FCS Exploration
Lesson Plans

Strand 4 (Note: Start of FCS explorations part B)

Students will explore employability skills and the principles of the free enterprise system.

Standard 2

Complete a free enterprise experience. Develop a business plan following project management principle.

• Consumerism
  Students will be able to identify image and information ads, define consumer goods and services, explain teen consumer spending impacts.
• Free Enterprise Experience Unit
  This unit will provide activities for students to complete the Free Enterprise experience.
• Free Enterprise--Product Cost
  In this lesson students will determine the individual costs for various food items.
• Making Money
  Students form companies to see it they can create a product they can sell and make a profit on. The main concepts are in the unit are:

  A. The basics of the free enterprise system

  B. How can this information help you as a consumer?

  C. What makes a business successful? (You can never guess who is going to become an entrepreneur.)

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