There is now a contest; the zoo is charging $1.00 per entry to name the baby. Animal Adventure Park is a small zoo located in Harpursville N.Y. and they are struggling with balancing the social media attention and preparing for the zoo's opening on May 13. So they made the decision to cut the live feed on Friday. Animal Adventure Park posted on their Facebook that they will have updates on how to watch the baby next week and noted that they will also post on the April the Giraffe website. According to the New York Times (article below) the April the Giraffe sensation has created a flood of media attention. What does the article say about the economic impact to the area?
Now use the decision tree to examine the costs and benefits of the decision to take down the feed. Consider scarcity. What happens when resources become scarce? The zoo is opening on May 13. Do you think more people might come to the zoo if they can't see the live feed? You can also use the decision making tree to consider a trip to the zoo or another facility that has giraffes. How will you have to change your budget if you want to take a family trip to the zoo? Kindergarten: Jamal was really excited about the birth of April the Giraffe's baby. How could he earn money to go and see the giraffes at the local zoo?
SS.K.E.1.3 Recognize that people work to earn money to buy things they need or want. 1st Grade: Discuss how the zoo needed to make choices because of scarce human resources. They needed to spend time getting the zoo ready for opening on May 13th. Use the decision tree to discuss the possible consequences–good and bad–of their decision. SS.1.E.1.6 Identify that people need to make choices because of scarce resources. 2nd Grade: Discuss how the zoo needed to make choices because of scarce human resources. They needed to spend time getting the zoo ready for opening on May 13th. Use the decision tree to discuss the possible consequences–good and bad–of their decision. SS.2.E.1.1 Recognize that people make choices because of limited resources. 3rd Grade: Aimee loved the baby giraffe and wanted to buy a stuffed giraffe but she didn't have any money. What could she do? SS.3.E.1.1 Give examples of how scarcity results in trade. 4th Grade: People really liked watching April the Giraffe. Check out the April the Giraffe website and find some goods and services that people might buy in order to increase their personal satisfaction or happiness. SS.4.FL.2.3 Identify some of the ways that people spend a portion of their income on goods and services in order to increase their personal satisfaction or happiness. 5th Grade: Check out the April the Giraffe website. How can people help raise awareness about the decline in giraffe population? SS.5.C.2.5 Identify ways good citizens go beyond basic civic and political responsibilities to improve government and society. Middle School Financial Literacy: Jess was really excited about giraffes after watching April the Giraffe. She asked her mom if they could go to a local zoo or park to see a giraffe. Research where she could go in Florida. Then make a recommendation as to what is the best choice. SS.8.FL.2.1 Explain why when deciding what to buy, consumers may choose to gather information from a variety of sources. Describe how the quality and usefulness of information provided by sources can vary greatly from source to source. Explain that, while many sources provide valuable information, other sources provide information that is deliberately misleading. Comments are closed.
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