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Pbs Lesson Plan (Affluenza): Small World

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A lesson focusing on over-consumption where young scholars are challenged to consider the impact of the American lifestyle on the environment. Using an apple as a model, this lesson offers students a visual explanation of arable land and finite resources. An integrated lesson with links available to other PBS sites.

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Concepts

consumerism

Additional Tags

arable land, consumer role economy, environment, finite resources, over consumption, american lifestyles, national heritage institute, pbs, conspicuous consumption, consumer's role in the economy

Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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