NS5º . UNIT 5: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION

 

Unit 5: “ RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION”

1.- Responsible shopping

2- What is healthy eating?

3.- Mass and volumen to know how to cook

4.- What is a responsable consumption?

5.- The consumers rights.

 

1.- Responsible shopping

-We live in an age of information.

- The internet can help inform everything about our shopping habits.

- We have the power to be responsible consumers.

 - Is is important the  understanding of value. .  For example, buying a toy can be fun, but saving for an amusement park trip can build life-long memories.

- You should manage  your budget so you will attribute real value to your possessions in the future.  

- You must have  a sense of gratitude for all that you have.

 

Activities

1.- What is your power in our society?

2.- What is really important?

3.-What do you prefer  in the example below?

2.- What is healthy eating?

Healthy eating is related to have a balanced diet. Some tips for healthy eating are:

·        Avoid junk food

·        Eat a vaiety of food.

·        Take natural food which are not processed.

·        Have a control portion. Don´t eat too much.

·        Drink a lot of water.

·        Chew your food well.

·        Eat a lot of fibre.

·        Avoid sugar drinks

·        Have a fruit or a yogour for snack.

·        Eat colourful food where you can take vitamins and minerals.

 

Activities

1.- What is healthy eating?

2.-List 5 tips you prefer for healthy eating.

 

3.- Mass and volumen to know how to cook

Mass and volumen are really important to cook properly. Mass and volume are two units used to measure objects. Mass is the quantity of substance an item possesses, and volume is the amount of space it occupies.

3.1.- What is the importance of mass in cooking?

Weighing ingredients helps us to cook. If you follow a recipe you have the amount of ingredient you need to cook.

3.2.-How is volume used in cooking?

The volume of a food is based on the balance of carbohydrate, fat and protein in the food.  In domestic cooking we measure flour and sugar volume by cups.

 

Activities

1.- Definition of mass.

2.- Definition of volumen.

3.-How do you follow a recipe?

4.- How do you measure volumen?

 

 

4.- What is a responsable consumption?

Responsible consumption is the ability to know  our real needs no more  and services that favour environmental protection and social equality.

Birthdays, Christmas gifts or even something as common as shopping at the supermarket, can become the perfect opportunity for children to ask for everything they can think of. Do you need them? Probably most of the time the answer is 'no'. Some advisable clues are:

1. Participate in buying decisions. 

2. Avoiding waste.

3. Be careful with rewards, you don´t need them.

4. Beware of payment. 

5. Gifts, ask for something you need.

6. The importance of the 3 "R"s. Reduce, reuse and recycle,

 

 Activities

1.- What is a responsable consumption?

2.- List 3 clues for responsable consumption.

 

5.- The consumers rights.

Consumer rights can be defined as the right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. These rights were meant to ensure consumers' fair treatment.

There are 8 basic Consumer Rights:

1.- Basic Needs

2.- Safety

3.-  Information

4.-  Choice

5.- Redress

6.-  Representation,

7.- Consumer Education

8.- Healthy Environment.

 

 

 

 

 Activities

1.- Definition of consumer rights.

2.- List 4 basic consumer rights.