LINES OF INQUIRY:
1. Societies needs and wants.
2. How goods and services are sourced and allocated.
3. Consumer responsibility and decision making.
FINANCIAL LITERACY: is the ability to use informed knowledge and skills to manage one's financial resources effectively.
SEARCH TIPS
Britannica: search "fair trade" (look at the Related tab also), "consumerism", "trade", "finance".
World Book: search "fair trade laws", "consumer protection", "trade", "money".
Gale (Middle School): Gale provides information from a wide variety of sources. Search: "fair trade", "consumerism", "economy". The drop down boxes will make some useful suggestions.
Brain Pop: search "Economics" to get a variety of information related to finances.