Students will be able to

- Define product placement, give other examples of nontraditional advertising, and evaluate its effect on their own consumer choices.
- Contrast the population/consumption ratio in North America with the population/consumption ratio in Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East.
- Recall at least two impacts of bottled water (environmental, economic, and/or health).
- Discuss the prevalence of untested chemicals in fast food and other products.
- Define food miles and explain the environmental impact of shipping food long-distance.
- Summarize the life-cycle of plastic packaging from petroleum to landfill.
- Compare the hours, wages, and working conditions of a CEO with a typical factory worker, and define sweatshop.
- Identify choices with different impacts, including buying fair trade, buying less, and buying local.
- List questions they can ask to become better-informed consumers.
"Excellent!  Really made the kids think." —Green Woods Charter School, Philadelphia, PA

"I think you got people aware and thinking about problems that they did not even know existed.  The statistics were very informative and really made an impact." —Kutztown Area Middle School, Kutztown, PA

"Students like to be involved, and inviting them to participate worked well. The power point was well done and engaging, and the props were a good touch!" —Kutztown Area Middle School, Kutztown, PA

"THANK YOU for the amazing job today. You were so patient and kind with the questions from our students. . . Thank you for providing the wonderful pictures, for sharing some information about yourself and your family, and for inspiring our students to make better choices as consumers in this world." —Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School (online visit)

"Great job, we all loved it!"  —Media-Providence Friends School, Media, PA


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