
Unit
Consumer Skills
Students learn to compare products, recognize marketing tactics, and spot scams, so every purchase is an informed one.
Lessons
It pays to be a smart consumer. This lesson introduces comparison shopping skills, discusses time vs. money tradeoffs, and externalities that go beyond a price tag.
Every purchase you make is the result of someone selling you a feeling, not just a product. This lesson uncovers the psychology and tactics marketers use to trigger spending and equips students to spot influence before they buy.
That $200 stranger on Venmo isn't a lucky break — it's bait. This lesson trains students to spot common scams, decode red flags, and run every suspicious offer through a three-question test before they act.
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