Consumer Education

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Introduction to consumer education
Finance Management
- Competence 1 : managing finances
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
- Competence 2 : undertake financial risk assessement
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
Safe and Healthy Consumers
- Competence 1 : use and evaluate information
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
- Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
Responsible Consumers
- Competence 1 : reflect on and evaluate consumption patterns
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
- Competence 2 : analyse product quality and promote sustainability
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
Services
- Competence 1 : demonstrate consumer responsibility towards the use of services
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools
- Competence 2 : recognize consumers influence on service quality
  - Teaching and learning approaches
  - Teaching and learning tools

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Legal validation: 15/03/2011

Science

Primary - Food Glorious Food

Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management Teaching and learning approaches

Title: Food Glorious Food Time: 5 sessions of 45 - 60 minutes Target audience: Fifth & Sixth Class (10-12 years) Curriculum Context: Numeracy: Create a block, bar graph, and pictogram. Calculate and budget for a school lunch, reassembling a food pyramid while being timed. Literacy: oral discussion –food pyramid, benefits of a healthy lunch, interviewing peers, composing a lunch menu, recording food diary. Science: Food testing using the senses, food demonstration. Learning (...) Read more

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Post Primary - Safe Sun

Into: Safe and Healthy Consumers Competence 2 : apply consumer knowledge to health management Teaching and learning approaches

Title: Safe Sun Time: 5 sessions of 40 minutes Target audience: Post Primary Learners: SPHE, Leaving Certificate Applied and Transition Year. FE Learners (formal and non formal learning environments in the community) Curriculum Context: Leaving Certificate Applied Vocational Specialism: Hair & Beauty Transition year: Modules or Transition Units on Personal Care / Health Care Learning Outcomes: Skills: apply safe practices to reduce the risk of potential health problems (...) Read more

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Primary - Respect our Environment

Into: Responsible Consumers Competence 1 : reflect on and evaluate consumption patterns Teaching and learning approaches

Title: Respect our Environment Time: 4 sessions of 45 - 60 minutes Target audience: Fifth & Sixth Class (10-12 years) Curriculum Context: Science - Recycling, Nature Walk Geography – Fair Trade Literacy – Researching and recording information Art – Construction “Ready Steady Make!”, Poster design Learning Outcomes: Skills: Use information to make responsible decisions affecting sustainability Recognise how consumers can influence the market and institutions Attitudes: (...) Read more

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