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. Check out April the Giraffe as she awaits the birth of her fourth baby on the live stream from the zoo. Why would the zoo post a live stream? Tampa Bay Times forecast called the April the Giraffe birth an internet sensation. What does that mean? What are the economic implications? Do images make you want to visit the zoo? How does seeing something like this impact buying decisions? What other goods do you think might be produced? What about t-shirts and stuffed mom-and-baby giraffes? When people consume goods and services, like visiting the zoo and making purchases, this can have positive effects on others. For example, the zoo and animals benefit from the extra profits. In addition, people have donated to giraffe conservation as a result of this internet sensation. Check out the official website the zoo has set up for April the Giraffe and consider some other economic effects.
Kindergarten: What kinds of jobs do the people in the zoo do? What tools or equipment do they use? SS.K.E.1.1 Describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or equipment used. 1st Grade: You made five dollars for helping your mom. You can either spend the money on a stuffed giraffe or an ice cream cone. What would you choose? You can't have both because each costs five dollars. We have to make choices because of scarce resources. SS.1.E.1.6 Identify that people need to make choices because of scarce resources. 2nd Grade: Why is the zoo advertising emojis and other giraffe-themed items in their store for sale? Discuss how people supply goods based on consumer demands. Since people are watching the videos and viewing the website, it is a good opportunity for the zoo to make some money. SS.2.E.1.2 Recognize that people supply goods and services based on consumer demands. 3rd Grade: How do you think the people can buy the goods that are on the April the Giraffe website? SS.3.E.1.3 Recognize that buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services through the use of trade or money. 4th Grade: Why would people buy giraffe-themed goods? Why would people want to spend some of their money to support the zoo or other giraffe conservation? Discuss how people spend some income on things that make them happy. Ask students to consider a time when they were able to buy something that made them happy. 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: The first American zoo opened in 1874.Consider how a zoo operates. People pay money to go and see the animals and shows. Think about the early American economy. Were there any events or shows that people paid money to see? SS.5.E.1.2 Describe a market economy, and give examples of how the colonial and early American economy exhibited these characteristics. Middle School Financial Literacy What incentive would the zoo have for creating a website for April the Giraffe and providing a free live stream? (people might want to spend money at the zoo, buy zoo articles, or donate money). Before buying or donating, how can a consumer find out if the website really comes from the zoo and if the zoo is legitimate? SS.8.FL.2.2 Analyze a source’s incentives in providing information about a good or service, and how a consumer can better assess the quality and usefulness of the information. |
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