials for 4-H Club members and secondary students, focuses on money management. The materials are based on the premise that an understanding of the management of money is vital if one is to be prepared to meet the challenges of the economically oriented society. Specific objectives are for…

Designed to introduce the world of retailing to junior high school students, the course encompasses three different activities: consumer knowledge, selling, and establishing a school store. Many of the ideas have been used with students in grades 7 and 8. The section on consumer education includes consumer influence and problems, consumer law, and…

The Household Energy Game has been developed to provide some indication of energy use and individual management. The game is divided into two sections. In the first section, one is to devise one's own energy budget. Energy use is calculated in the areas of transportation, heating, hot water, air conditioning, and appliances. In each of these major…

The document is a learning package on purchasing food, designed for use by instructors in adult consumer-homemaking programs. The target population is adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged inner city and rural areas. The four units are: shopping tips for food, labels for food, grades of food, and brands for food. The units may be used together…

This guide was developed as an aid to Oklahoma teachers in integrating economic ideas and related learning activities in the school curriculum. Primary application will be in the social studies because of the special relevance of economics to this area; however, business education and certain other areas also offer opportunities for developing…

A secondary home economics teacher in a 30-school educational experiment, in which students spend only one-quarter of their school week in regular group meetings, offers suggestions for effective teaching in an individualized, experience-based program and provides two sample instructional units which integrate consumer concepts with homemaking…