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Consumer education I

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Term – 3rd Term

Week: 8

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Food and Nutrition

Topic:-       Consumer education I

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:            

  1. Define consumer education
  2. State the aim of consumer education
  3. Outline the importance of consumer education

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on practicals on preserving of fruits and vegetables

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines consumers education and states its aims

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She outlines the importance of computer education

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

CONSUMER EDUCATION

Consumer education can be defined as the process of enlightening the public about their right as food purchases are concerned. It is the process of helping individuals become informed with the information they require in order to know their rights as consumers, discern or judge information and consume intelligently within their means or available resources.

 

AIMS OF CONSUMER EDUCATION

  1. To enlighten the public (consumer) about their rights as food purchase are concerned
  2. To educate the public about various; 
  3. Laws that govern the manufacture and sales of food.
  4. Standards that manufacturer of food must comply with.
  5. Sanitary practice that will be following in food handling at all stages until its final consumption.
  6. To give awareness about activities of various agencies (both federal and state) that work toward protecting the safety of food.

 

IMPORTANCE OR ADVANTAGES OF CONSUMER EDUCATION

  1. It enables the consumer to know his/her rights.
  2. it enables the consumer to discern or assess consumer information, so that he can interpret the available information about the goods and services he is buying e.g. expiring dates weights, brand name e.t.c.
  3. It enables the consumer to know how and where to buy the goods and services needed.
  4. It enables the consumer to obtain the best valve for his money.
  5. It enables the consumer to eliminate waste in consumption
  6. It can safeguard consumer from dangerous and inferiors good and services, and other unfair selling practices.

 

EVALATION:       1. Define consumer education

  1. State five aims of consumer education
  2. Outline the importance of consumer education

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively