Section outline

  • FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on learning how supermarkets and other big companies target children with unhealthy products that taste good in order to make money
    • We are FOCUSING on consumerism by developing our understanding of consumer scams and consumer issues.

    Success Criteria:

    • We will be able to recite 3 substances that are used by major corporations to get us to consume more food than we need, and possible solutions.  

    • We will become familiar with what a scam is and the many different types of scams that are circulating in New Zealand


    Activities:

    Task:  Watch the documentary “Tricked Into Eating More…”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0B1xMu-uow

    Task 1: Scams are a huge problem in New Zealand, costing Kiwis millions of dollars each year. Watch the short video clip on a recent mobile phone scam:

    https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/03/phone-scammers-targeting-new-zealanders-with-one-ring-hoax.html

    Class Discussion: Without naming specific people, are you aware of anyone who has been the victim of a scam? Do you think it could never happen to you?

    The New Zealand Consumer website lists 14 different types of common scams. Here is the link:

    https://www.consumerprotection.govt.nz/general-help/scamwatch/how-to-avoid-scams/case-studies/