Consumer Education
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Legal validation: 15/03/2011
Sustainability
Understanding packaging and recycling
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility 
Lesson plans Primary schools
This series of activities are designed for KS1&2. The activities focus on types of packaging and our responsibility as consumers to reduce reuse and recycle. - Content: PACKAGING and RECYCLING Concepts: Consumers in the market place, advertising and packaging, consumer responsibility, consumer influence, consequences of consumer action, consumer values and behaviour. Skills: Seeking information and advice, decision making, problem solving. Attitudes: Responsibility, Critical (...) Read more
Children
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Sustainability
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Citizenship
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Consumer Skills
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PSHE
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Science
Food and the environment
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Lesson plans Secondary schools
This section is aimed at key stage three students (11-14). The session aims to explore why certain cereal crops are important and begin to understand the causes and effects the rising cost of these crops is having on food prices around the world. Learners will reflect on how what they consume on a daily basis, and the ingredients involved. Download the Responsible Consumers lesson plan. "Is the world heading for a food crisis?" Activity. Download the ’Why are people hungry? worksheet’ (...) Read more
Teenagers
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Sustainability
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Citizenship
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Literacy
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Business Studies
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Food Design and Technology
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Science
Effects of consumption on the environment
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Lesson plans Adult education
- Competences: Learners are able to explore different environmental and ethical information and recognise/ understand the importance and impact that it should have on consumption. Time: 60mins – 2hrs Group: Adult Learners Curriculum contex: Life Skills/ Lifelong Learning, healthy eating, local and global citizenship/Independent living skills. Teaching approach - Interactive and visual activities A small project can be set as a follow up session whereby learners investigate where they (...) Read more
Adults
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Sustainability
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Consumer Skills
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Home Economics
Recycling
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Teaching materials and resources Primary schools
Resources: Collection of a range of food packaging. Digital camera Garden implements Garden labels Marker pens (indelible) Additional Materials: Download the 3R’s activity sheet Download the What happens to packaging materials record sheet Further information: Recycle zone - The Recycle zone website contains a range of information and activities for students. Read more
Children
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Sustainability
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Citizenship
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Consumer Skills
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PSHE
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Science
Impact of food on the environment
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Teaching materials and resources Secondary schools
Resources Whiteboard Pens Flipchart paper to make a note of pupil suggestions during discussions ’Why are people hungry? worksheet, which includes: Food costs What are the main causes of the rising prices? Causes & consequences Why are corn, rice, soya and wheat so important? Further information World Food Programme Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Millennium Development (...) Read more
Teenagers
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Sustainability
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Citizenship
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Consumer Skills
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PSHE
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Science
Environmental and ethical labels
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Teaching materials and resources Adult education
Logo/Symbol Cards or Powerpoint presentation Learners are presented with a selection of environmental or ethical labels/ logos and asked to identify them. The tutor then feeds back to the group about the meaning and brief history behind the logo. Download the ‘Are you a responsible shopper?’ powerpoint 5 session ethical consumption program The scheme of work is developed for adult learners who have learning difficulties and/ or learning disabilities. It aims to introduce learners (...) Read more
Adults
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Sustainability
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Citizenship
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Consumer Skills
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Home Economics
Going on holiday
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Lesson plans Primary schools
This series of activities provide a ‘team challenge’ approach, focusing on planning a holiday. The theme could be extended to provide lessons over several weeks and engage the children in a wider range of activity. - Content: PLANNING A HOLIDAY Concepts: Consumer values and behaviour, using goods and services, equality of access, consumer rights, customer charters, advertising and packaging, organizations which help us. Skills: Seeking information and advice, communicating, evaluating, (...) Read more
Children
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Sustainability
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Consumer Skills
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PSHE
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Geography
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ICT
Dealing with food waste
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Lesson plans Secondary schools
This section is aimed at key stage three pupils (11-14). The sessions aim to explore why so much food is wasted and the impact the rising food price is having around the world. Learners will be encouraged to think about how these changes effect themselves and others and to start think abut what they can do. Download the full ’Dealing with food waste’ teaching plan. "Can we afford to thow food away? Activity This session starts with a de-brief from the homework (from the lesson relating (...) Read more
Teenagers
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Sustainability
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Consumer Skills
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PSHE
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Home Economics
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Food Design and Technology
Dealing with food waste
Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Teaching materials and resources Secondary schools
Resources Whiteboard Pens Flipchart paper to make a note of pupil suggestions during discussions Food Mountain- discussion and activity sheet Global Impact of Food Price rises - discussion and activity sheet Help the Planet - discussion sheet Further Information World Food Programme Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Read more
Teenagers
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Sustainability
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Citizenship
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PSHE
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Home Economics
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Food Design and Technology
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